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 would be amazing if I could win here as it's the toughest Grand Slam to win, just because of the traffic.
It was tough today, she was hitting winners off both sides and I couldn't put two points together. I was a little tired from my previous matches.
The wind was definitely a factor with the serves sometimes. I tried not to go for the lines so much, and just tried to be consistent.
I wasn't fighting out there in the second set. It was like I was giving it up. But it gives me confidence I can pull out a win like that.
I wasn't winning that match. She was doing the right things and I wasn't.
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.
It's disappointing but no hard feelings, ... I know you can't win everything and you're going to lose sometimes. I'll go home and train now and get ready for the U.S. Open.
It's good to finish the year with a win. But I didn't want to win like that.
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 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.
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.
You never know what to expect in the first round. I did enough to win and I'm pretty satisfied.
I think it's the toughest grand slam to win because of the traffic getting here and the busy city.