Maria Sharapova will become the face of Canon Corporation

Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova will become the face of the Japanese Canon Corporation. On Monday, Maria signed a contract according to which, starting next year, Sharapova’s person will appear in the Canon commercials and avenues, representing the widest range of corporation products - from digital cameras to copying equipment, Sovetsky Sport reports with reference to USA Today .

Currently, Sharapova already has in hand contracts with Motorola and Parlux Fragrances. The latter specializes in perfumes. American journalists note that Sharapova quite briskly followed in the footsteps of another Russian beauty Anna Kurnikova, but they say that Maria has a significant advantage over Anna - she wins tournaments.

Sharapova’s contract with Canon is designed for three years, starting in April 2005. Maria stated that she made a useful deal, as she constantly uses all kinds of new technologies market.