The US Open starts next week and Maria Sharapova is currently undergoing some unusual preparation for the final Grand Slam event of the summer.
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Sharapova wants to change her name to Maria Sugarpova for the duration of the tournament. The name change would be a marketing stunt for brand of sweets which she spent £300,000 setting up.
She has enquired to the Supreme Court of Florida about the name change. She would also the branding for the company on her clothes throughout the tournament.
1.8 millions bags of the sweets were sold worldwide last year.
[Daily Mail]
