Maria Sharapova turns 29 today and you know I always celebrate players' birthdays by sharing their childhood pics. I've shown you a lot of Masha's old photos and videos so far, but now I'll enrich my archives with material I've come across recently.
This is little Maria with her childhood coach Robert Lansdorp, who helped her win her first Wimbledon at the age of 17.
Lansdorp is still standing by Sharapova, defending her in this meldonium saga, saying that she would never take prohibited substances on purpose, even going as far as stating that she's a victim of "witch hunt" by WADA and jealousy which is the root of all evil.