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Maria Sharapova attends
a reception at a hotel in Moscow before the Kremlin Cup. (xinhua
photo)
MOSCOW, Oct. 10 (Xinhuanet) -- World number one Maria
Sharapova said here on Monday that she would love to play for Russia in the Fed
Cup and the Olympics in the future.
"I want to play for Russia, I definitely want to play
for Russia in Fed Cup competition,"the 18-year-old Sharapova told reporters
before the opening of the Kremlin Cup.
"I also want to play in the Olympics and would love
to represent Russia there as well."
The 18-year-old left her country of birth 11 years
ago with herfather to pursue her tennis career in the United States and is
currently based in Florida.
Sharapova has declined invitations to play for Russia
in the past so that she could concentrate on improving her singles ranking.
"I definitely feel Russian inside, even when I'm in
America I feel Russian," she said. Enditem | 
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