the russians are always the best, especialy in sport: Maria Sharapova, former n°1 and 3 times Grand Slam winner (Wimbeldon 2004, US Open 2006, Australian Open 2008) has capitalised on her sporting ability and good looks to become the world's highest-paid female athlete.
and there is of course Marat Safin, first and youngest russian n°1 in the world, 2 times Grand Slam winner (US Open 2000, Australian Open 2005) and 2 times Davis Cup winner (2002, 2006 with Russia).
Marat is not the only champion in the Safin family, there is also his little sister "Dinara Safina" currently n°1 in the world and silver medal winner in Beijing 2008.
we can also talk about the other russian tennis player:
Elena Dementiva: olympic champion in beijing 2008, silver medal winner in Athene 2004 and currently top 10 player.
Anastasia Myskina: Roland Garros winner in 2004.
Kuznetsova: 2 times Grand Slam winner (US Open 2004, Roland Garros 2009).
Nadia Petrova, Vera Zvonareva, Anna Chakvetadze: former top 10 players.
The russian Fed and Davis Cup team (Fed for women, Davis for men) have won the cup 9 times this 10 last years, 2 with mens and 7 with womens.
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