Maria Sharapova has been listed as the 11/5 favorite in the 2007 Australian Open January 28. Sharapova will enter a grand slam tournament as the top seed for only the second time, as she replaces No. 1 Justine Henin-Hardenne.
Pending further withdrawals, the Open field will include eight former world No. 1s, 18 of the top 20 women and all the top 20 men, including Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis, who was unseeded during his surprise run to last year’s final but returns 12 months later as the No. 11, according to The Age.
Henin-Hardenne, cited personal problems for backing out of the Australian Open.
Sharapova will certainly be a big draw this year. She is the reigning US Open champion, after defeating Henin Hardenne in the 2006 final, and she’s the highest paid female athlete.
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2 Responses to 'Maria Australian Open Favourite'
On June 16th, 2007 at 9:57 pm Sports Equipment says:
Maria Sharapova is freaking amazing!! I got to see her play a while back and I could not believe it. She was like art in motion. I did not even know that she was playing in the tournament that I was at. When they called her name to take the court, my friends and I looked at each other in disbelief. We got the tickets through work so we did not know much about the tournament. What are her retirement options? Basically limitless. She could do endorsements, commercials, and other things like that. With her face time and exposure, she could even do tv and movies. But she should keep at tennis as long as she can. She is phenomenal on the courts. I don’t see her giving it up completely for years to come. Nor would I want her to. Would you ask Picasso to give up painting in his prime?
On January 14th, 2008 at 9:29 am buy art online says:
She’s not just great in playing tennis but she’s really a knock out in terms of beauty. She has it all, beauty, talent, skills, body and brain. I love her. Once she’s playing, no one can ever disturb me.
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