Sharapova on postage stamps

Maria Sharapova, who is busy defending her title at Wimbledon, is at the same time coming back to her beloved Japan ? in the form of postage stamps.

Russian tennis glamour girl Maria Sharapova, who is busy defending her title at Wimbledon, is at the same time coming back to her beloved Japan — in the form of postage stamps.

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Japan Post said on Wednesday that it will start receiving advanced orders later this week for stamps of the 18-year-old Sharapova, who has won three of her 10 singles titles in Japan.

Each sheet costs 3,150 yen (29 dollars) and carries 10 stamps of 80 yen each along with a collector's picture of the starlet.

Sharapova captured her first career WTA singles and doubles titles at the 2003 Japan Open here. She also also won her first professional title in the ITF Circuit series in Gunma, north of Tokyo, in 2002.