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Maria Sharapova is "make believe" no more, swaps the Sony advertising gig for Samsung

Maria Sharapova is "make believe" no more, swaps the Sony advertising gig for Samsung

Posted: 03 Apr 2012, 07:23, by Daniel P.

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The tennis star Maria Sharapova is the world's best paid female athlete, due as much to her actions on the court as to her hot looks. She has been a Sony Ericsson ambassador for the last four years, but her agent just announced she is abandoning ship to root for the Samsung team, starting April 1.

Her contract to promote Samsung's smartphones, tablets and TVs is initially for three years, and for now covers Russia and the Commonwealth countries, with the rest of the world coming later on.

Sharapova, who earns about $25 million a year from lucrative marketing deals with companies like Nike, Tag Heuer, Evian and Tiffany, saw her contract with Sony expire at the end of last year, and the Japanese said they won't be sponsoring the WTA anymore, so her agent found her a new gig with Samsung.

Samsung equipped the whole Russian tennis team with Galaxy Notes

We are expecting oodles of hotness coming from Samsung ads in the future, both from Sharapova and from the gadgets she will be tasked to promote. Galaxy S III and a tennis skirt sounds like a win-win for both Samsung and us mortal Sharapova/gadget fans, doesn't it?

source: Bloomberg

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1. RaKithAPeiRiZ posted on 03 Apr 2012, 07:28 9 9

no boobs :/

3. -box- posted on 03 Apr 2012, 08:44 4 2

It's rare to find a female athlete with much in that area, due to hormones and muscle toning

2. SuperAndroidEvo posted on 03 Apr 2012, 08:04 8 1

Maria Sharapova!!!

I may not like the EX U.S.S.R. but I have to admit, Russian girls are VERY SEXY! I may have to look into one of those mail order brides! lol

(Just Joking about the U.S.S.R. thing) :-)

4. CM_Punk (banned) posted on 03 Apr 2012, 08:59 3 12

I came to this article for the hot girl, not the crappy phone.

#bestintheworld

6. remixfa posted on 03 Apr 2012, 09:41 7 2

I didn't think u were in to girls with as much as u adore fake wrestling

8. rendHELL posted on 03 Apr 2012, 10:46 4 2

remix i think CM_Punk came for you... and not for this article... he's expecting your comment...

he likes you... hahaha... lol... peace..

anyways if you get an android samsung.. you get the tennis girl as a package deal free... ^_^ nice going samsung..

20. CM_Punk (banned) posted on 04 Apr 2012, 03:04 1 0

You should be a comedian. You would probably make a tomato farmer very rich.

#pipebomb

9. InspectorGadget80 posted on 03 Apr 2012, 11:40 4 2

didn't came here to listen to your s**tty comment only for the girl and the phone.

11. Chronos posted on 03 Apr 2012, 14:14 0 1

It's a shame that you waste your time staring at females.

12. CivicSi89 posted on 03 Apr 2012, 15:10 3 0

I think the problem is that CM_Punk hasent "came" at all. Puberty and High School sucks... lol

14. LoneShaolin posted on 03 Apr 2012, 15:20 1 0

Every 11 year old prepubescent punk needs someone to idolize

16. CivicSi89 posted on 03 Apr 2012, 15:25 1 0

yep. like Taylor Lautner..

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18. networkdood posted on 03 Apr 2012, 21:22 2 1

the crappy phone that is 3 times better than the iphone 4S?

21. CM_Punk (banned) posted on 04 Apr 2012, 03:06 1 1

u mad bros?

5. rg987 posted on 03 Apr 2012, 09:17 1 1

me too....

7. snowgator posted on 03 Apr 2012, 10:40 3 1

Whatever it takes to keep Maria in eye site. If I need a fridge, I am so leaning to Samsung right now.....

10. jmoita2 posted on 03 Apr 2012, 11:58 2 3

The funny thing is...were these American woman athletes,they would all be sporting nice sets of fake double Ds...lol.

13. snowgator posted on 03 Apr 2012, 15:10 0 0

And that is bad...... How? I ain't getting your complaint....

17. jmoita2 posted on 03 Apr 2012, 17:23 2 0

i aint complaining,dummy... i happen to like boobs,real or otherwise!!!

15. LoneShaolin posted on 03 Apr 2012, 15:22 0 1

Yeah, because Mia Hamm, Miesha Tate, Ronda Rousey, etc all have fake DDs...... -_-

19. CM_Punk (banned) posted on 04 Apr 2012, 03:02 1 0

She deserves better product placement. Something that people actually want to buy.

#pipebomb

22. absolete posted on 04 Apr 2012, 04:50 0 0

She should really get endorsement from APPLE due to all the time she spends on "court" ;)

23. absolete posted on 04 Apr 2012, 05:05 1 0

Seriously, who spends more time in court... Apple or Sharapova?

24. shandesilva posted on 04 Apr 2012, 08:36 1 1

isnt she so gorgeous? must be the best looking, sexiest female athlete in the world.

(again, the comments are not about what she did or why, but , about how she looks:) )

cant blame anyone...:)

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1. RaKithAPeiRiZ posted on 03 Apr 2012, 07:28 9 9

3. -box- posted on 03 Apr 2012, 08:44 4 2

2. SuperAndroidEvo posted on 03 Apr 2012, 08:04 8 1

4. CM_Punk (banned) posted on 03 Apr 2012, 08:59 3 12

6. remixfa posted on 03 Apr 2012, 09:41 7 2

8. rendHELL posted on 03 Apr 2012, 10:46 4 2

20. CM_Punk (banned) posted on 04 Apr 2012, 03:04 1 0

9. InspectorGadget80 posted on 03 Apr 2012, 11:40 4 2

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