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| Maria Sharapova's Cincinnati 2010 2nd Round Interview |
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| August 11, 2010 |
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You seemingly broke her serve at
will today. Seven breaks. What was it about her serve that made it a little bit easier for you to read tonight? |
| Maria Sharapova |
Um, yeah, I mean, I thought it was really important to just be aggressive on the return and put a lot of pressure on her from the beginning. It was the first time we played against each other, so from the getgo I wanted to play my game and figure things out
quickly and figure out her game as quickly as I could.
I think did a good job of that. |
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The guys usually say this court plays faster than Toronto or Montreal. |
| Maria Sharapova |
Right. |
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| Maria Sharapova's Cincinnati 2010 1st Round Interview |
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| August 10, 2010 |
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| Question |
Seemed like you had a lot of
unforced errors tonight. Is that something that maybe is indicative of the first time you played here, just trying to get used to the court? |
| Maria Sharapova |
Yeah. Also, I played a tournament about nine or ten days ago, and it's your first match and you have a tough opponent. Completely different conditions than you're used to. Um, you know, started off the match really muggy, and just felt like a lot of the balls from both my side and hers were just flying.
You know, you just kind of try to get control of everything, you know, from the groundstrokes to the serves. Sometimes I felt like I got a little unlucky and some were pretty close.
So just a matter of kind of staying consistent, and, you know, just really focusing on what I had to do instead of unforced errors. |
| Question |
The guys usually say this court plays faster than Toronto or Montreal. |
| Maria Sharapova |
Right. |
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| Wimbledon 2010, 4th Round Interview |
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| June 28, 2010 |
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| Question |
On a scale of 1 to 10, how will you rate your game today? |
| Maria Sharapova |
I thought I played really well and I thought I had my chances. You know, if it was not for her really great serving, uhm, I certainly had a real good look at winning the match.
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So what happened after the first set? What was going through your mind in the second set? |
| Maria Sharapova |
Well, the match isn't over. You know, I had my chances in the first one. There is no doubt in my mind that the match wasn't over and we still had some sets to play.
You know, I kept going for it. And, uhm, yeah.
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| Wimbledon 2010, 3rd Round Interview |
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| June 26, 2010 |
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| Question |
Was that a really useful workout or harder than you would have liked? |
| Maria Sharapova |
She was a really, really tough opponent, especially on grass. Uhm, you know, a lot of the balls she hit just stayed really low. In the beginning I had a little bit of trouble with that and I was making a few more errors than I should have.
But then, you know, I picked myself up, which is good. But it was good to have that, kind of be down a break, have to fight back. She served very well, as well. So it was a good match. |
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Do you think facing Serena Williams has come too early for you in the draw? |
| Maria Sharapova |
Absolutely not. I love playing against her. I love playing against, you know -- she's the defending champion. You know, she's great on this surface. She's won numerous Grand Slams. Uhm, you know, if there's a challenge ahead of you, it's definitely playing against her, and I enjoy that. |
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| Wimbledon 2010, 2nd Round Interview |
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| June 24, 2010 |
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You seemed quite aggressive from the start today. Was that part of the game plan? |
| Maria Sharapova |
Yeah, it was. Then I kind of backed up, let her back in the match literally. You know, I did a really good job of that from the beginning. Definitely, you know, when I do that, I feel really good about my game. I just kind of stopped in the middle of the second set and let her back in.
But, fortunately, I was able to get that break back. |
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I know it isn't exactly the women's case, but how do you feel about those guys playing more than 200 games maybe? You think it should be decided by a tiebreaker? |
| Maria Sharapova |
Yeah, I'd be checking myself into the local hospital at that point (smiling). It's pretty incredible what they've done. I think at this point maybe the rules will be changed at a certain point you're going to have to play a tiebreaker.
It's an amazing effort at that point in the match to come out and to be able to hit such powerful strokes and serves and just keep doing it over and over. But over a certain period of time, I think it takes a toll on your body mentally and physically.
I mean, probably the rule will change, but you never know. |
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