Sharapova advances to 2nd round at Wimbledon

Sharapova advances to 2nd round at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, England - Maria Sharapova of Russia plays against Anastasia Rodionova of Australia during a women's singles first-round match of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 25, 2012. Sharapova won 6-2, 6-3 to advance to the second round.

Sharapova advances to 2nd round at Wimbledon

Sharapova advances to 2nd round at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, England - Maria Sharapova of Russia plays against Anastasia Rodionova of Australia during a women's singles first-round match of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 25, 2012. Sharapova won 6-2, 6-3 to advance to the second round.

Sharapova advances to 2nd round at Wimbledon

Sharapova advances to 2nd round at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, England - Maria Sharapova of Russia plays against Anastasia Rodionova of Australia during a women's singles first-round match of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 25, 2012. Sharapova won 6-2, 6-3 to advance to the second round.

Sharapova advances to 2nd round at Wimbledon

Sharapova advances to 2nd round at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, England - Maria Sharapova of Russia plays against Anastasia Rodionova of Australia during a women's singles first-round match of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 25, 2012. Sharapova won 6-2, 6-3 to advance to the second round.

Sugiyama, Srebotnik advance to 2nd round doubles at Wimbledon

Sugiyama, Srebotnik advance to 2nd round doubles at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, England - Ai Sugiyama of Japan (L) and her Slovenian partner Katarina Srebotnik celebrate their 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory over Andreea Ehritt-Vanc of Romania and Anastasia Rodionova of Russia in their first-round doubles match at the Wimbledon Championships on July 2.

Etorofu girl leaves hospital after heart surgery

Etorofu girl leaves hospital after heart surgery

SAPPORO, Japan - Three-year-old Evgeniya (R), held by her mother Veronika Rodionova (L), 34, leaves the Hokkaido University hospital in Sapporo on Nov. 30 after more than a month of treatment for heart disease. Evgeniya, who is from Russian-occupied Etorofu Island, underwent surgery on Oct. 25 under the Japanese government's humanitarian aid program for four Russian-held islands that lie off Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido and are claimed by Japan.

Sugiyama, Srebotnik advance to 2nd round doubles at Wimbledon

Sugiyama, Srebotnik advance to 2nd round doubles at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, England - Ai Sugiyama of Japan (L) and her Slovenian partner Katarina Srebotnik celebrate their 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory over Andreea Ehritt-Vanc of Romania and Anastasia Rodionova of Russia in their first-round doubles match at the Wimbledon Championships on July 2. (Kyodo)

Japan's Hozumi, Kato advance to 3rd round at U.S. Open

Japan's Hozumi, Kato advance to 3rd round at U.S. Open

Japan's Eri Hozumi (R) and Miyu Kato celebrate after defeating Darija Jurak of Croatia and Anastasia Rodionova of Australia 6-4, 6-3 in a women's doubles second-round match at the U.S. Open in New York on Sept. 2, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan's Hozumi, Kato advance to 3rd round at U.S. Open

Japan's Hozumi, Kato advance to 3rd round at U.S. Open

Japan's Eri Hozumi (R) and Miyu Kato celebrate after defeating Darija Jurak of Croatia and Anastasia Rodionova of Australia 6-4, 6-3 in a women's doubles second-round match at the U.S. Open in New York on Sept. 2, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan's Hozumi, Kato advance to 3rd round at U.S. Open

Japan's Hozumi, Kato advance to 3rd round at U.S. Open

Japan's Eri Hozumi (front) and Miyu Kato face off against Darija Jurak of Croatia and Anastasia Rodionova of Australia in a women's doubles second-round match at the U.S. Open in New York on Sept. 2, 2016. The Japanese pair won 6-4, 6-3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Etorofu girl leaves hospital after heart surgery

Etorofu girl leaves hospital after heart surgery

SAPPORO, Japan - Three-year-old Evgeniya (R), held by her mother Veronika Rodionova (L), 34, leaves the Hokkaido University hospital in Sapporo on Nov. 30 after more than a month of treatment for heart disease. Evgeniya, who is from Russian-occupied Etorofu Island, underwent surgery on Oct. 25 under the Japanese government's humanitarian aid program for four Russian-held islands that lie off Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido and are claimed by Japan.