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A vexed Sharapova misses out on golden opportunity

By Greg Garber
ESPN.com

Monday, June 2, 2008

PARIS -- The wave, a frenzy of pastel colors and throaty roars, crested right behind Maria Sharapova as she attempted to serve on Court Suzanne Lenglen. She glared skyward, with an annoyed, sour-as-lemons expression, and stepped off the baseline. Raucous applause overcame the sweeping passions of the spectators and, eventually, order was restored. Sharapova, clearly unsettled, met that silence with a double-fault. Four points later, the No. 1 seed was out of the tournament. Fo ...

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