Yuri Sharapov pretends to slit throat at Maria’s match
Yuri is so freaking WEIRD.
Sharapova’s box went wild. Her father, Yuri Sharapov, seemed to make a dramatic throat-slitting motion as his daughter blew kisses to the crowd. Sharapova has said her father looks like an “assassin” for wearing camouflage, army print hoodie and dark glasses courtside at this Open. She did not see her father doing the motion.
“He put his hood on, yeah. What about the hood?” she said later.
When a journalist indicated the motion Yuri made, Sharapova replied: “Oh, when he closed the hood?”
Journalist: “No, like a throat-slitting action.”
“God, you guys notice so many things. I saw him do that because he was so excited. He loves that sweater,” Sharapova said. The Age
January 26th, 2008 at 4:16 pm
Her father’s recent throat slitting gesture unfortunately reinforced the fact that he looks and acts like a KGB thug. On the other hand Sharipvova’s nose in the air smug look so clearly caught by the camera is unbecoming for a champion and is reminiscent of the old slavic bourgeoisie
March 19th, 2008 at 7:44 pm
After sitting in line for a few hours waiting for her signing, I think the general consensus among tennis fans is that she is a bit of a , er, not nice person. Even among her fans.