Live Stream all Maria Sharapova’s matches during Australian Open 2016

Maria Sharapova is one of the top tennis players in the world, she was born on April 19, 1987 in Nyagan, Russia. She turned professional at the age of 14 however she started playing from the age of four. She was a very talented player and was noticed straight away by coaches and experts in the field. She moved from Russia at the age of nine and invested herself into the world of tennis. In 2004 she won her first Grand Slam, namely Wimbledon and hence became Russia’s first woman Wimbledon champion. She had a shoulder injury which has impaired her from participating in several matches and was the reason behind many defeats, a rather long time of recovery after surgery also meant that she didn’t attempt to defend the Australian Open title she had won in 2008 against finalist Ana Ivanovic. In 2010 however she did a comeback despite her struggling with the same injury but had several losses and had to retreat from tournaments. It wasn’t until 2012 where she rose back to her previous standings. During the 2012 Summer Olympics she won silver after losing against Serena Williams, it is worth noticing this was her first appearance in the olympics. All in all, Sharapova is a very strong runner-up and ranked one of the highest players in WTA, however her shoulder injuries have held her back more than once. She is a very aggresive baseliner, very versatile between forehand and backhand and has a generally powerful playing style. Again her shoulder injuries play against her as they have hindered her from following her powerful serves throughout the matches.