More about the year 2012
She comes, sees and wins — Maria Sharapova, the glamour girl of women’s tennis, hops around the Porsche Arena Centre Court like an excited teenager. She blows kisses to the crowd and is bubbling over with delight after crowning her debut at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix with a win. Once again, a world No. 1 is unable to come out on top in the final. Though Victoria Azarenka has already beaten her in a final twice before this year, the Russian however made it clear in Stuttgart that she doesn’t think much of statistics: “The most important thing is what you do on the court.”