larussophobe (WordPress) | by larussophobe | Wed, Feb 4
Wed, Feb 4
Sharapova may have shown considerable prescience. Last week she dropped out of the top 10 in the tennis rankings, falling 8 places from #9 to a lowly #17 as 10-time grand slam champion American Serena Williams took over the #1 spot for the third time in her career. Williams now holds more gr...
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