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Maria promotes ‘Maria Sharapova by Cole Haan’ (4)26 / 09 / 2009

$Maria Sharapova promotes \'Maria Sharapova by Cole Haan\'$
Tennis ace Maria Sharapova is big in Japan. The 6ft 2in beauty smoldered as she showed off her new fall line for designer Cole Haan.

Maria appeared at the Peninsula Hotel in Yurakucho, Tokyo, to debut the latest collaboration with the U.S. fashion brand, which is now available in the Far East.

Dressed in thigh-high black boots and brown shorts, Maria spoke to the crowd ahead of her appearance at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, Japan, which begins September 27.

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Maria in Marie Claire Russia (0)25 / 09 / 2009

Some pictures of Maria Sharapova in the Russian edition of Marie Claire magazine.

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Maria at 6th day of 2009 U.S. Open (2)06 / 09 / 2009

Some pictures of Maria Sharapova at the 6th day of 2009 U.S. Open where she lost to Oudin from the USA 3-6, 6-4, 7-5.

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Maria through to 2nd round (2)03 / 09 / 2009

Maria through to 2nd round
Former champion Maria Sharapova continued her comeback from shoulder surgery with an impressive opening win in the US Open first round.

She beat Bulgaria’s Tsvetana Pironkova 6-3 6-0 in 73 minutes to reach the second round Tuesday.

“I played a very tricky opponent that didn’t give me much room and I’m also coming from a pretty slow court in Toronto, so it was just about adjusting,” the 2006 US Open champion said.

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Maria Sharapova was born on April 19, 1987 in Nyagan, a town in the Siberian region of Russia. In 1989, the family moved to the Black Sea resort town of Sochi.
When she was 4 years old, a chance encounter changed her life. She met with the father of tennis champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov, and the man gave her a racket. From that moment, she started hitting tennis balls. The game soon became a passion for her.
Two years later, she was performing at a tennis clinic when another tennis champion changed her life. Martina Navratilova was in the building and she was flabbergasted by the talent of the 6-year-old. [...]

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