Sharapova misses Thanksgiving, looks forward to IPTL in Manila | Inquirer Sports

Sharapova misses Thanksgiving, looks forward to IPTL in Manila

By: - Reporter / @NCorralesINQ
/ 03:59 PM November 28, 2014

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MANILA, Philippines–She may have missed the Thanksgiving Day in the United States but it’s all worth it for tennis supertar Maria Sharapova who will be part of the three-day International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) in Manila.

Sharapova, in a Twitter post on Friday, said the atmosphere in Manila looked promising.

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Sharapova arrived in the Philippines Thurday night for the three-day tennis leg, which would start 4 p.m. this Friday at the Mall of Asia Arena.

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She is ranked world No. 4 by the Women’s Tennis Association and is the top Russian player.

She has won 32 WTA singles titles including five grand slam titles.

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