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Sharapova Not 'Fine' with WTA Tour Photo Shoot Request
Posted on May 2, 2008
Florida's Maria Sharapova turned 21 last month, but this week showed she is not above some teenage-style internet "flaming" of her enemies.
Sharapova criticized the WTA Tour on her webpage for threatening to fine her if she doesn't take part in a promotional photo session before the start of the Italian Open in two weeks.
"They want me to do this shoot on Sunday, Monday or Tuesday of the Rome tournament after flying 12 hours from L.A.," Sharapova wrote on her website. "I have set my own personal rules when it comes to doing shoots and I never do shoots before tournaments because they are mentally draining and I want to just focus on my tennis."
Sharapova says the WTA Tour has threatened to fine her more than $300,000 if she does not show up for the photo shoot.
"As you can see the WTA Tour loves to fine players," Sharapova wrote on her website, appealing to her fans under a headline that says "Maria needs your help."
In a statement a WTA Tour spokesman told Reuters, "Players have many obligations both on and off the court, and what is being asked of players in Rome is in the rules."
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