Maria Sharapova (RUS), September 28, 2011 - Tennis: The shadow of Maria Sharapova dances on the court in a womens singles match against o Julia Georges of Germany at the Pan Pacific Open tennis championship at Tokyos Ariaka Colosseum on Wednesday, September 28, 2011, The second-seeded Russian had a hard time eliminating 13th-seeded Georges in 7-6, 7-6. Sharapova will face fifth-seeded Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic on Thursday in a rematch of this year's Wimbledon final. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-

Spanish player Rafael Nadal's shoe is pictured during a training at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Tennis Club, in southwest London on June 30, 2011. AFP PHOTO / GLYN KIRK RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE

Polish player Lukasz Kubot returns the ball to French player Gael Monfils during the men's single at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Tennis Club, in southwest London on June 25, 2011. AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE

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Cypriot player Marcos Baghdatis reacts as he plays with Italian player Andreas Seppi during the men's single at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Tennis Club, in southwest London on June 22, 2011.AFP PHOTO / GLYN KIRK RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE

Polish player Agnieszka Radwanska returns the ball to Belarus player Olga Govortsova during the women's single at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Tennis Club, in southwest London on June 22, 2011. AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE

Tennis fans use their umbrellas to shelter from the rain on the first day of the 2011 Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Tennis Club, in south-west London, on June 20, 2011. AFP PHOTO/LEON NEAL/RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE

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Illustration during day seven of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, Wimbledon in London, UK on June 26, 2010. Photo by Corinne Dubreuil/Cameleon/ABACAPRESS.COM

The broken score board is pictured during play between US John Isner and France's Nicolas Mahut during the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Tennis Club, in southwest London, on June 23, 2010. Tennis history was made at Wimbledon on Wednesday as France's Nicolas Mahut and John Isner of the United States shattered the record for the longest-ever match. AFP PHOTO / GLYN KIRK

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PHOTO: EAST NEWS/SSPL Tennis players Helen Jacobs (right) and Mrs Sperling shaking hands at Wimbledon, 4 July 1935.

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Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland celebrates after beating Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia 6-4, 1-6, 7-5, during the 2008 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Tennis Club in south-west London, on June 30, 2008. AFP PHOTO/CARL DE SOUZA

US Venus Williams returns the ball to French Marion Bartoli during their Women's final at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, in south London, 07 July 2007. Venus Williams beat France's Marion Bartoli 6-4, 6-1 to win the Wimbledon title for a fourth time. AFP PHOTO / GLENN CAMPBELL

This aerial photo shows play on fourth day of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, in south London, 28 June 2007. AFP PHOTO / GLYN KIRK

Number 1 court is pictured at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, in south London, 22 February 2007. Wimbledon chiefs announced Thursday that they will pay men and women equal prize money for the first time at the prestigious tennis championships this year. The decision overturns more than a century of deliberate inequality in pay and brings the tournament more into line with the other three annual grand slam tennis events. AFP PHOTO/ADRIAN DENNIS

Rene Lacoste of France is photographed in play against H. L. Waloott at the Championships at Wimbledon in this undated photo. (AP Photo)

** FOR USE WITH YEAR END--FILE **An unidentified streaker does a cartwheel, as he interrupts the Women's Singles quarter-final match between Maria Sharapova and Elena Dementieva, both of Russia, on the Centre Court at Wimbledon, in this July 4, 2006, file photo. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus/FILE)

Defending champion Roger Federer falls to the court after defeating Andy Roddick to win the Men's Singles final on the Centre Court at Wimbledon, Sunday June 3, 2005.(AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)