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Got my new issue of ESPN The Magazine in the mail today. Maria Sharapova is on the cover and is the guest editor. The magazine's website hasn't been updated with the current issue so I can't provide a link, but here are some of Maria's choice words from the ...I'd Fix My Sport article:

DON'T LET THE DOGS IN Everyone knows I love dogs (I have a Pomeranian named Dolce), but the player's lounge is not a vet's office. Players carry around their dogs in little bags and let them run all over the place. They put bowls of water on the floor, and it spills everywhere. It's a tournament -- leave the pooch at home.

GET RID OF THE RIFFRAFF And while I'm on the subject: The Players' lounge isn't a nightclub, either. It's hard to get ready fora match when there's a bleached-out blonde in six-inch stilettos and a denim miniskirt hanging out. Who is this person, and why is she here?

GIVE ON-COURT COACHES THE BOOT I would ban all contact with coaches between sets. I'm sure when the male players see coaches walk onto the court during our matches they laugh.

DON'T HIDE THE GAME FACE When I was side-lined with my shoulder injury, I watched a lot of tennis on TV. Sometimes I thought, Why do these girls wear so much makeup? I can't even figure out how they keep their eyeliner from running. Athletes should play au natural.

IGNORE THE PAIN Limit on-court injury timeouts to two per season. I've asked for a trainer twice in my career, but I've played against girls who call for an injury timeout in every match. They're just buying time; it's laughable.

...RECRUIT FASHION POLICE In my tennis, a board would approve all outfits before players could wear them on court. There are some tacky outfits out there!

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Among the other more interesting tidbits include:

-Those Canon commercials do not feature the real Dolce.
-Her list of the 10 Worst Dressed in sports includes Radek Stepanek, Cristiano Ronaldo, Michael Phelps, Ben Roethlisberger, and Brad Gilbert.
-Her list of 10 Best Dressed includes Chris Fowler