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
You can be playing great tennis the past week, you come out and no matter how good you might have been playing, the level of tennis goes down the drain simply because of the wind.
But it would mean a lot. I don't think I've shown New York how I can play tennis. Hopefully I can put together some good matches for my New York fans.
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 was just too good on those long points.
She's had a really good week here. She's beaten some good players.
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.
She played like she had nothing to lose, and it's dangerous to play those kind of players. I didn't really feel great out there today, but I did a very good job at the end.
I felt pretty good out there, ... I was hitting pretty solid, doing the right things, serving well, putting pressure on her.
This was the first really hot day. It's good to get through these kind of matches.
It's good that I ate some chocolate cake last night, ... I'm glad I put on a few pounds. Otherwise, I might have blown away out there.
It's good to finish the year with a win. But I didn't want to win like that.
It's hard to predict things, but I'm sure it's going to be a good match.
It's been a good year so far. I reached number one in the world at 18.
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.