CLASS 9
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Russia
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Detailed explanation-1: -Maria Sharapova, in full Maria Yuryevna Sharapova, (born April 19, 1987, Nyagan, Russia), Russian tennis player who was one of the game’s leading contenders in the early 21st century, the winner of five Grand Slam titles.
Detailed explanation-2: -Maria Yuryevna Sharapova (Russian: , pronounced [mɐˈrʲijə ʂɐˈrapəvə] ( listen); born 19 April 1987) is a Russian former world No. 1 tennis player. She competed on the WTA Tour from 2001 to 2020 and was ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) for 21 weeks.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sharapova’s family moved from Russia to the US in 1994 to learn tennis at the famed IMG Academy in Florida and they reportedly live in Los Angeles now. Sharapova isn’t the first Russian athlete to slam the country’s invasion of Ukraine.
Detailed explanation-4: -Maria Sharapova can still represent Russia because she is still a Russian citizen despite being a US resident. Because she is Russian.
Detailed explanation-5: -The former no. 1 player from Russia retired from professional tennis in February 2020. Many remember her historic on-court rivalry with Serena Williams, which lasted many years. Born in Russia, Sharapova moved to the United States at a very early age to pursue her dream as a tennis player.