Opening night celebration at the U.S. Open in New York

Maria Sharapova arrives for the opening night celebration of the 2008 U.S. Open Tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on August 25, 2008. (UPI Photo/Laura Cavanaugh)

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Sharapova out at Wimbledon

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Jankovic, Sharapova take Wimbledon openers

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