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At the end of their Fed Cup match in Israel, Maria Sharapova said to Shahar Peer, "You should have learned the lesson from yesterday," referring to Peer cheering on the crowd to root for her. via SI.com
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Sharapova's infamous shrieking has been likened to piglets fighting over a bucket of swill. In fact, at her loudest, the 101.2 decibels Sharapova generates is the equivalent of the revving of a Harley-Davidson. It's been called a form of cheating. When she beat Lindsay Davenport on Wednesday journalist Martin Johnson wrote in the UK's Daily Telegraph that it was a match between "a 31-year-old who has only just come back after having a baby and a 20-year-old who sounds as if she's about to give birth to triplets."
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In a fashion show held at Osaka-jo Hall as part of her Japan Tour, 18-year-old Sharapova demonstrated her costumes and a bag she designed. She ... showed a powerful serve in an exhibition "match" against Hanshin Tigers catcher Akihiro Yano.
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