Sharapova lets Tennis do the talking

The decibels diminished but Maria Sharapova underlined her status as the women’s game’s latest big noise by roaring into the third round at Wimbledon today.

The 16-year-old Russian beat her 21st seeded compatriot Elena Bovina and saved her loudest exclamation for the yelp of joy at the end of her accomplished 6-3 6-1 victory.