Updated: Jul 8, 2004, 5:42 PM

Vote: Is Sharapova here to stay?


The future has arrived.

Maria Sharapova, 17 years young, sent a jolt through the tennis world when she upset heavily favored, two-time defending champion Serena Williams in straight sets Saturday to win Wimbledon.

Was her march to a championship something we should get used to seeing? Is her success, along with fellow Russians Anastasia Myskina and Elena Dementieva, a passing trend?

Cast your vote now and see how your opinion stacks up to the rest of SportsNation.

  • 1) What was your view of Maria Sharapova before Wimbledon?
  • 2) What is your view now?
  • 3) Is it fair to compare Sharapova to Anna Kournikova?
  • 4) How much of the attention Sharapova has received do you feel is due to her looks?
  • 5) No Russian woman had won a Grand Slam until Anastasia Myskina won this year's French Open. Now Maria Sharapova has won Wimbledon. Who will dominate women's tennis in the coming years?
  • 6) Is women's tennis more interesting than men's tennis right now?
  • 7) Who is your pick to win the U.S. Open?

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