Maria (female voice-over in Japanese) : Kei! Both Kei and I are from the same academy.
Maria (female voice-over in Japanese) : He’s had such a great year and it definitely has a positive influence on the future of Japanese tennis. His focus and ideas are really amazing and I’m sure he’ll have more successful results in the future.
Man: You made a trip to Japan in 2011, just half a year after The Great East Japan Earthquake, and had a tennis clinic for kids from disaster-hit cities, didn’t you? 
Maria (female voice-over in Japanese) : I had a similar experience myself. My mother was pregnant with me when Chernobyl disaster happened.
Voice-over: Maria’s parents lived near the nuclear power plant then.
Maria (female voice-over in Japanese) : For 4 months after the accident, they found out they were going to have a baby. They worried about the radiation affecting me and escaped to Russia.
Maria (female voice-over in Japanese): One year later, my mother gave birth to me. So I understand the horror of nuclear accident. I wanted to help people in Japan.
Maria (female voice-over in Japanese): I played tennis with the kids who experienced a hardship, because I just wanted to cheer them up. That’s why I made a visit to Japan.
Man: Your visit must’ve encouraged kids.
Maria (female voice-over in Japanese): I hope so.
Man: Some of those kids might play against you someday.
Maria (female voice-over in Japanese): That would be great.
Man: Please say a few words for Japanese kids.
Maria (female voice-over in Japanese) : Do your best, tennis or other sports, whatever you do. If you try your best, good results will follow.
Maria (female voice-over in Japanese) : Thank people around you and listen to your parents.(Japanese caption says the man is Maria’s father, Yuri Sharapov but it’s obviously her current coach, Sven Groeneveld.)
Maria (female voice-over in Japanese) : I hope you'll join us someday.
(Applause!)
Maria (female voice-over in Japanese) : I really enjoyed my first visit to Harajuku.
Maria (female voice-over in Japanese) : Crepe was nice...
Maria (female voice-over in Japanese) : And I was happy to be able to wear beautiful dress.
Maria (female voice-over in Japanese) : Shabu shabu was delicious as well.
Maria (female voice-over in Japanese) : Thank you for having me today.
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