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 would be lying if I said I wasn't nervous before the match, ... I knew she was a strong player. I wasn't myself on the court today.
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.
She tried to mix it up a little at the end of the first set and I knew it would be physically harder. Mentally, I told myself it doesn't matter how many balls it takes, you're going to do everything possible to get one more ball back.
She was picking the ball up very early. She used my pace as well as the quickness of the court to her advantage. She made some great shots even on the defensive side.
She was picking the ball up early. She used my pace and the quickness of the court to her advantage and came up with some very good shots.
She's very young and has a great future.
She was just too good on those long points.
She's an experienced player. I have to move on and there are so many things I have to work on.
She's playing pretty well to beat the No. 1 player. It will be my job to stop her.
She's had a really good week here. She's beaten some good players.
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.
She's played a lot of matches on clay, she feels the ball, she sees the ball well,
She's physically very healthy, I'm being aggressive when facing her again.
She has had a really good week. She's beaten some good players. Just have to keep improving with every match. It's going to get tougher and tougher as you go along in the tournament.