Maria Sharapova and the U.S. Open
The U.S. Open is all about the best players in tennis. Who might you see at the 2010 U.S. Open? You might see Maria Sharapova a young Russian all star. This young athlete from Russia was born into poverty. At the age of seven her father decided that life in poverty was not for his daughter and they moved to the United States. She was enrolled in a tennis academy and competed in junior competitions. At the age of 17 she burst into the spotlight with her first major win at Wimbledon. She has been ranked number one multiple times and has many endorsements.
She is the highest paid female in women sports. This is partially due to all her endorsements and appearance fees. Although much of it comes from matches that she plays in the WTA. Her endorsements include but are not limited to Canon, Nike and multiple others. Her career as of late has been shaky following surgery to her shoulder two years ago.
She took almost a year off and dropped from her top ten rank to below one hundred during her hiatus. This though did not take long for her to retain her top national ranking within a few months of her return to the circuit. She is a great player on grass and hard surfaces. Her weakness is clay due to the fact that it slows the ball down and is harder to move on. Though she has as of recently started to put a little more focus on her clay game it still is her hardest surface to win on. Although she has started to gain on the clay courts she still is behind on some of the other tennis players she competes with.
She is also one of the most attractive players in the game. She has done numerous photo shoots with Maxim and Sports Illustrated along with many other modeling opportunities. FHM magazine out of Britain recently did an article on her. They listed her as one of the top most eligible bachelorette. This was based on her financial income as a top paid athlete and her good looks.
I f she can stay healthy and keep her record strong it is more than likely she will be in the 2010 U.S. Open. With an aggressive baseline attack and strong defense she is a strong competitor. She prefers hanging back and playing from there rather than rushing the net and the lobs from the opponent. She would much rather wait for the ball and control the tempo of the game.
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