Maria Sharapova Wins ESPY Award 2008
July 19, 2008
PRLog (Press Release) – Jul 19, 2008 – Maria Sharapova is not only a tennis player but now she also known as celebrity. She always nominate for ‘Best International Female Athlete’ and ‘Best Female Tennis Player’. She attended the ESPY awards party held last night in Los Angeles. She was nominated for ‘Best Female Tennis Player’ and she won this title again. This is her Third ESPY Award and second consecutive title from ESPY Award; before she collect this title on July 11, 2007, the ESPY awards pre party held at The Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood. Adorned in a sexy black leather dress and matching stilettos, the former world number one was joined by fellow tennis star Serena Williams. Where Maria was nominated for two awards: ‘Best International Female Athlete’ and ‘Best Female Tennis Player’. This time Maria won the ESPY for best tennis player over finalists Justine Henin and Ana Ivanovic. The ESPYS are decided by fan voting.
The show, taped at the Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angeles and hosted by Timberlake, will air on ESPN this Sunday at 9:00 p.m. EST.
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Olympic Spotlight on…Maria Sharapova
July 19, 2008
Interview with Maria Sharapova (RUS) (MP3 format)
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Q: How excited are you about the Olympics?
MS: I’m very excited. It’s every young boy’s and girl’s dream to participate in the Olympics. To actually know that it’s coming up in a few months is very exciting and I’m very looking forward to being a part of it.
Q: You’ve talked about when you were growing up, you imagined being at the Olympics.
MS: I did. It was one of the things that my parents allowed me to watch on TV late. One of those was the opening ceremony. I remember being up at one in the morning because I’d have to wait until Russia would come up. Obviously, that’s a later letter in the alphabet. So it was very exciting.
And I remember them wearing their white berets. I used to have a similar one, so I’d put it on while they were walking and pretend like I was part of it. Those were some great memories.
Q: Did you ever really think you could have the name Maria Sharapova Olympian?
MS: When I was younger, I imagined myself playing Wimbledon, but I never thought ‘Maria Sharapova, Wimbledon champion.’ So anything is possible. The exciting thing about the Olympics is that it comes only once in four years. It’s a dream come true for every athlete. I’m just very excited about the whole experience.
Q: When you watching as a child, what did you think you were going to be participating in?
MS: When I was watching it, I was already playing tennis. So, of course, I was hoping that I’d be a tennis player, which I am. But, you know, in Russia, figure skating was a huge sport, and gymnastics.
Q: What is you favourite moment in all the Olympics you’ve watched?
MS: Always my favorite parts were the stage where all the athletes received their gold medals. Each one would come up for the bronze, the silver, then the gold, then the anthems would be. You see the emotion in each athletes’ eyes. That was very cool to see.
Q: Can you imagine what it’s going to be like walking out with the Russian team?
MS: I don’t know. I’m getting chills just thinking about it. You know, it’s really surreal. My imagination of it is just picturing all these athletes in this one big room getting lined up to go outside in front of thousands and thousands of people.
Q: Who would you like to meet in Beijing if you get the opportunity?
MS: I’d love to meet my fellow Russian athletes from different sports because we never really get to chat or even meet. So especially the ones that are doing really well, you know, in gymnastics and stuff like that.
Q: If you did happen to medal, where would that rank for you with your Grand Slam titles?
MS: It would be incredible. But I think just the fact that I get to participate in it, you know, is an honour. But getting a medal would be incredible.
Don’t You Just Love Tennis?
July 17, 2007
Sharapova Advances to the semi-finals of the French Open
June 5, 2007
Maria Sharapova beat 20-year-old Russian Anna Chakvetadze 6-3 6-4 to progress despite her shoulder injury.
Chakvetadze, who lost to Sharapova in the quarter-finals of this year’s Australian Open, bowed out by firing a backhand return wide on the first match point.
Former Wimbledon champion Sharapova, who is hampered by a sore shoulder and said here she felt like a “cow on ice” on clay, will face Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic for a place in the final.
In the meantime the crowds at the French Open have Booed and Jeered Sharapova.
The Russian trailed 40-15 in the 16th game of the third set when she decided it was time to switch racquets.
She earned a time violation from the chair umpire but carried on unfazed amid the whistles and jeers to win the next four points and seal a 3-6 6-4 9-7 victory.
The spectators had turned on Sharapova in the previous game when she won a disputed point while serving at 30-0.
Sharapova is Sochi Ambassador
May 11, 2007
Maria Sharapova has been lined up as a high-profile booster of Sochi’s bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics. Sharapova, the 2004 Wimbledon champion and last year’s U.S. Open winner, spent part of her childhood in Sochi — a Black Sea resort — before moving to the United States at age 9. 
"Sochi is the city where my love of tennis began when I was just 4 years old," she said. Sharapova will serve as an "ambassador" for Sochi in its competition against Salzburg, Austria, and Pyeongchang, South Korea. The International Olympic Committee will pick the host city on July 4 in Guatemala City. more
Maria Sharapova to make Fed Cup Debut next month
March 29, 2007
World number two Maria Sharapova will make her long-awaited Fed Cup debut for Russia against Spain in next month’s World Group first-round tie.
“It’s all has been agreed and unless she is injured, we will see Maria in Moscow in April,” Russia’s tennis chief Shamil Tarpishchev, who is also their Fed Cup captain, told reporters on Wednesday.
Sharapova will be joined by world number three Svetlana Kuznetsova and world number seven Nadia Petrova for the two-day indoor tie at Moscow’s Luzhniki Sports Palace from April 21 to 22.
