MOSCOW, May 20 (Xinhuanet) -- Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova has reaffirmed her support for Moscow's bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games.

    "I'm really excited about competing at Roland Garros next week. It's a great tournament," Sharapova said just days before the upcoming French Open.

    "I'm also very excited about the possibility of Moscow hosting the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games," added the 18-year-old blonde.

    Sharapova, who won the Wimbledon Open and WTA Championship last year, became an international ambassador for the Moscow 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games bid in January this year.

    Other sports celebrities who are official Moscow 2012 ambassadors include gymnast Svetlana Khorkina and boxing champion Kostya Tszyu.

    Moscow is competing against London, Paris, Madrid and New York for the right to stage the 2012 Games.

    The International Olympic Committee will choose the host city in July in Singapore. Enditem