Sharapova headed to Memphis in February

Memphis, TN-(AP)-Maria Sharapova has committed to playing
in a 2010 Cellular South Cup event, as well as a former universe No. 1
becomes a ultimate tip name to fool around in this tournament.

Venus Williams as well as Lindsay Davenport have played in this
tournament given it relocated from Oklahoma City to Memphis in
2002.

Sharapova is a three-time Grand Slam champion. Tournament
officials already have slated her first-round compare for Feb. fifteen in
her initial revisit here given 2004.

Her final Grand Slam pretension was a 2008 Australian Open. A
shoulder damage knocked her out of a tip 10 in January, though she
reached a finals during Toronto in August. She now is ranked
15th in a world.