TENNIS - Maria Sharapova has signed the most lucrative sports deal ever for a sportswoman. Sharapova has signed a deal with Nike worth $70m (£43m) to the Russian tennis star. The deal Sharapova has signed with Nike is spread over eight years. Bearing in mind the current global recession, the Nike deal is certainly huge.What makes Sharapova's Nike deal even more interesting is that the 22-year-old Sharapova has been plagued by injuries since she first burst onto the scene when winning Wimbleon as a 17-year-old. She has since won the US Open and the Australian Open, but only returned to playing tennis in My of last year after suffering from a shoulder injury.
For those who are unaware, Nike also sponsor the sex-mad golfer Tiger Woods. Given that Woods was recently exposed as having had several affairs, mostly with blondes along the lines of his own blonde ex-model wife, we await with interest whether or not Nike will pair Sharapova and Woods together in future advertising campaigns.
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