After Sharapova had beaten fellow Russian Anastasia Myskina at the 2004 WTA Tour Championships, Myskina criticized Sharapova's father, saying: "He was just yelling and screaming instructions to her and I thought he just might jump right on the court at one point in the match."
Sharapova finally made her Fed Cup debut in February 2008, in Russia's quarterfinal tie against Israel [REF].