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Put a tennis player in a commercial, and there are only a few ways to demonstrate her power. At least according to two ads breaking a month apart. In a May Canon PowerShot spot, Maria Sharapova pounds away at tennis balls. At the end of the spot, created by DCA in New York, it is revealed she has formed the words “Maria was here” by hitting the balls into a fence, which she takes a picture of.

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