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| Maria Sharapova's US Open 1st Round Interview |
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| September 01, 2009 |
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How impressed were you with the way you were striking the ball? |
| Maria Sharapova |
I was pretty happy because I kind of came from a slow court in Toronto to a pretty fast court here, which you always know going into the US Open, the Arthur Ashe Stadium is pretty quick. So it was all about adjustment.
I played a tricky opponent who doesn't give you much rhythm. It was just really important to stay on top of her and do the right things from the beginning. I thought I had a little bit of a slow start, but once I got going, I was able to do a good job of maintaining. |
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You came into net a decent amount for you. Was that part of the plan overall or was it tonight you were getting balls you were comfortable with coming forward on? |
| Maria Sharapova |
I think it's the mentality of moving forward. I think it also adds a little bit to my groundstrokes, as well, when I have the mentality of moving forward, trying to go to net. I'm certainly not going to be hitting, retrieving or hitting five volleys at the net. If I am, then I'm doing something wrong. Then my approach shot wasn't good enough. But I certainly want to go up there as much as I can, especially on a court like that. |
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| Maria Sharapova's Rogers Cup Final Match Interview |
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| August 23, 2009 |
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| Question |
You had a lot of late nights this week. How tired were you going into today's match? |
| Maria Sharapova |
I wasn't as fresh as I was in the first round, but it's definitely a quick turnaround. But it's the final, so you can't really think about it. That's the way things go. |
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Are you discouraged about the loss today or happy to have made your first final since returning to the tour? |
| Maria Sharapova |
No, I think it was a really great week for me. Playing six matches was great leading up to the US Open. This was really good preparation. |
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| Maria Sharapova's Rogers Cup Semi Final Match Interview |
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| August 22, 2009 |
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You were down in the third set 3-1, and she was serving. I saw I think three double faults. Do you think that was the key of the match? And the other question is: I saw some unbelievable short backhand cross-courts, flat. I didn't see that much on the tour. What do you think about that? |
| Maria Sharapova |
From me or from her? |
| Question |
From her. |
| Maria Sharapova |
To answer your first question, I thought there were lots of momentum changes in the match, and I thought that I had an opportunity in the second set to break her and I didn't. I missed a return. So there were many swings in the match.
I don't know if I can really pinpoint, you know, what changed it. I just think I really hung in there and I stayed tough. You know, I knew that it wasn't over till the last point and we shook hands. I just kept going.
As far as those shots, you know, she hits a pretty powerful ball, and she likes to strike it when she has the time. That's something that I've just got to look out for. |
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| Maria Sharapova's Rogers Cup 3rd Round Interview |
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| August 20, 2009 |
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| Question |
Is that the first time you've ever had a match postponed due to a tornado warning? |
| Maria Sharapova |
Probably. I've had a lot of rain delays in my career but probably not because of a tornado. But I guess the good thing about that is it kind of passes through, and once it's out of there, you can start playing. |
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What kind of things do you do during a delay like that to stay fresh while you're waiting to get on the court? |
| Maria Sharapova |
I was just with my team, just getting ready for the match. Nothing special. It's very boring. |
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| Maria Sharapova's Rogers Cup 2nd Round Interview |
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| August 19, 2009 |
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| Question |
Pretty sketchy? |
| Maria Sharapova |
Yeah. I'm actually having a competition with myself to see how many errors and double faults I can make and still win the match in two sets. It's pretty interesting. |
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Didn't you give her four in one game when she was at ad? I think she won all the points on double faults. Is that a first? |
| Maria Sharapova |
Probably not. |
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