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
I think it's the toughest grand slam to win because of the traffic getting here and the busy city.
It gives me a lot of confidence that I can pull out a win like that when there are points in the match where you don't feel great.
I was in that period right after I won Wimbledon, ... The next four months, I felt like I had to win every match. It's a matter of telling yourself that it's impossible to win everything ? no matter what people say. You can't control people's actions. My big thing is to just keep working hard. Because one day, you're going to be on court and you'll win a match and realize that the hard work paid off. That's exactly what I did last year. I lost here and I worked my butt off.
She's got a lot of fighting spirit out there, ... I was very proud of myself for being able to win that game. It was a very tough one.
When I had the opportunity to win, I did. But I think I will play better. If I keep improving I definitely feel confident I can win it again.
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.
The wind was definitely a factor with the serves sometimes. I tried not to go for the lines so much, and just tried to be consistent.
It would be amazing if I could win here as it's the toughest Grand Slam to win, just because of the traffic.
You never know what to expect in the first round. I did enough to win and I'm pretty satisfied.
That's not the way I like to win matches, but anything can happen in tennis.
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 wasn't winning that match. She was doing the right things and I wasn't.
I know I didn't win this match fairly,
I know that I did not win this match fairly, ... I do not like such victories.