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Maria Sharapova: No Strings attached








 

“I definitely feel Russian inside, even when I'm in America I feel Russian”

 
 
Posted on Nov 08 / 2006 / 8:56 AM


After personally casting the squad of male model ball-boys, Maria Sharapova had a special interest in them and she was finally able to see her selections in action last night as she started the women's season-ending event, the Sony Ericsson Championships, with victory over Elena Dementieva.

With her screaming groundstrokes, Sharapova had too much for Dementieva and she won the all-Russian encounter 6-1, 6-4 in the Red Group. The Siberian also seemed reasonably satisfied with how the ball boys had kept her supplied during her service games and fetched her a towel and a drink when she needed them.

"They were a little rusty, but it was their first match and they're new to this," said Sharapova, who enjoyed being mistress of the ball-boy beauty parade.

Whenever Dementieva looked as though she had some momentum – such as when she broke back when Sharapova was serving for the match at 5-3 in the second set – her serve failed her again.

Her delivery has always been fallible, with a slow and vulnerable second serve, but yesterday evening she was suffering from a spate of foot-faults. It was not always easy viewing for Dementieva's supporters at the Casa de Campo.

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Goo luck in the rest of theSony-Ericsson Championship. And have fun.

by Wilson on Nov 09 / 2006 / 12:39 PM |


i am here best fan i want all latest photos

by ratchanon on Dec 01 / 2006 / 9:28 AM |


 
1R
Camille Pin
  6-3 4-6 9-7 beat
2R
Anastassia Rodionova
  6-0 6-3 beat
3R
Tathiana Garbin
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4R
Vera Zvonareva
  7-5 6-4 beat
QF
Anna Chakvetadze
  7-6 7-5 beat
SF
Kim Clijsters
  6-4 6-2 beat
F
Serena Williams
  1-6 2-6 lost