Maria Sharapova on the Top

Maria Sharapova and Nikolay Davydenko have been voted Russia's best players for the second year in a row, the country's Tennis federation announced at its annual award gala on Sunday.

Maria has won five titles this year, including the U.S. Open, to finish number two in the world. With seven Russian women in the world's top 16, the 19-year-old Siberian Beauty beat number four and French Open finalist Svetlana Kuznetsova and sixth-ranked Nadia Petrova for the top Prize.

Maria Sharapova ova to play Davenport in South Korea

Maria Sharapova will play Lindsay Davenport in an exhibition match in January in South Korea, an official at Seoul's tennis association said.

Maria will face American Davenport on 1. January in the South Korean port city of Inchon, the official said by telephone. Maria Sharapova lost a previous exhibition match in Seoul in 2005 to American Venus Williams.