Maria Sharapova of Russia celebrates a point against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland during their Fed Cup World Group quarterfinal tennis match between Poland and Russia at Tauron arena in Krakow February 8, 2015. REUTERS/Mateusz Skwarczek/Agencja Gazeta
LONDON (Reuters) - Maria Sharapova's life-changing move from Siberia to Florida as a seven-year-old propelled her on a path to fame and fortune but she says she would never turn her back on her mother country.
It is sometimes easy to forget that five-times grand slam champion Sharapova, the world's highest-paid female athlete, is actually Russian until you witness her conduct a post-match press conference in her native tongue.
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