Laura Granville (USA) vs. [7] Maria Sharapova (RUS) Match Coverage at here!

Today's match at 7:00pm Eastern time...

Laura Granville (USA) vs. [7] Maria Sharapova (RUS) @Arthur Ashe

This match will be 1nd. round match...

Please post your commentaries and scores at here!!! Keep them coming!

In this case I will be posting the commentaries... I will be expecting someone to take charge of the scoreboard....

Remember!

For the points... Let's give this example...
Remember!

Laura Granville (USA) vs. ^Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 3-6, 7-6 (7-3), 2-5 *40-15 Double Match Point


as you see... always Granville's points will be at the beginning and Maria's will be the second ones...

In this case... *15-40 means that Maria has 40 points and Granville has 15 points... No matter who is serving...

Also if a player has an "^" before their names means that the player is serving.

The scoreboard should begin at.....

^Laura Granville (USA) vs. Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 0-0 *0-0

Cmon Maria!!! :yeah:

Warming Up!

mmm... haven't began yet...

Whats happening? Her court is free.

Theres a presentation to the winners of the US Open Series (Davenport and Hewitt) before the match :)

Oh, how fucking gay is that?

Laura Granville is so nice... :hearts:

I never thought she was so nice... I saw a quick interview of her...

Warming up now Duiz :yeah:

Maria was in an interview moments ago.... she was also nice...

Maria is warming up!

Maria to serve first!

30-0 to maria

30-15 now

40-15 Cmon Masha :D

MAtch began!

1-0 Good start on serve :)

An ace to take the 1st game

http://www.usopen.org/images/netcam/large/1/008.jpg

Remember to give more info Daniel!!!

30-0 to Laura

^Laura Granville (USA) vs. Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 0-1 *40-15

Continue posting the pics please dan, thanks.

Does granville have a good serve?

Allez Maria!

^Laura Granville (USA) vs. Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 0-1 *40-15

Thanks!

back to 40-30 now
Cmon Maria, get the early break :yeah:

Deuce

Laura Granville (USA) vs. ^Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 1-1 0-0*

Ive got the US Open radio on so ive can hear Maria and some commentary :D

where did you get the pictures of tonight's mtch from?

Laura Granville (USA) vs. ^Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 1-1 15-30*

Maria serving fairly well so far

Laura Granville (USA) vs. ^Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 1-1 15-40*

Forehand winner

15-0
30-0 Let. Soft second serve and also error by Granvillle
30-15 1st serve fault. Out of the baseline.
40-15 Strong first serve and a forehand winner
W-15 Wide serve and volley winner

Laura Granville (USA) vs. ^Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 1-2

^Laura Granville (USA) vs. Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 1-2 *0-0

2 aces Maria
5 winners
60% 1st serve in
100% wins on 1st serve

^Laura Granville (USA) vs. Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 1-2 *30-0

Error from Granville 30-15

Deuce

Adv Granville
Marias return was long

Laura Granville (USA) vs. ^Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 2-2 0-0*

15-0
30-0
30-15 out of the baseline for granville.
40-15 Our of the baseline for Maria.
40-30 Strong rally. Granville missed the left lane...
DEUCE Maria killls her in the net!
AD-GR Maria out of the baseline.
W-GR Maria our of the baseline.

Laura Granville (USA) vs. ^Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 2-2

40-0 to maria

^Laura Granville (USA) vs. Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 2-3 *0-0

Maria holds to love :D

15-0 Maria began strongly.
30-0 1st serve fault. Laura out of the baseline
30-0 Out of the baseline for Laura
30-0 Out of the baseline for Laura
W-MS Maria winner

Laura Granville (USA) vs. Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 2-3

Maria
8 winners
3 aces
100% wins on 1st serve in (very good Maria)

0-30 to maria
opportunity for a break here

0-40
3 break points to maria
great stuff

15-40 now

long rallys here
maria pushed a shot wide
30-40

back to Deuce...doh

0-15 Double fault
0-30 1st serve fault. Laura out of the baseline
0-40 1st serve fault. Strong forehand!
15-40 Maria makes a mistake..
30-40 the ball blew away for Maria!
DEUCE Ball came back to maria because of the net.
AD-GR Unenforced error
DEUCE Double fault
AD-GR Maria makes an error..
W-GR anothe error

Laura Granville (USA) vs. Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 3-3

Laura Granville (USA) vs. ^Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 3-3 *0-0

Maria not able to take the break, made a few errors

40-15 to Maria

serve still in good touch

Ace to take the game

^Laura Granville (USA) vs. Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 3-4 *0-0

I am blind...

15-15 granville serve

Deuce
Cmon Maria :clap2:

Break point Maria

Go Maria Go!

Break point Maria

yes!!! :)

Laura Granville (USA) vs. ^Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 3-5 *0-0

:woohoo:

Serving for the 1st set

15-0 to maria

Cmon masha!!!!

Well done Maria, serving very well!!!

40-0

3 set points

:aparty:

Df :s
40-15

Darn... Ferrero... just finish him! So I cna see the match!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

1st set to Maria

6-3

Give the compelte scoreboard please!

Carry it on in the 2nd Maria

Marias serving is excellent. I hope she has finally got it sorted on this surface! :yeah:

First set won. Now for the second, Maria! :)

^Laura Granville (USA) vs. Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 3-6 0-0 *0-0

40-15
W-MS Maria winner, with a great point!

Laura Granville (USA) vs. Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 3-6

Marias 1st set Stats
Aces 4
1st serve 71% :yeah:
% win on 1st 94%
% won on 2nd 57%
Winners 13
UFE 7
Break pt conversions 1 of 4
Total pts 35

30-15 to Granny 1st game 2nd set

Celebration!

Ferrero match is stll up... I am stil blind...

Laura Granville (USA) vs. ^Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 3-6 1-0 0-0*

15-0 on Marias serve

totally blind...

30-15

40-15 a point from 1 all for Maria

^Laura Granville (USA) vs. Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 3-6 1-1 *0-0

Got broken?

Ferrero and Zib just won't bugger off! :fiery:

0-30 to Maria

another early break chance

0-40 now
3 break pts

Cmon MARIA take the break

Deuce
CMON maria!!!!

Granville is good at saving break points.

Laura Granville (USA) vs. ^Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 3-6 2-1 0-0*

Granville holds...
Cmon Maria gotta take the break chances
twice now Laura has held from 0-40

good thing is Maria is serving well.

15-0 on marias serve
baseline rally

granville returns long
30-0

^Laura Granville (USA) vs. Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 3-6 2-2 *0-0

Maria holds again
1 df in that game

Cmon Maria break this time
Put the pressure on Laura :D

Ferrero won! Maria's match is back up!

shit, that was a quick game.

Laura Granville (USA) vs. ^Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 3-6 3-2 0-0*

Granville holds

30-0 to Maria

40-0

2nd seve 95mph ace :yeah:
serving beautifully
7 aces now

40-30

2 errors

^Laura Granville (USA) vs. Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 3-6 3-3 *0-0

Holds well!!
Cmon Maria take the break this time

40-0 to Granville

Laura Granville (USA) vs. ^Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 3-6 4-3 0-0*

Granville holds to love

no, Sharapova now has more unforce errors.

Maria serving...

15-0
15-15 Dbl. fault
15-30 1ast serve fault. by the line for Sharapova.. Laura's point
30-30 1st. serve fault. Out of the way by Laura.
40-30 Right on the line for Maria!
W- Maria winner, ace!

Laura Granville (USA) vs. Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 3-6, 4-4

^Laura Granville (USA) vs. Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 3-6 4-4 *0-0

I hope this set doesn't go to a tie break.

15-30

Laura Granville (USA) vs. ^Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 3-6 5-4 0-0*

Grrr
Cmon Maria

Laura serving...

15-0 Out of the way for Maria.
15-15 1st serve fault. incrediblly out of the court Laura was.
15-30 on the net for Laura
30-30 ace by Laura
40-30 Great volley by Laura... :worship:
W-GR Maria does a bad bounce-back

Laura Granville (USA) vs. Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 3-6, 5-4

15-0

8 Aces
23 Winners

UFE's 20 for Maria :(

40-15

^Laura Granville (USA) vs. Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 3-6 5-5 *0-0

Maria serving...

15-0
30-0
30-15 bad volley by Maria
40-15 Awesome cross-backhand :worship:
W-GR Error by Granville

Laura Granville (USA) vs. Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 3-6, 5-5

Gotta break now Maria :bowdown:

good time to break is NOW!

Laura Granville (USA) vs. ^Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 3-6 6-5 0-0*

Maria must hold for a tie break

Granville serving...

0-15 error by Laura
15-15 error by Maria
30-15 great point. error by the umpires
30-30 Out of the line for Maria
40-30 Out of hte line by Maria
W-GR Out of the line by Maria

Laura Granville (USA) vs. Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 3-6, 6-5

2nd set has really been pretty even!

Deuce on Maria
CMON MARIA!!

DF on deuce :eek:

granville takes 2nd set :eek:
7-5

Maria serving...

0-15 Long rally, error by Maria
15-15 Out of the way by Laura
30-15 Freaking great point! erro by Laura
30-30 Out of the line by Maria
30-40 Out of the line by Maria-setpoint
DEUCE Great serve by Maria
AD-GR out of the line by Maria-set point
W-GR Huge error by Maria!

Laura Granville (USA) vs. Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 3-6, 7-5, 0-0

^Laura Granville (USA) vs. Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 3-6 7-5 *0-0

ohh darn...

WTF? Maria is tremendously losing her confidence... I noticed that...

Marias gotta get on top straight away here in the 3rd

an early break will raise her confidence.

Yeah Maria Broke!!!!

Laura Granville (USA) vs. ^Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 3-6 7-5 0-1 0-0*

:woohoo:

Cmon Masha !!!!!

hold, please!

I am about to be back with the commentaries!

No broke back

Maria serving...

15-30 coming to this with two dbl faults
15-40 Out fo the lines by Maria
W- GR Maria got broekn by her own mistake!

Laura Granville (USA) vs. Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 3-6, 7-5, 1-1

32 UFE's :eek:

the problem is laura is brimming with confidence.

Maria is really struggling i hope she can just break and keep it come on Maria

Laura's not making any mistakes.

Granville serving...

15-0 Maria made a huge net ball
15-15 Great cross-volley by maria
30-15 Now great volley by Laura
40-15 Out of the lines by Maria
40-30 Out of the lines by Laura...
DEUCE Net ball by Laura
AD-MS Out of the lines again by Laura... :lol:
DEUCE Maria makes her own mistake now... far on the back!
AD-GR Another error by Maria...
W-GR Big save for Granville.. MAria cross-backhand failed

Laura Granville (USA) vs. Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 3-6, 7-5, 2-1

8 unforced errors already in 3rd set by Maria. Laura's only made 1

See what happens when people make stupid predictions....

15 all on marias serve

Please don't make stupid predictions ever again.

Thank You.

40-15 Cmon Maria

Maria serving...

15-0 Net ball by Laura
15-15 Out of the side lines for Maria
30-15 Now great globe by Maria and erro by Laura
40-15 Out of the lines by Laura
40-30 Out of the lines by Laura
W-GR Laura out of the way

Laura Granville (USA) vs. Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 3-6, 7-5, 2-2

1st serve is slowly dying only 53% now

2-2 15 all Granville serving

Laura serving...

15-0
15-15 Netball by Laura
15-30 Out of the lines by Granville
30-30 Funny net ball by Maria...
40-30 Net balls keep coming for Maria
W-GR Huge forehand by Laura!

Laura Granville (USA) vs. Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 3-6, 7-5, 3-2

3-6 7-5 3-2

3-6 7-5 3-3

Maria serving...

15-0
30-0 Out of the lines by Laura
40-0 Great volley and outside the lines for Laura
40-15 Boo.
W-GR Ace by Maria!

Laura Granville (USA) vs. Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 3-6, 7-5, 3-2

GM board is exploding with abuse already.

Need a break ASAP :)

GM board is exploding with abuse already.
Bugger them, the match is still going

Is laura serving really well or Maria just returning badly?

3-6 7-5 4-3

Laura doing it too easy now...

Laura serving...

15-0
30-0 Netball by Maria
40-0 Another one for the count
W-GR Out of the way by Maria

Laura Granville (USA) vs. Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 3-6, 7-5, 4-3

Maria is returning ok but too many errors on groundstrokes

3-6 7-5 4-4

Maria serving...

15-0 Big rally. Net ball by Granville
15-15 Netball by Maria. Maria is losing her confidence!
30-15 Out of the lines by Laura
30-30 dbl fault.
40-30 Laura out of the way.
DEUCE
W-MS Maria surviving. Maria is out...

Laura Granville (USA) vs. Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 3-6, 7-5, 4-4

next 2 games are SO important.

DF 7
UFE 41
Winners 29
Brk pt conversions 2 of 9

40-0 to granville

3-6 7-5 5-4

huge pressure on maria now

There is still hope!

Laura serving...

15-0 another error for Maria
30-0 Rain delay please!
40-0 Huge forehand by Laura
40-15 Good point by Maria
W-GR Another error by Maria... We need something to make her survive.

Laura Granville (USA) vs. Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 3-6, 7-5, 5-4

this is nervous times Maria has to pull this out

Maria serving...

15-0 Freaking great volley by Maria
30-0 WTF? That was a fantastic forehnad by Masha!
40-0 Superly wide serve by Maria!
40-15 an erro by maria... It's alright to her!
W-MS Strong game!!!

Laura Granville (USA) vs. Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 3-6, 7-5, 5-5

3-6 7-5 5-5

Maria holds
Cmon girl :yeah:

battle of nerves from now on!

YEEEEHHHHAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH
breaks
CMON

Laura serving...

0-15 Great rally, and slight mistake by Granville
0-30 Maria is playing stron sensational tennis now!
0-40 Grunts got way louder, and she got way stonger. Laura van't uphold her power.
W-MS WTF? Sharapova made a inhuman powerful game, finishing with a powerful cross backhand

Laura Granville (USA) vs. Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 3-6, 7-5, 5-6

Now just do your best Maria!

GAME SET MATCH

:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:
:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

Maria serving for the match...

15-0 overlypowerful and outplaying Laura
30-0 Laura is just fading out... making an error
30-15 TRying to make the impossible, she mad a dbl. fault.
40-15 Revenge with an ace by MAria
WM-MS Outplaying Granville! Huge forehand!

Laura Granville (USA) vs. Maria Sharapova (RUS) [7] 3-6, 7-5, 5-7 Final...

6-3 5-7 7-5
:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

Congrats Maria!

6-3 5-7 7-5
:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

It should be...

[7] Maria Sharapova (RUS) def. Laura Granville (USA) 6-3, 5-7, 7-5

Global Match Report

Global Final Score

[7] Maria Sharapova (RUS) def. Laura Granville (USA) 6-3, 5-7, 7-5

Match Summary

Miss Laura Granville:

1st Serve % 61 of 102 = 60 %
Aces 2
Double Faults 4
Unforced Errors 27
Winning % on 1st Serve 42 of 61 = 69 %
Winning % on 2nd Serve 21 of 41 = 47 %
Winners (Including Service) 14
Receiving Points Won 27 of 95 = 28 %
Break Point Conversions 2 of 3 = 67 %
Net Approaches 8 of 11 = 73 %
Total Points Won 90
Fastest Serve 104 MPH
Average 1st Serve Speed 98 MPH
Average 2nd Serve Speed 84 MPH

Miss Maria Sharapova:

1st Serve % 51 of 91 = 56 %
Aces 10
Double Faults 8
Unforced Errors 44
Winning % on 1st Serve 40 of 51 = 78 %
Winning % on 2nd Serve 24 of 40 = 50 %
Winners (Including Service) 35
Receiving Points Won 39 of 102 = 38 %
Break Point Conversions 3 of 10 = 30 %
Net Approaches 15 of 16 = 94 %
Total Points Won 103
Fastest Serve 113 MPH
Average 1st Serve Speed 102 MPH
Average 2nd Serve Speed 93 MPH

Gotta go out for a while now...

Well done Maria!!! :D
I am extremely proud, what an effort :bowdown:

Phew, Thank You Maria! :D

:woohoo:

:bowdown: :hatoff: :woohoo: :hatoff: :bowdown:

congrats masha,

i was so worried after it was 5-4 in the third, i had to stop taping, and than she came back strong and i taped the last game.

she doesnt play singles tomorrow but she does play mixed doubles. hopefully its on tv but i doubt it

I think maria solde this game to make see Granville more important or somethign like that... I was just came to think of that... It was just amazinf how maria got back...

Hurrah! :D

Oh watching last night's game of Masha, really really drive me nuts...she won the game with a tough game...3 sets...not so good...hope she can manage herself not to make too many unforced errors