Maria Sharapova is making her resume even more impressive by signing on as a regular Editorial Contributor to Tennis Week Magazine.

The two-time Grand Slam champion will share the latest and hottest fashion, beauty, wellness, health, and fitness tips, while also giving the readers a look at the lifestyle of a trend-setting tennis star. Sharapova’s writing is always witty and sharp, and adding that to her vast knowledge of sports lifestyle and fashion, I think people will enjoy reading what she has to say, and possibly learn a thing or two.

In her role as editorial contributor Sharapova will personally create and edit material and produce her own page in each of the next nine issues of Tennis Week Magazine. Sharapova will make her editorial debut in the year-end November/December issue of Tennis Week and continue to create and edit her page in each of Tennis Week's eight issues in 2008.

Superstitious or not, Maria Sharapova has decided that the best thing to do is to auction off her beautiful, but unlucky, US Open day dress.

Sharapova wore the dress only two times, and both times she was upset too early in a tournament. The first time was at the 2007 US Open when as defending champion she lost in the third round to Polish teenager Agnieszka Radwanska. Then, Sharapova didn’t compete for some time, and returned at Kremlin Cup, in the first half of October, when she suffered another loss, this time in the second round, to Belarus’ 18-year-old Victoria Azarenka.

Now matter how beautiful the Nike dress is, it’s apparent that it doesn’t remind Sharapova of anything good, so why not give it up.

The dress has been autographed by Sharapova and is being auctioned off to benefit her Foundation. The auction will end on Wednesday, October 31st, at 3pm eastern time. (source: Down the Line)

Screams are Maria Sharapova’s trademark and here are two very loud and amusing ones. They were so hilarious that the spectators started laughing in the middle of the point.

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With the exception of two tennis stars, there was nothing but rain, heat, and upsets in Moscow and Bangkok on Wednesday.

Who fell?

Before the start of the third round, the Kremlin Cup was left without four of its top eight seeds.

Second seed Maria Sharapova played her first match since the US Open and lost it in straight sets. The Russian was defeated by world No.32 Victoria Azarenka 7-6(9) 6-2.

Fifth seed Marion Bartoli was knocked out of the tournament by world No.46 Vera Dushevina. The Wimbledon finalist captured the first set 6-2, only to surrender a bagel set before losing 2-6, 6-0, 6-4. Read more »

World number one Justine Henin has withdrawn from next week's Kremlin Cup with a shoulder injury. Maria Sharapova, however, has recovered from her persistent shoulder injury and will compete in Moscow.

You may be asking why Justine Henin is withdrawing when she seems healthy, actually, she has reached the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix semifinals today, playing impressive tennis. "We were told Henin had suffered some injury to her shoulder and although she is still playing this week, she would not play the following week as she wants to have some rest," Kremlin Cup executive director Alexander Katsnelson told Reuters on Friday. Read more »