Astra Sharma

Osaka has little trouble, tops Sharma at Miami Open

By TIM REYNOLDSMarch 24, 2022 GMT

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Naomi Osaka was greeted by some cheers when she walked onto the court, then got significantly louder ones when her work for the day was done.

Romania qualifier reaches second straight WTA semifinals

July 23, 2021 GMT

PALERMO, Italy (AP) — Elena-Gabriela Ruse of Romania reached her second straight WTA semifinals as a qualifier at the Palermo Ladies Open on Friday.

Ruse came out of qualifying two weeks ago at the Hamburg European Open and won her maiden WTA title.

Top seed Collins advances to Palermo quarterfinals

July 22, 2021 GMT

PALERMO, Italy (AP) — Top-seeded Danielle Collins of the United States remained on track for her first WTA final after reaching the Palermo Ladies Open quarterfinals on Thursday.

Collins beat Maddison Inglis 6-4, 6-1, and will face another Australian, seventh-seeded Astra Sharma on Friday.

Sharma, O’Connell get Australian wild cards for French Open

May 20, 2021 GMT

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Astra Sharma and Chris O’Connell have been awarded wild-card entries into the French Open, Tennis Australia said Thursday.

Sharma improved her ranking by 49 places to world No.

Ram-Krejcikova combine to win Australian Open mixed doubles

By BRUCE MATTHEWSJanuary 26, 2019 GMT

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — First-time partners Rajeev Ram and Barbora Krejcikova are Grand Slam mixed doubles champions.

The U.S.-Czech combination beat Australian wildcards John-Patrick Smith and Astra Sharma 7-6 (3), 6-1 to win the Australian Open mixed doubles title on Saturday...

The Latest: Australians in the mix for all doubles titles

January 24, 2019 GMT

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Latest at the Australian Open on Thursday (all times local):