Russian Tennis star Sharapova awoke on the morning of August 22 to a phone call from her father saying, "Good morning, champion." The tennis beauty had taken over the WTA Tour's No. 1 ranking from American tennis player Lindsay Davenport. "This is something I've dreamed of all my life," Sharapova said. "It's just an amazing fact to be No. 1 in world. Topping it off, I am the first Russian. I'm so excited that I could achieve it." Sharapova is the 15th player and the first Russian to be No. 1 since the tour began its computer rankings in 1975. At 18, she's also the fifth youngest to hold the top spot, following Martina Hingis, Monica Seles, Tracy Austin and Steffi Graf. Sharapova has made a surprising rise, climbing from outside the top 100 to No. 1 in a little over two years. She won Wimbledon at 17 in 2004, and has won six titles in the last 12 months.
8月22日一大早，俄罗斯网坛明星莎拉波娃就被父亲的电话吵醒：“早上好，女单冠军！”这位网坛美少女从美国网球选手达文波特手中抢过了世界女子职业网球协会头号女单的宝座。“这是我一生的梦想，”莎拉波娃说，“成为世界头号选手太令人高兴了，更何况，我还是第一位获此殊荣的俄罗斯人。能取得这样的成功，我太激动了。” 世界女子职业网球协会从1975年开始用电脑给选手排名，莎拉波娃是世界上第15位、也是俄罗斯历史上第一位排名第一的选手。今年，她才18岁，是继马蒂娜·辛吉斯、莫尼卡·塞莱斯、特蕾西·奥斯汀和施特菲·格拉芙后第5位获此殊荣的最年轻选手。在过去两年多一点的时间中，莎拉波娃的进步惊人——从世界排名100开外直窜至今天的第一。2004年，当时只有17岁的莎拉波娃就获得了英国温布尔登网球公开赛的冠军。在过去的12个月中，她已经获得了6次世界冠军。