Maria Sharapovaof Russia trains with a coach at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London June 25, 2013. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth
LONDON (Reuters) - Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova, the world's top paid female athlete, came under attack on Tuesday for using her fame on court to sell a brand of sweets to her young followers.
Sharapova, 26, has taken the first steps to becoming her own brand by launching a range of sweets called Sugarpova that includes a variety of sugary and sour confectionary in shapes ranging from tennis balls to lips.
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