Posted at 12:05 p.m., Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Another No. 1 tennis player loses as Sharapova ousted
By Ken Peters
Associated Press
Sharapova was beaten in the fourth round and needed to reach the Indian Wells semifinals to remain No. 1. She will be supplanted by Justine Henin when the rankings are released Monday. Henin, who is not at this tournament, won two recent events in the Middle East.
The 19-year-old Sharapova was playing her first event since withdrawing from her semifinal at Tokyo last month with a strained left hamstring.
She struggled in a match between Russians. Zvonareva, ranked No. 20, won for third time in seven matches against Sharapova.
Sharapova had 13 double-faults and 47 unforced errors.
The men's side of the tournament lost its No. 1 player Sunday when Guillermo Canas upset Roger Federer 7-5, 6-2 to end the Swiss star's 41-match winning streak.
