World No.1 no problem for Maria
The world No.1 栄冠を与える doesn't 利益／興味 Maria Sharapova so much in 2015 as she 焦点（を合わせる）s on starting the new year in style with a maiden Brisbane International 肩書を与える.
Sharapova jetted into Australia from Los Angeles on Thursday as the 最高の，を越す-seed for the year-開始 tournament which gives her a big 適切な時期 to の近くに the gap on long-time nemesis Serena Williams.
Williams, who 倒れるd the ロシアの in last year's Brisbane final, の中で 15 straight 勝利，勝つs over her, has instead 選ぶd to play Hopman Cup in Perth and will forego defending the tournament's 750 最高位の points.
A Sharapova 勝利 will 削減（する） the 利ざや to 685 and also 上げる her 信用／信任 主要な into the Australian Open where she has more 最高位の points 利用できる after a fourth-一連の会議、交渉／完成する finish last year.
But the five-time （野球の）満塁ホームラン，（テニスなどの）グランドスラム 支持する／優勝者 said she was more 利益／興味d playing to her 可能性のある than making it 支援する to the 最高の，を越す of the WTA 最高位のs for the sixth time.
"I just want to 焦点（を合わせる） on matches and competing 井戸／弁護士席 and 存在 the best player out there," the 27-year-old told reporters.
"I want to start the year 井戸／弁護士席. It's nice to come 支援する to Brisbane. It was my first time playing here last year."
While favourite for the Evonne Goolagong Cawley トロフィー, Sharapova 直面するs stiff 対立 from a field that features four women in the 最高の，を越す 10 and eight in the 最高の，を越す 20, not to forget dangerous シードされていない pair Sam Stosur and Victoria Azarenka.
一連の会議、交渉／完成するing out Brisbane's 最高の，を越す four seeds are （人が）群がる favourite Ana Ivanovic, Angeliq ue Kerber and Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova who upset Sharapova last year at Melbourne Park.
"I think it's one of the best tournaments, a 堅い field, it's 広大な／多数の／重要な 準備 for all of us, I think that's why so many of us love coming here," Sharapova said.
German world No.9 Kerber also flew in on Thursday and 始める，決める her 2015 sights on の近くにing out tournaments after finishing as 走者-up four times last year, 含むing Sydney.
"I lost four 決勝戦 last year so I hope I can 勝利，勝つ one final at least this year," she said. "That is my goal for sure."
