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sharapova tennis

2009

sharapova tennis notes:

Maria Sharapova's return to the tour is still on hold. Even she is not sure when her injured right shoulder will be ready.

After missing the past two Grand Slam tournaments — last year's U.S. Open and this year's Australian Open — Sharapova pulled out of this week's indoor event in Paris, and next week's hard-court event in Dubai.

The earliest she expects to be back is a month from now: Her next scheduled event, according to the WTA Tour's Web site, is the March 11-22 tournament at Indian Wells, Calif.Sharapova has not played competitively since pulling out of a tournament in Montreal in late July after winning a nearly three-hour match in which she double-faulted 17 times. The right-hander was examined by a trainer midway through the three-set victory, and she withdrew from the event before her next match.

Best Singles Grand Slams: Won Wimbledon in 2004, US Open in 2006, and Australian Open in 2008.

Plays: Right-handed, with two-handed backhand.

Basic Style: Power Baseliner.

Greatest Strengths: Excellent power, depth, and angles on groundstrokes. Fearlessly aggressive, with strong defensive skills as well. Powerful first and second serve. Very good speed for her height.

2009

Sharapova withdrew from her first scheduled official tournament of the year, the Australian Open, where she was the defending champion. Her explanation was that she was not yet in match condition. Her ranking fell to World No. 17 after the Australian Open, the lowest in almost five years.

In February, Sharapova withdrew from the Open GDF Suez tournament in Paris and the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships.Her next scheduled tournament is now expected to be the Premier Mandatory BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California in March.

Sharapova has often implied that she desires an early retirement. Following the retirement of 25-year-old Justine Henin, Sharapova said, "If I was 25 and I'd won so many Grand Slams, I'd quit too. In an interview after the 2008 Australian Open, she balked at the idea of playing for another ten years, saying that she hoped to have "nice husband and a few kids" by then.

August 3rd 2007: sharapova . is playing in San Diego and she posted a very impressive 6-0, 6-3 win against Tatiana Golovin to reach the quarterfinals.

sharapova tennis. never refused to be part of the team, she had a shoulder injury, that's why she couldn't face the last matches at Fed Cup; perhaps she might be with us at the finals against Italy", Tarpischev said in an interview to "Moscow Echo" radio station.

sharapova tennis. has been suffering shoulder pains for more than one year.
As regards her participation in the 2008 Olympic Games at Beijing, Tarpischev said that "it all depends on the qualifications and scores of other players

The Russian coach also remembered sharapova tennis offered herself to become goodwill ambassador to support Russia's intentions of hosting the 2012 Olympic Games, and Sochi's putting forward for hosting the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.

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2008 Calendars

One of the most talented and beautiful tennis players in the world is sharapova tennis. This Russian phenom won a Wimbledon singles title in 2004 at the age of 17. Now 19 years old, sharapova has grown into a lovely, young woman as this calendar can attest. Although she has not yet won another major, sharapova tennis has come very close. This 2008calendar shows off her 6 foot, 2 inch frame in a number of bathing suits.

TENNIS; Recuperating sharapova tennis Leads a Russian Advance: On her way to the French Open, sharapova tennis had to make an important decision: face her fear of needles and receive a painful shot in her injured, inflamed shoulder, or take time off and skip one of the biggest tournaments of the year. There was never any doubt.

Wins Acura Classic Title

Top-seeded sharapova earned her first title in 10 months with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-0 victory Sunday over Patty Schnyder in the final Acura Classic tournament.

sharapova used sharp groundstrokes in the first and third sets to capture her first championship since winning a WTA title at Linz, Austria, in October.

The No. 2 ranked player, who was the defending champion, dropped her first set of the tournament that had a 24-year run in the San Diego-area. Promoters sold the tournament rights back to the WTA Tour, which plans to relocate the event.

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