Maria Sharapova in tears and swears as tennis legend struggles with spicy sauce on Hot Ones
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TENNIS icon Maria Sharapova was left in tears as she took on the Hot Ones challenge.
The challenge sees celebrities taste test a number of chicken wings which have progressively higher spice levels - also known as scoville numbers - while facing a set of questions from host Sean Evans.
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Sharapova, 38, retired from professional tennis in February 2020, following a career which saw her win a career Grand Slam with five major titles.
A short teaser from the episode went viral after it was shared on social media.
In the clip, the Russian was seen holding a handkerchief to wipe her eyes.
She was then asked whether she would rather be partnered with a cherry picker or a poacher.
Confused by the meaning, she replied: "What the f*** is a cherry picker? Can I swear on this show?"
Host Evans laughed and told her she could "let it fly".
Sharapova then said: "I'll say cherry picker, it sounds better."
In the full episode, after she tried the famously difficult Da Bomb sauce - which has over 135,000 heat units - she said: "Yeah. The tears are coming. Oh s***, wow. Oh my gosh. In my eye."
She added: "I mean, I hate you, but I'm really loving this.
"Like, this is as vulnerable as, as it I mean, I usually never have makeup on while I cry, so…"
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Sharapova also revealed what a more effective serve type was out of a kick serve or a body serve.
She said: "A body serve. It just goes straight at you. It's not good. Especially for men."
Since retiring from tennis, Sharapova has mainly focused on her family and business ventures.
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