LAI THIEU , Vietnam, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- Maria Sharapova, fifth in the latest world women's tennis rankings, announced plans to open a tennis center in southern Vietnam.
In a release, Sharapova said she got the idea after an undisclosed trip to Lai Thieu early last year where she said she saw many people playing tennis but couldn't understand why they were playing without a ball while using mosquito-catching rackets.