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 focused in the third set and won it. Obviously I'll need to improve for my next rounds, but I'm pretty sure I'll get better.
I focused in the third set and won it. I'll need to play better than I played today.
I always say that my most successful year is last year, no matter how much more success having been made in my career, because I won my first grand slam title at the age of 17-year-old that I could not have imagined and also because it (Wimbledon) is my favorite championship and I just cherish it very much, so to be No. 1 at 18-year-old is just to be consistent.
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.
When I look back, there were chances I could have taken and didn't. In the second set especially, I didn't have my usual fight to the end. It wasn't any particular point, but a little here and there made a big difference.
When the matches get tougher and you're pushed more, automatically, the level of your game increases.
When I do that, it means I'm not going to miss the ball.
When I'm down or when it's close in a match, I feel like I am still in it. Mentally I'm still really, really tough.
Overall I'm happy to get through the match, but it definitely wasn't the best match I played,
It comes on unexpectedly from day to day and I can't control it, ... I'm not a player who goes on court without intending to finish a match. It's bad enough to have to withdraw before you play, but to retire during a match is even more disappointing.
I think we got the point that there was a soccer match or something going on.
I think at some point I may be able to dominate, but honesty, I don't think I'm physically there yet and I don't want to go out there and say I am, when I'm really not.
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.