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 and Sébastien Bourdais

On Sunday the 22nd of October, Maria Sharapova won in Zurich her 4th WTA win this season and 14th overall, aged 19 only. She proudly exhibited her TAG Heuer F1 Diamonds Black dial when receiving the trophee. She's still #3 worldwide but closing the gap on Justine Henin-Hardenne with a chance to pass her next week in Linz, Austria. Congratulations Maria !

16.000 km away, in Australia, Sebastien Bourdais made history, winning for the 3rd year in a row the ChampCar worldwide championship after a breathtaking race where he secured enough points to be crowned before the last race in Mexico in 2 weeks. Only 1 driver made it 3 times consecutively before Sebastien, in the late 40's. Sebastien proudly wore his red TAG Heuer SportVision ophtalmic Panorama frames as well as his TAG Heuer chronograph at the Press Conference concluding the race and celebrating his 3rd title.

Both Maria and Sebastien share this talent combined with hard work and obsession to always push the limits mirroring TAG Heuer watchmakers values and commitment. They are true to TAG Heuer, true to their sports and true champions!

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