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What’s going on with Maria Sharapova?

Maria Sharapova was formerly the World number one tennis player and at 17 year s old she beat Serena Williams to win Wimbledon. For those who don’t keep a watchful on the tennis world and every tournament it can seem as if Sharapova faded off into the distance to just become a spokesperson for Canon or any other number of modeling gigs.

However, Sharapova has won three Grand Slam singles title. She won the 2006 US Open and most recently the 2008 Australian Open. Also in 2008, she was named the world’s highest paid female athlete.

She seems to be off the tennis radar these days.  She has fallen way down on the tennis rankings and is currently ranked as number 73 in the world. And so far this season it has shown. She pulled out of the 2009 Australian Open claiming she was not in tennis shape. She withdrew from the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championship as well. She withdrew from the Mutaua Madrilena Madrid Open as well. Because of her long hiatus her world ranking dropped considerably. It was once as low as 126 in the world.

She entered the French Open 2009 completely unseeded. It was her first Grand Slam tournament since her appearance at Wimbledon last year. She was defeated in the quarter finals. She did have an impressive showing.

Hopefully she can get herself back on track with all of the potential she showed earlier in her career. Perhaps it was just all a little too much too fast for the tennis ace. Her star just rose a little too quickly and she had trouble finding  a common ground between her new found fame and her sport.

If she can start getting herself recognized again for her tennis she will surely begin to see the same type of prosperity.

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