WTA: Sharapova makes Richard Branson fit for the Necker Cup

Virgin founder Richard Branson once again invites to the Necker Cup – and none other than the former world number one Maria Sharapova has prepared him for it.

What would the off-season be without the Necker Cup? Billionaire Richard Branson annually welcomes the Who’s Who of the tennis society to his private island Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands to host a Pro Am tournament.

And the Necker Cup is already in full swing! This year at the start: Serena Williams, Caroline Wozniacki, Tommy Haas, Daniel Nestor, Pat Cash, Mike Bryan… and of course the boss himself.

If he’s at the top, there may be a good reason for that: Because Branson had training visit of Maria Sharapova in the past days, who made the 68-year-old sweat a lot…

By the way: Genie Bouchard is also part of the professional team, who recently got some match practice at beach soccer (and won the cup there)…

Did you feel like playing in the Necker Cup? No problem!

Though, maybe it does… Because at least you should already put a few cents aside now: the entry costs 115,000 US dollars per pairing. If the Christmas bonus isn’t enough: For “only” 90.000 US-Dollar you can watch…