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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

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The former World No. 1 ranked Maria Sharapova of Russia is going to debut in the 2012 Brisbane International tennis Championship, schedule to kick off from January 2nd to 9th at the Queensland Tennis Centre in Brisbane.

The Russian beauty Sharapova said she has never played here in Brisbane International and it’s an amazing opportunity to begin the season, before heading into the year’s first Grand Slam Australian Open. The Tournament director Cameron Pearson said he is very excited to declare that, three-Grand Slam champion Sharapova has committed to play in the Brisbane International. He added

Sharapova will be one of the hot favorite along with her rival Serena Williams and Samantha Stosur to clinch the title here in Brisbane, before heading into Grand Slam.

The other WTA players, who have committed to play in 2012 Brisbane International championship are 13-time singles Grand Slam winner Serena Williams, 2011 US Open champion Samantha Stosur, Kim Clijsters of Belgium and 2008 French Open champion Ana Ivanovic. Sharapova is looking forward to show better performance at the Brisbane International, which was promoted to Premier Tournament with prize money of $655,000.

Sharapova has been enjoying her of court season along with her long time boy friend and finace Sasha Vujacic, where the pair has been spending time together at the moment. The Russian star has clinched two WTA titles this season at Rome Masters and Cincinnati Masters, while slide down two places to No. 4 position in the WTA Rankings, after losing WTA Championship in Istanbul last month.

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Sunday, November 27, 2011

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Sharapova is an aggressive baseliner, with power, depth, and angles on her forehand and backhand. Additionally, she is one of the few players on the WTA who uses the reverse forehand a lot. Instead of using a traditional volley or overhead smash, she often prefers to hit a powerful "swinging" volley when approaching the net or attacking lobs. Sharapova is thought to have good speed around the court, especially considering her height. At the beginning of 2008, some observers noted that Sharapova had developed her game, showing improved movement and footwork and the addition of a drop shot and sliced backhand to her repertoire of shots.Despite her powerful game, Sharapova's greatest asset is considered to be her mental toughness and competitive spirit, with Nick Bollettieri stating that she is "tough as nails". At the 2010 French Open, Hall-of-famer Martina Navratilova said of Sharapova, "with her, it's not over until she's shaking hands." is known for on-court "grunting", which reached a recorded 101 decibels during a match at Wimbledon in 2005. During her second round match in Birmingham in 2003, Sharapova was asked to tone down the level of her grunt after opponent Nathalie Dechy complained to the umpire, with Sharapova's response saying that her grunting was "a natural instinct." Monica Seles suggested that grunting is involuntary and a part of tennis.When questioned by the media about her grunting, Sharapova urged the media to "just watch the match." Her defensive game has been worked on by her new coach, and this has reflected in her results, making consecutive semi-finals at premier mandatory events on the tour.

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Britain raises £68m in tax from foreign sporting stars

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A tax on foreign stars that helped to net the Government £68m threatens the future of sporting events worth hundreds of millions to the UK economy, it was claimed yesterday. The levy, which allows the Treasury to take a proportion of endorsement deals signed by sports and entertainment stars when they appear at UK events, could also lead to top players boycotting tournaments and Britain losing prime sporting events.

The former Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal has pulled out of the Queen's Club tournament next year over the issue. Athletics' biggest star, the Olympic champion and 100m world record holder Usain Bolt, has also declined to appear at UK events to avoid being affected.

The ATP World Tour, the governing body of men's tennis, and the Lawn Tennis Association have lobbied the Government for a tax exemption, insisting a player boycott could threaten tennis events such as Queen's and the World ATP Tour Finals, both in London. Golf and athletics tournaments and even horseracing meetings could be affected.

The Foreign Entertainers Unit of Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) collected £68m from the tax in 2009-2010, according to data compiled by Bloomberg News. HMRC calculates the tax by comparing UK appearances with total appearances.

Freddie Huxtable, the head of the sports and entertainment division at the accountants RSM Tenon, which represents footballers and athletes, said the tax affects those earning more than £150,000. If a professional runner competed in two events per year, the London marathon and a race in Germany, he would be taxed on half his global endorsement income, said Mr Huxtable. He said that while there was little public sympathy for multimillionaire sportsmen trying to reduce the tax they pay, the row could dissuade the world's best performers from coming to the UK.

"Maria Sharapova is a classic case. She is very marketable and could, or potentially is, earning a lot more from endorsements than in prize money from tournaments," Mr Huxtable said. "Annika Sorenstam [the Swedish golfer] is another who has an interesting profile. Entertainment and sport is an international business and other countries are not taxing endorsement income. Why do we need to be so aggressive?

"The value of these tournaments significantly outweighs the tax collected. You only have to look at ticket sales to see that. The Government has a job to do collecting tax but it is missing the bigger picture."

A Treasury spokesman said the tax was "fair". "Tax is charged at normal rates and any allowances and other deductions due are deducted before these rates apply."

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Friday, November 25, 2011

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Early in her career Sharapova's first and second serves were regarded as powerful, and she was believed to possess one of the best deliveries on the Tour. Since the beginning of 2007, however, problems with her shoulder have reduced the effectiveness of her serve. The shoulder injury not only resulted in her inconsistent first serves, but also her hitting high numbers of double faults. Two-time US Open singles champion Tracy Austin believes that Sharapova often loses confidence in the rest of her game when she experiences problems with her serve and consequently produces more unforced errors and generally plays more tentatively, while tennis writer Joel Drucker remarked that her serve was the "catalyst for her entire game", and that her struggles with it left her "unmasked."

In her return from layoff in 2008 to 2009, she used an abbreviated motion, which was somewhat less powerful, and though producing aces also gave a very high number of double faults. After her early loss at the 2009 US Open, Sharapova returned to a more elongated motion, similar to her pre-surgery serve. She has since been able to produce speeds greater than before, including a 121 mph serve hit at the Birmingham tournament in 2010 – the fastest serve of her career.

However since her shoulder operation Sharapova has been unable to control her serve. This led to numerous of faults, as she can't feel how much power she is generating. The new action led to an elbow injury but under Thomas Hogstedt it has improved but can still be erratic.