Agent jokes about Maria Sharapova’s Slam success, tells how Russian impacted his life

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Agent jokes about Maria Sharapova’s Slam success, tells how Russian impacted his life
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Agent Max Eisenbud jokingly said Maria Sharapova was “probably the worst athlete ever to win a Grand Slam.” In 2004, a 17-year-old Sharapova became a Grand Slam champion after beating Serena Williams in the Wimbledon final.

In the rest of her career, Sharapova won four more Grand Slam titles. Eisenbud, who is now widely seen as one of the top agents in tennis, build his reputation and image after making a marketing giant out of Sharapova. “Besides being an amazing player at age 11 when I first saw her play, I think you all saw she was all business, she knew what she wanted, she’d dedicate her time and energy to becoming the best she could be.

I mean I tell people all the time she’s probably the worst athlete that, and I’ll tell her if she was here (laughing), the worst athlete to ever win a Grand Slam. She can’t throw, she can’t pass, she has no touch but she willed her way,” Eisenbud said on The Tennis Podcast.

Eisenbud: Sharapova one of the mentally strongest players ever

“I think she was the most mentally strong players to ever play the game and I would put her on that list with all that great champions, she just wasn’t the athlete that these other…

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