Maria Sharapova Tennis: October 2011

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Maria Yuryevna Sharapova (Russian: Мари́я Ю́рьевна Шара́пова?·i, Mariya Yur'evna Sharapova; born April 19, 1987) is a Russian professional tennis player.

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ISTANBUL: Maria Sharapova’s season ended in disappointment as her hopes of regaining the title at the WTA Championships after a seven-year gap and dethroning Caroline Wozniacki as world number one were dashed due to an ankle injury.

The former Wimbledon, US Open and Australian Open champion from Russia announced that she was still feeling the effects of her injury and withdrew from the women’s tour’s flagship event after losing 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 to Li Na, the French Open champion from China.

Her decision ensured that Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki would become year-end world number one for the second successive year. However, the Dane was unable to celebrate that with a victory as she was beaten 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 by Vera Zvonareva, the Russian who finished last year in second place.

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Meanwhile, the Russian could still feel the ankle injury she sustained four weeks ago in Tokyo, despite a very spirited effort in a flawed but fine match against a revitalised Li.

Sharapova had points for a double break of serve and a 5-2 lead in the first set, and then led 4-0 in the tie-break, before Li fought back brilliantly. In the second set Sharapova trailed by two breaks but battled back to earn three points for a double break back at 5-5 before Li denied her and took the match.

Sharapova said that two matches in as many days had tested her ankle to the limit.

“It didn’t recover as well as I hoped after the first match,” said Sharapova, referring to her loss on Tuesday to Samantha Stosur, the French Open champion from Australia. “The swelling got a little worse, and it limits my movement a lot. Knowing that I have some time [in the close season] to recover I would rather do that than risk damaging something else.”

It means that Sharapova will not play her last group match today against Victoria Azarenka, and that Marion Bartoli of France will take part in the tournament.

The result was a big blow for the tournament, which lost its highest profile player, but a welcome consolation was the partial return to form of Li.

“It was the first match I won in so long,” said Li. “It was the first match I was nervous, and also because I really wanted to win. Neither of us was a 100 per cent but I think both of us played at a high level.”

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The former World No. 1 ranked Maria Sharapova has been listed one of the most valuable sports brand ambassador by the Forbes Magazine in 2011 season.

The World No. 2 ranked Maria Sharapova has renewed her contract with Nike for eight years deal for $70 million, where she has become the most valuable deal ever for a sportswoman’s record and surpassed American Venus Williams $43 million deal with Reebok. The Russian beauty has been named as one of the World’s 10 Most Valuable Sports Team Brands in 2011.
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name will cost $ 9million, where she is only top tennis player from WTA. The Forbes Magazine also listed Maria Sharapova is the highest earning female athlete in the world and she is also represented by Eisenbud for $25 million from prize money and endorsements for one year. The World No. 1 ranked Caroline Wozniacki has been named second place in the list with earning $12.5 million and 2011 French Open champion Li Na stands at 8th place with $8 million.

The 24-year-old Sharapova endorsement collection includes like top brands Nike, Head Clear Shampoo, Sony Ericsson, Tiffany, Evian and Tag Heuer. Sharapova, who has not won a single Grand Slam title, since 2008, but she has become top earned female athlete for the 7th consecutive year.

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Russia’s tennis queens failed to shine on the opening day of the WTA World Championships, with both Vera Zvonareva and Maria Sharapova losing their matches in straight sets.

Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova defeated sixth-seed Zvonareva 6-2, 6-4. Kvitova was making her first appearance at the season-ending tournament in Istanbul for the top eight players.

It was tied four-all in the second, after Kvitova wasted a 4-1 lead, before she broke her opponent again to wrap up the win.

The victory gave the Czech player an early lead in the Red Group, which also includes top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki, who beat Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 in the other match.

Meanwhile, Russia’s other representative in Turkey, Sharapova, lost to US Open champion Samantha Stosur 6-1, 7-5. The White Group also includes Belarus star Victoria Azarenka and China’s Li Na.

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