Maria Sharapova: Tennis Grand Slam Champion

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The family moved to the Russian resort town of Sochi when Maria was two years old The climate was much better in Sochi than in Nyagan Yuri worked around Sochi to support the family Yelena stayed at home to take care of Maria Discovering Tennis Shortly after the family moved to Sochi Yuri Sharapov began playing tennis at a local park He often took young Maria with him and she would watch him play One day when she was four years old she picked up his racket and started hitting balls Yuri and the other adults were impressed by her ability to hit so well at such a young age She showed that she had amazing coordination and an ability to concentrate Sharapova attends a 2014 event to mark the reopening of her hometown tennis court in Riviera Park in Sochi Russia where she first played the game 8 MARIA SHARAPOVA TENNIS GRAND SLAM CHAMPION