Out from Stanford

Maria will not be present at Bank of the West Classic in Stanford  because of a hip injury suffered at Wimbledon.

 The next tournament in Maria`s schedule is Rogers Cup. The tournament begins on August 5.



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Too soon...

Maria was eliminated from Bank of the West Classic after she was defeated by Serena Williams in straight sets: 1-6, 3-6.

The next tournament where we can see Maria is Rogers Cup - Toronto, Canada. The tournament starts on August 8th.



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Maria vs Hantuchova (VIDEO)

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Maria vs Hantuchova (PHOTO)

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Photo: womentennisnow.com

Victory in Stanford

Maria won her first match at Bank of the West Classic in Stanford agasint Daniela Hantuchova in 3 sets: 6-2, 2-6, 6-4.

Important victory against a tough opponent and this is only the beginning, because in quarter-final, Maria will play either Serena Williams or Maria Kirilenko.

The match is scheduled on Friday.


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Nu`i nimic !

Maria a pierdut finala turneului de la Stanford, fiind invinsa de Victoria Azarenka in 2 seturi: 4-6, 1-6. O victorie destul de clara a jucatoarei din Belarus.

Am avut ocazia sa vad meciul si chiar daca Maria a pierdut, pot spune ca n`a jucat rau, chiar mi`a placut sa vad la ea ca numarul dublelor greseli a scazut foarte mult si mi`a mai placut ceva: faptu` ca a riscat pe loviturile decisive.

A pierdut finala, insa a pierdut`o in fata unei jucatoare care a fost mai buna ca ea, Azarenka aratand o forma impresionanta in aceasta finala.

Urmatorul turneu la care Maria va participa este turneul de la Cincinnati, ce urmeaza sa inceapa pe 7 August.


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Finala in Stanford !

Maria a ajuns in finala turneului de la Stanford dupa ce a eliminat`o in semifinale pe poloneza Agnieszka Radwanska, in 3 seturi: 1-6, 6-2, 6-2 !!!

In finala, Maria va juca impotriva Victoriei Azarenka din Belarus. O jucatorea valoroasa, puternica, ce va opune rezistenta... insa, Maria este intr`o forma mare, cel putin rezultatele arata asta si cu siguranta o sa dea totul pentru a castiga finala. Sa castigi finala primului turneu pe "hard" la care participi anul acesta e ceva...

La intalnirile directe Maria o conduce pe Azarenka cu 2-1, ultimele doua meciuri fiind castigate de rusoaica.



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Ce victorie pentru Maria !!!

Dupa victoria in fata Govortsovei, Maria reuseste sa treaca de compatrioata sa, Elena Dementieva.... sincer, nu credeam ca Maria va trece de Dementieva.

Maria s-a impus in sferturile de finala in fata Dementievei, in 3 seturi: 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 si este in semifinalele turneului de la Stanford. Ma bucur de aceasta evolutie a Mariei pe suprafata rapdia, pentru ca in ultimul timp ea a avut ceva probleme, cel putin din punctul meu de vedere, pe aceasta suprafata.

In semifinale, Maria va juca impotriva polonezei Agnieszka Radwanska, rusoaica conducand la general cu scorul de 4-1, castigand ultimele 3 partide directe.



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Maria trece de Zheng !

Maria Sharapova a castigat in primul tur la Stanford impotriva chinezoaicei Jie Zheng in 2 seturi: 6-4, 7-5.

N`am vazut meciul pentru ca nicio televizune nu transmite aces turneu... o sa incerc pe net.

In turul 2, Maria va juca impotriva lui Olga Govortsova din Belarus, cele doua nu s`au mai intalnit pana acum.



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Maria in Stanford

The draw for the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford has been released and Maria is seeded #5 and will play Jie Zheng of China in the 1st round.  Maria has played Zheng twice before and the series is tied 1-1, both matches were on hardcourts.  This match will be played under the lights on Tuesday night and will begin at 19.00PT.




The first seed Maria can meet is #2 seed Elena Dementieva of Russia in the quarters.




Stanford is a Premier $700K event played on hardcourts.  Maria made her one and only appearance last year and reached the quarters.




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