Buy the Sony Ericsson T303 and get a chance to meet Maria Sharapova

Although Maria Sharapova is falling out of the Top 10 of the WTA Tour rankings, she remains the No. 1 marketing star. That being said, we spotted the Swedish-Japanese handset maker engaging its ambassador as part of the promotion of its T303 handset.

Here’s what they want us to know. If you own the Sony Ericsson T303, you may be entitled to participate in the “Party with Maria” contest, which will see 30 luckiest people getting a chance to meet the famous Russian tennis star in Miami.

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MARIA SHARAPOVA FACING CAREER DECISION

Maria Sharapova will ­discover within the next month whether she has a career in ­tennis again or must face the harsh reality of retirement.



Former Wimbledon champion and world No1 Sharapova has taken six months to recover from a damaged shoulder that has proved to be a far more ­serious problem than when it was first diagnosed.

It has taken so long because the team of advisers have ­chosen rest and recuperation as a way to a comeback, rather than the surgery she still may need. Sharapova, 22 in April, has, in the past, come back from injury too fast, her camp accused of ‘chasing the dollar’.

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Australian Open boss confident about Maria Sharapova

AUSTRALIAN Open tournament director Craig Tiley says he is confident Maria Sharapova will attempt to defend her title.

Tiley said his most recent information from Sharapova's camp increased his belief she would be at Melbourne Park, despite having played just one match since July because of shoulder surgery.

Sharapova disclosed last week she had only been hitting balls since December 15 on a short-order preparation in Florida dictated by the persistent shoulder injury which required an arthroscope in October.

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