Sharapova not daddy's little girl anymore

PARIS: The Maria Sharapova story: Part two, is missing one of its leading men from the fairytale's first chapter - father Yuri.

But the Russian star is getting used to not having the man around despite him famously accompanying her on her life-changing journey to Florida, and eventual super-stardom, when she was only nine.

"After I won my third Grand Slam, he said, 'Look, I like hiking and skiing a lot, and he wanted to pursue that," said Sharapova.