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 look forward to the challenge of doing well here. I want to protect my number one ranking.
I had only myself as company, ... It just made me tougher.
I felt pretty good out there, ... I was hitting pretty solid, doing the right things, serving well, putting pressure on her.
I felt I could break her any time. I know people are hungry to beat me after I won Wimbledon but I love beating them too.
I fell ill during the trip from Tokyo to Paris,
I feel optimistic about the Open and my shoulder is doing well,
I feel like I'm mentally tougher out there,
Without playing great, without having a forehand or a serve, you win. The bad thing is I can't really hit a big serve and you feel like crap.
Without playing great, without having a forehand or a serve, you win, ... The bad thing is I can't really hit a big serve and you feel like crap.
This was the first really hot day. It's good to get through these kind of matches.
We've had such tough matches and I've been able to pull through three in a row - it's a confidence boost.
But my most successful year was last year because I won my first grand slam at Wimbledon.
It's the first time for me to throw beans at the media. It's kind of revenge.
That's one of the first times I played a match without feeling anything.