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
It was a lot tougher than it seemed. I needed to find a way to win every single point. You know, it's all right. Still got through it without serving great.
It was disappointing to lose today, but it won't have any impact on my game in China,
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 was really close in the first set, and then I just went for too much at the wrong times. She's on a big winning streak and that is giving her more and more confidence.
It was a very tough match. I came here to win and didn't want to lose early, so I'm relieved to have that first win.
I wanted to say that I am happy for this win. But now I just want to say that I am sad for Milagros. I wish her the best, and I want her to know that she should be very proud of the great week she had.
I wanted to say that I am happy for this win, ... But now I just want to say that I am sad for Milagros. I wish her the best, and I want her to know that she should be very proud of the great week she had.
It will be really exciting playing Martina. I've never played her before. Obviously, it will be a tough match.
I twisted my ankle early on and I felt it a little bit. I was a little bit distracted but it got better game by game after that,
It's an amazing achievement. That's all I really can say.
It's absolutely amazing, I can't believe I pulled this match out today, there were so many ups and downs, and somehow I found a way to fight, but a lot of credit to Nadia, she played an amazing match,
It's actually shocking. Before I was trying to lay off the whole thing, saying, ‘I'm not worried about it, it's not important.' But you know, once you get there, it's, like, wow!
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.