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| Maria Sharapova's Wimbledon 2009 2nd Round Interview |
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| June 24, 2009 |
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What are your thoughts? |
| Maria Sharapova |
Uhm, no real thoughts. I lost the match (smiling). |
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Do you, yourself, understand what happened this afternoon? |
| Maria Sharapova |
Uhm, yes. I mean, if I'm smart enough, I should know. It took me a while to get going. It's a little too late to start picking yourself up when you're down a set and 3-0. You know, it's a little late. |
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| Maria Sharapova's Wimbledon 2009 1st Round Interview |
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| June 22, 2009 |
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In Paris you played with a lot of enthusiasm and energy. As far as your level of fitness is concerned, are we seeing Maria almost a hundred percent or getting close to it? |
| Maria Sharapova |
I think there's still work to be done. I think, uhm, all the matches that I've been playing have really helped me, you know, definitely not just with my tennis but also physically, you know, getting used to the movement on the court as well as, you know, moving on two different surfaces.
But, uhm, you know, I always feel like I move pretty good on grass. |
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The other day you spoke of probably not being ready to go all the way at this particular event. How much more do you think you need to feel confident in your status right now to feel that you are ready to go all the way here? |
| Maria Sharapova |
Uhm, I think it's just a matter of a few things coming together. Uhm, you know, you never really know.
You know, sometimes you produce good tennis, but it doesn't work out the way you want it and you come out with a loss. Sometimes, uhm, you know, you don't produce exactly the right tennis that you want to, but, you know, sometimes you win.
And, you know, in tennis, there's a very thin line between winning and losing, and, you know, sometimes you just got to rely on the work that you put behind you. You got to go on the court and trust that whatever you've worked on, you know, is gonna work out there.
Uhm, you know, it's just the combination of a few things coming together, you know: body feeling good, you know, playing good, moving well. You know, I'm just glad, you know, I pulled through today. |
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| Maria Sharapova's Wimbledon Pre-Tournament Interview |
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| June 20, 2009 |
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Michael Stich said today that lady tennis players shouldn't grunt because it makes them unsexy, and sex appeal is the main selling point of women's tennis. Do you have an opinion on that? |
| Maria Sharapova |
No, I don't really have an opinion. I've been out of this game for such a long time that my focus is just to go out on the court and play tennis and do my job.
My job is to go out there and perform and do the best that I can. At the end of the day, it's all about winning and losing for me. |
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When you come back here now, what's more on your mind: how far you've had to come back after your surgery or the victory in 2004? |
| Maria Sharapova |
Yeah, uhm, it's strange, 'cause I feel like last year's Wimbledon didn't really exist for me. So, you know, I only played a couple of matches. The grass season basically didn't exist, as well. So, uhm, it's just I mean, to be here I guess is already an accomplishment in itself, because when I look back to where I was, you know, say, 10 or 11 months ago, or even three months ago, you know, I'm definitely blessed to be here, especially after, you know, playing a few tournaments and getting a few matches on grass already, to be in the field of great players. |
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| Maria Sharapova's Roland Garros Quarter Final Interview |
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| June 02, 2009 |
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You looked very tired, but you fight until the last ball. Can you explain what you feel, how you feel now. |
| Maria Sharapova |
Um, it took me a while, obviously, to start going for my shots and create, you know, good opportunities to come to the netand finish the point off, you know, closer to the court.
Yeah, it just -- you know, I guess you could only ask your body to do so much. You know, everything fell a little short today. The pace wasn't there on my strokes, and, you know, I was five steps slower today.
I think everything kind of combines. The fact that, you know, she just played really solid and made me hit a lot of balls, and I came up short today. |
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The game today, it looked as if the score didn't reflect the game. It didn't look as if it should be such a difference in the score within the game. What happened? It's as if you lost most of the crucial points. |
| Maria Sharapova |
Yeah, definitely. I don't know, second game of the match, 15-40,I missed two returns in a row. I mean, that's just, you know, stupid. You give your opponent so much confidence.
And many games after that it was 30-All. Yeah, obviously when you lose a few of those in a row, your opponent all of a sudden gains momentumand gains confidence, and then it's pretty difficult to get those opportunities back again.
So you've got to take advantage of them when you have the opportunities. |
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| Maria Sharapova's Roland Garros 4 th Round Interview |
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| May 31, 2009 |
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From the beginning of the week, you have played six and a half hour. Is it okay for you physically, and for yourshoulder? |
| Maria Sharapova |
Yeah, I think it's a lot better than playing six and a half and going somewhere else tomorrow. I think I'm giving myself another chance to, you know, play again and play another match. That's the only thing I could ask for right now. |
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Did you have the time to give a look to the draw? I mean, because you have a good chance. You seem to have a good draw. I know you look one opponent at a time, butstill... |
| Maria Sharapova |
So why do you ask me the question? (laughter.) |
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