If you’re a female tennis player of Russian descent, with blonde hair, comparisons with Maria Sharapova are always likely. According to those in the know, Amanda Anisimova is the real deal.
32-year-old Maria Sharapova has announced her retirement, bringing to a close a journey that began when she was spotted by Martina Navratilova at a Moscow tennis clinic when she was just six.
During her fourth-round loss to local hero Ashleigh Barty at the Australian Open yesterday, Sharapova was booed by the crowd. Her post-match interview didn’t go much better.
One of the great things about tennis is the on-court rivalries that develop – Nadal vs Federer, Agassi vs Sampras, Serena vs Venus. Then there’s this tussle.
Maria Sharapova is currently appealing her two-year sentence for doping, although Andy (and Roger) don’t think she has a leg to stand on.
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It hasn’t been the ideal 2016 for tennis superstar Maria Sharapova, although she seems in decent spirits whilst on a beach in Mexico.
As sponsors run for the hills there is at least one company that refuses to bow to public pressure. Just why are they so fond of Maria then?
Sympathy is proving hard to come by for former darling of the tennis world Maria Sharapova. She does seem to have one fan though.
Depending on whether you’re a Sharapova fan or not, you may have differing views on her doping indiscretion. Here’s the science you should know.
If you think you had a crummy Monday spare a thought for Maria Sharapova, the tennis star going public with a rather expensive folly.
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It seems David Cameron has angered tennis superstar Maria Sharapova with some of his latest comments. Not that he’s the only one, mind you, as trouble brews at Wimbledon.
Alec Baldwin is a good actor, and, as of yesterday, catching tennis balls at high-profile international tennis tournaments. Please enjoy him being awesome.
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Maria Sharapova has topped the earnings list in women’s sport for the last calendar year, earning $29 million (R285 million) from June 2012 to June 2013. This is Sharapova’s ninth year at the top of the list. Of her $29 million earnings, $6 million came from prize money, while $23 million was the fruit of endorsement deals.