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| Maria Sharapova's Wimbledon 2011 Final Interview |
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| July 02, 2011 |
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Can you talk a bit about the difficulties of playing a lefty. |
| Maria Sharapova |
Uhm, yeah. Well, she used that to her advantage a lot today. Uhm, obviously there are a lot more righties on the tour than lefties. This was the second lefty I played in the tournament.
But, yeah, besides that, she played a terrific match.
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| Question |
Can you elaborate on that. What was so difficult about what she showed today? |
| Maria Sharapova |
Well, you know, she was hitting really powerful and hitting, you know, winners from all over the court. She made a defensive shot into an offensive one.
And, yeah, you know, just kind of laid on a lot of those shots. I think she was just more aggressive than I was, hit deeper and harder, and got the advantage in the points. |
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| Maria Sharapova Interview before facing Petra Kvitova in Wimbledon 2011 |
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| July 01, 2011 |
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| Question |
Will you do anything special to prepare for the final? |
| Maria Sharapova |
Maybe a little longer nap this afternoon. That's about it (smiling).
It's a pretty similar routine. Yeah, nothing special. Maybe watch some of the tennis. .
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| Question |
Do you ever have problems sleeping if you have a big match? |
| Maria Sharapova |
I love to sleep. Nothing usually bothers me in that term.
Yeah, no, I'm pretty good with that. |
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| Maria Sharapova's Wimbledon 2011 Semi Final Interview |
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| June 30, 2011 |
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| Question |
How does it feel to be back in the Wimbledon final? |
| Maria Sharapova |
It's a great feeling. It's been many years, but it's a really great feeling.
Today wasn't my best match of The Championships so I was real happy to get through in two sets. But, yeah, it's pretty amazing to be back on that stage.
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| Question |
Your start wasn't very good. |
| Maria Sharapova |
No. |
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| Maria Sharapova's Wimbledon 2011 Quarter Final Interview |
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| June 29, 2011 |
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| Question |
As quarterfinals go, that was a pretty impressive performance from you. |
| Maria Sharapova |
Yeah, well, I played against someone that I lost to a little over a month ago on clay in two sets, so I knew that she was capable of playing really good tennis.
A few years ago I also lost to her at the French Open in the quarterfinal, at the same stage. Yeah, I thought I played really solid and did the right things to win today. |
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Six service breaks is pretty remarkable. |
| Maria Sharapova |
Yeah, well, I think the return was very important today. She hits really flat and her serve is flat as well, so it's important to stay low on a lot of shots. |
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| Maria Sharapova's Wimbledon 2011 Fourth Round Interview |
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| June 27, 2011 |
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| Question |
It was almost a game of two phases. |
| Maria Sharapova |
Yeah. Yeah, it was really tough because I think both of us served quite well to hold in the first eight games. Yeah, I thought it was a high level of tennis.
You know, I was really ready for her to play well today because she has a great game for the grass courts. She stays really low and hits the ball hard and flat and fast. So you really have to be ready for each shot.
You know, just try to take care of what I had to do today.
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| Question |
Were you surprised at the second set, comparatively easy, get out of the heat? |
| Maria Sharapova |
No. I still had many chances in those first few games. She just served well, served a few aces, and I couldn't break her.
Yeah, I thought I returned much better in the second set. That's what got me more breaks. |
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