Tough match against Safarova.

Maria will play in Madrid against Lucie Safarova from Czech Republic in 1st round. Maria is seeded number 11 and she never played against Safarova.

UPDATE: like I said.... tough match against Lucie Safarova, the Czech Republic player defeated Maria in two sets: 6-4, 6-3.


Game over for Maria in her first tournament on clay in 2010.


GO MARIA !!!

Preparing for 1st Round@Australian Open !

Maria Sharapova`s opponents@Australian Open!

Maria will play her first match after 2 years in 1st Round@Autralian Open against Maria Kirilenko.

Maria has played against Kirilenko 3 times before and the score is now 2-1 for Maria Sharapova.

In 3rd Round Maria can play against Dominika Cibulkova from Slovakia, Dinara Safina can stand against her in 4th Round. Jelena Jankovic can play against Maria in quarter-finals.

In the semifinals Maria can play against Svetlana Kuznetzova, Elena Dementieva, Kim Clijsters or Justine Henin.

Good luck Maria !!!

GO MARIA !!!