Maria Sharapova in Potters Fields for Winter Olympics promotion
Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova was in Potters Fields Park on Thursday to promote the candidature of her home city of Sochi to host the 2014 Winter Olympics.
It's not the first time that a tennis court has been installed in Potters Fields Park. Three years ago Monica Seles and John McEnroe played tennis on a floating court on a Thames barge that was then lifted onto a scaffolding platform in the park.
The newly-refurbished park is being used for an increasing number of corporate events and publicity stunts. Last week the stars of the latest Shrek movie held their photocall in the park.
The next major public event in the park is a live relay of Tosca from the Royal Opera House on Tuesday 3 July.
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