Sharapova: Hunger Undiminished
<![CDATA[Former No. 1 has clear mission statement for 2020.]]>
An injury-marred 2019 season left a bad taste in Maria Sharapova's mouth.The five-time Grand Slam champion says her hunger is undiminished for a bounce-back 2020.More: Lucie Safarova Gives Birth!Sharapova fended off Ajla Tomljanovic 6-4, 7-5, in the Mubadala World Tennis Championship exhibition match on Thursday night in Abu Dhabi.
Sharapova said her 2020 mission statement is to bring her best to every match."It's obvously a very special sport to be a part of," Sharapova said. "And the feelings, the competition, it's very different from maybe other professions. But I don't know what it's like in other professions."My motivation is to always be the best I can be in what I do. It's not always easy. I had a really tough 2019, but 2020 is a new year, a new opportunity and I will certainly give it all I have."Photo credit: @MariaSharapova]]>
Chris Oddo. Chris Oddo is a freelance sportswriter, podcaster, blogger and social media marker who is a lead contributor to Tennisnow.com. He also writes for USOpen.org, Rolandgarros.com, BNPParibasOpen.com, TennisTV.com, WTAtennis.com and the official US Open program.
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