Within a few years the name 'Maria Sharapova' will be a brand as universally recognized as Calvin Klein, BMW and Rolex.

That's why we have journalists, for stats.

I don't spend a lot of my time in the locker room. That's my least favourite place in the world.

I have a very big sweet tooth and I love treating myself to something that I wouldn't necessarily eat during the tournament such as a nice-sized cake.

My next goal is to be number one in the world.

Since I was young, the artistic expression that fashion embodies has inspired me. It's a way to communicate oneself.

When I come into a tournament, I'm expecting to win. That's my philosophy. I can't go to a tournament thinking, 'I'm going to get my ass kicked today, so I might as well leave.'