http://www.psstworld.com/sports/other The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.psstworld.com/student-life/sports/maria-sharapova <p>Tennis is one of the most famous sports in the world. More than 80% of countries have at least one professional tennis players, and some countries like USA and Russia have hundreds of professional players. Among the Russian professional tennis players, the most popular &ldquo;star&rdquo; player is Maria Sharapova (21) who was the former number one woman tennis player in the world.</p> <p>Maria was born in Nyagan, Soviet Union - a really cold and barren place. Nevertheless, she had an unbelievable ability of playing tennis when she was young. So her father, Yuri Sharapov, decided to raise her as a professional tennis player.</p> <p><a href="http://www.psstworld.com/student-life/sports/maria-sharapova">read more</a></p> http://www.psstworld.com/student-life/sports/maria-sharapova#comments Other Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:58:43 -0800 155 at http://www.psstworld.com