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GO MARIA !!!
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Friday, June 29, 2012
Maria advances to 4th round
Maria defeated Su-Wei Hsieh in straight sets: 6-1, 6-4 after one hour and 21 minutes of play and reached to 4th round at Wimbledon.
In first set, at 1-1 Maria made the break and after she saved one break point on her serve leaded by 3-1. At 3-1, Maria made the second break of the set and leaded 5-1 after she won her serve.
Maria won the first set (6-1) with a break after 30 minutes of play.
Maria started slow the second set by losing her game in debut but she made the rebreak immediately. At 2-2, Maria lost again her serve and she was leaded 2-4 after Hsieh won her serve. At 3-4, Maria made the break and tied the score at 4. At 4-4, Maria saved one break point but she managed to win her serve.
In the end, Maria won the second set (6-4) like the first one with a break and the match.
In 4th round, Maria will play against Sabine Liscki of Germany. On head to head Maria leads Lisicki 3-0 and their last match was this year at Australian Open where Maria won in 3 sets: 3-6, 6-2, 6-3. Maria and Lisicki played last year the Wimbledon semifinal when Maria won in straight sets: 6-4, 6-3.
GO MARIA !!!!
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Maria in Wimbledon 3rd Round
Maria is in 3rd round at Wimbledon after a tough match against Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria. Maria won in 3 sets: 7-6, 6-7, 6-0 after 2 hours and 25 minutes.
In first set after Maria lost her serve, at 2-5 she saved one set point and after she managed to win her serve. Fortunately at 3-5, Maria made the break and once again she served to remain in this first set and after she saved another set point and the score was tied at 5.
At 5-6, Maria saved on her serve another 3 set points and the first set was decided on tie-break. Maria won the tie-break at 3 and the first set after more than one hour of play.
In second set, at 2-1 Maria made the break and the score was 3-1. This was the moment when the match was suspended due to bad light. When the match restarted, Maria lost her serve and the score was quickly tied at 3 after Pironkova won her serve.
Like the first set, the second one was also decided on tie-break. Unfortunately, Maria lost the tie-break at 3 after she made 3 double-faults.
In the beginning of 3rd set, Maria made the break and leaded 2-0 after she won her serve. At 2-0, it was another break for her and after she leaded confortably, 4-0.
The 5th consecutive game for Maria in 3rd set was on Pironkova`s serve, so it was the break number 3 and she served for the match.
In the end, Maria won the 3rd set at zero and the match.
In 3rd Round, Maria will play against Su-Wei Hsieh of Taipei. This will be the first match between them.
GO MARIA !!!
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Match interrupted
Maria Sharapova - Tsvetana Pironkova was interrupted due to bad light at:7-6, 3-1 for Maria.
The match will continue tomorrow.
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012
60 seconds with Maria
The actress I would like to play me in a film about my life: Gwyneth Paltrow.
If I wasn’t a tennis player, I would be: An architect.
I never travel to a tournament without: My phone.
My favourite city on the tour: Probably Tokyo.
The last place I went to on holiday: Thailand.
My favourite restaurant on the tour: A Russian restaurant in New York.
My favourite shop on the tour: Rick Owens in Paris.
The last film I watched: That’s a good question. I’m watching a show right now called ‘The Good Wife’. I haven’t seen a movie in a while.
The last album I listened to: Florence and the Machine.
The last meal I cooked: I made a salad the other day. Does that count as a meal, ha ha? I can’t say whether it was good or not. Everyone ate it, so I imagine it was good.
The last joke I laughed at: Erm, I laugh at the most stupid things.
The last time I was recognised in public: Just the other day, in Wimbledon Village.
The last time I broke a racket: I usually break rackets during the first few practices of the clay-court season.
Grass, hard or clay? Oh, grass.
Sand or snow? Sand.
Which super-power would you choose – to be invisible or fly? Invisibility, always.
If I was in a karaoke bar, the song I would choose: Cher’s ‘Do You Believe in Love’. I sing that all the time. That’s my go-to song.
If I won the lottery I would spend it on. Oh my god, I feel as though I already won the lottery, ha, ha. I don’t know, I think I would give it away to charity.
Text: thetennisspace.com
GO MARIA !!!
Monday, June 25, 2012
First victory on grass in 2012
First victory for Maria at Wimbledon. She defeated Anastasia Rodionova of Australia in straight sets: 6-2, 6-3 after one hour and 10 minutes.
Maria started well the first round match, leading 2-0 after she won her serve in debut of the match and after she made the break. At 3-0, it was another break for Maria and Rodionova in 4 games won only one point.
At 5-1, Rodionova made the break after she saved 4 set points. In the end, Maria won the first set, 6-2.
In second set, at 2-1 Maria made the break and after that she won on Rodionova`s serve for a confortable lead (4-1). At 4-1, Maria made again the break and she served for the match, but she lost her serve and the score was 5-2.
Maria won the second set at 3 and the match.
In second round, Maria will play against Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria. On head to head, Maria leads Pironkova 3-0 and their last match was 2 years ago in Beijing where Maria won in two sets: 6-4, 7-6.
GO MARIA !!!
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Friday, June 22, 2012
Maria@Wimbledon
The draw for Wimbledon 2012 has been released and Maria will play in first round against Anastasia Rodionova of Australia.
The overall score between Maria and Rodionova is 4-0 for Maria. Their last match was in 2011 in Cincinnati where Maria won in straight sets: 6-1, 6-3.
Last year, Maria played in the last act at Wimbledon and lost against Petra Kvitova. Maria`s best performance on Wimbledon was in 2004 when she won the tournament.
GO MARIA !!!
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