Yahoo! Sports: Sharapova, now the "old woman" at 24, advances to semis

By Art Spander
The Sports Xchange

WIMBLEDON, England — She was an ingenue with a forehand and determination. Maria Sharapova hit the top when she was hitting her teens, and then after an injury she has struggled to return.

She carries a Russian passport but has lived in the United States for years, speaks better English than many Americans and plays her game better than most people anywhere.