Maria Sharapova
Maria Sharapova
Maria Yuryevna Sharapova; born April 19, 1987) is a Russian professional tennis player. A United States resident since 1994, Sharapova has competed on the WTA tour since 2001. She has been ranked world No. 1 in singles by the WTA on five separate occasions, for a total of 21 weeks. She is one of ten women, and the only Russian, to hold the career Grand Slam. She is also an Olympic medalist, having earned silver for Russia in women's singles...
NationalityRussian
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth19 April 1987
CityNyagan, Russia
CountryRussian Federation
She's physically very healthy, I'm being aggressive when facing her again.
There was a lot of rustiness, ... The first match (after a layoff) is always tough. You practice hard and work on a lot of things, but the actual competition is totally different. I was just trying to get in a groove, get my feet wet.
That's one of the first times I played a match without feeling anything.
It was the first day that it's been really hot like this. It's good to get through these kind of matches and I'm looking forward to the next one.
It will be really exciting playing Martina. I've never played her before. Obviously, it will be a tough match.
I got off to a great start and then maybe I wasn't aggressive enough and let her into the match in the second set. I don't know exactly what happened, I just lost my concentration a bit, but was able to get back on track in the final set.
It was tough today, she was hitting winners off both sides and I couldn't put two points together. I was a little tired from my previous matches.
But strange things do happen in tennis and today's match was one of them.
I wasn't fighting out there in the second set. It was like I was giving it up. But it gives me confidence I can pull out a win like that.
I was very disappointed (at the U.S. Open), and I went out there and I worked really hard.
She was able to come back from tough points and play a few more. I was just not able to keep up with that pace and that was the key.
I basically just tried to hang in there. I wasn't playing my best tennis, for sure, but I started to pick it up in the third.
Im just like every other girl who likes to shop, likes to look good, likes to spend time with friends
Overall I'm happy to get through the match, but it definitely wasn't the best match I played,