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Sports / Tennis
Sharapova to be Russia practice partner at Fed Cup
(Reuters)
Updated: 2007-09-07 11:09
NEW YORK, - Maria Sharapova is to join the Russia squad as a practice
partner for next week's Fed Cup final against Italy in Moscow, the
20-year-old said on her Web site on Thursday.
Maria Sharapova of Russia reacts during her match against Casey Dellacqua
of Australia at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in Flushing Meadows, New
York, August 30, 2007. [AP]?
Sharapova, who has yet to play for Russia in the competition, will join
Svetlana Kuznetsova, Anna Chakvetadze, Nadia Petrova and Elina Vesina for
the final, to be played on September 15 and 16.
"I was pleasantly surprised to receive a phone call from our captain
(Shamil Tarpischev), asking me if I would like to play in the finals,"
Sharapova said.
"Unfortunately he called me the day I was visiting a doctor in Toronto,
who said the best way to get rid of that 20 percent nagging shoulder pain
that I have left is if I don't put any impinging overhead pressure on it
for the next three weeks, which basically means I can't hit anything over
my head.
"The good news is that I can start hitting this week without any
problems...and the least I could do is fly over there and be their
practice partner for the week and cheer them on from the stands."
Russia, who are looking to win the Fed Cup for the third time in four
years, will be favourites to beat an Italy team to be led by world number
25 Francesca Schiavone.
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