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“I’ve been playing against older and stronger competition my whole life. It has made me a better tennis player and able to play against this kind of level despite their strength and experience.” |
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Posted on Mar 12 / 2007 / 9:09 AM 
Top-ranked Maria Sharapova, the defending champion of the Pacific Life Open, stayed on course to repeat with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Nathalie Dechy of France in the third round Sunday.
Sharapova is playing in her first tournament since early February and continues to struggle to regain her form. She had four double faults and just one ace, and made 47 unforced errors to go with 24 winners in a match that was played in 90-degree heat and lasted 1 hour, 40 minutes. She has made 97 errors in her two wins, overcoming her miscues by playing well on key points.
"I think that's to be expected," she said after moving into the fourth round of this $2.1 million event. "When you don't compete for that amount of time, it's normal. I definitely feel like these matches are getting the rough stuff (out of the way).
"It's just good to be back on court and being in some tight situations. I miss that after a while."
Sharapova had been idle since retiring from her semifinal at Tokyo with a left hamstring strain, and she said some of her service inconsistency stems from the injury.
"In Tokyo I struggled with (the serve) a little bit," she said. "Part of it was probably the leg because that's how I injured it. That limited me from serving a lot in practice."
Sharapova's next opponent will be No. 15 seed Vera Zvonareva, who advanced with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Victoria Azarenko on a day that the top women advanced.
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bravo maria!!!!samo naprijed.indijan vels je tvoj.srecno-GOOD LUCK. |
by zorang on Mar 12 / 2007 / 11:39 AM | |
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MARIA, ESA ES LA GARRA QUE HAY QUE TENER. BRAVO Y ADELANTE. PUEDES CON ZVONAREVA |
by FERNANDO on Mar 12 / 2007 / 1:57 PM | |
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Hallo Moto,
next game only twwo
sets.
Frank. |
by Wolves 13 on Mar 12 / 2007 / 7:06 PM | |
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Hallo Moto,
next game only twwo
sets.
Frank. |
by Wolves 13 on Mar 12 / 2007 / 7:06 PM | |
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Hallo Moto,
next game only twwo
sets.
Frank. |
by Wolves 13 on Mar 12 / 2007 / 7:06 PM | |
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Masha,
Very well done!!! The best is still to come! |
by Wester Moraes - Brazil on Mar 12 / 2007 / 7:33 PM | |
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Masha,
Very well done!!! The best is still to come!
Love,
Wester |
by Wester Moraes - Brazil on Mar 12 / 2007 / 7:33 PM | |
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I wish MariaSharapova.com would take my messages. |
by Chris Baum on Mar 12 / 2007 / 8:13 PM | |
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I really wish MariaSharapova.com would take my messages. |
by Chris Baum on Mar 13 / 2007 / 3:24 AM | |
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Is this really posted? |
by Chris Baum on Mar 13 / 2007 / 5:21 AM | |
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Hey Maria, Settle down and the best of you is still to come. Loved your interview. Good luck this week. |
by Roy on Mar 13 / 2007 / 3:12 PM | |
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www.tenis-maria-sharapova.blog.onet.pl |
by Karola on Mar 13 / 2007 / 5:41 PM | |
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maria; williams girls are juiced thats why they are constantly injured |
by winston on Mar 14 / 2007 / 1:17 AM | |
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 well done
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by Alex90 on Mar 14 / 2007 / 10:33 PM | |
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