TOKYO 2010: Sharapova Heika, Defending Champion-san, HARI KARI

TORAY PAN PACIFIC OPEN 2010
Ariake Tennis Forest Park, Tokyo

Qualifying tournament: Sept 24-25
Main tournament: Sept 26 - Oct 2

MARIA'S RESULT LAST YEAR: CHAMPION def. Jankovic

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Seeds:
1) Caroline Woziacki
2) Vera Zvonereva
3) Jelena Jankovic
4) Samantha Stosur
5) Francesca Schiavone
6) Agnieszka Radwanska
7) Elena Dementieva
8) Victoria Azarenka
9) Na Li
10) Svetlana Kuznetsova
11) Marion Bartoli
12) Maria Sharapova
13) Shahar Peer
14) Aravene Rezai
15) Nadia Petrova
16) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

Draw: http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/SEWTATour-Archive/posting/2010/603/MDS.pdf

Good luck Maria! You can win it! All it takes is a little bit of...

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kzedpuScQU1qb7evco1_400.gif

Otherwise we will hari kari in the 'Maria just lost' thread.

Sorry about the thread title. It was that or MOSHI MOSHI!

A state of total awareness to defeat the field:
0ev_ob4mVwg

Wonder what her form is like atm.

Nice thread!:)

But what is Heika...?:unsure:


*edit* I totes remember that epoisode!:sobbing: Friends was my ish back then!:sobbing:

Maria :hearts: lets dominate here!

Nice thread!:)

But what is Heika...?:unsure:


*edit* I totes remember that epoisode!:sobbing: Friends was my ish back then!:sobbing:

i Think its like queen or majesty, something like that.

"Ahhh, Salmon skin roll." :worship:

:d

Maria loves these asian indoor events...let's defend this shit and do well in Beijing too Masha:banana:

Go Mash! YOU CAN DO IT!

Congrats Giselle :D Nice thread :yeah:

Maria to defend her title........:cheer:

Great Thread Tittle:yeah:

Win it Masha!

Good luck Maria. I believe you can do it.

:cheer::cheer::cheer:

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OMFG I love the thread title, Giselle. :hysteric: :bowdown:

Wish the headband was back :sobbing:

Wish the headband was back :sobbing:

me too. I loved the headband!

Giselle you creative gurk :bowdown: love the title and love the Ross :haha:

がんばってね!!!

Win this shit Maria :bowdown:

Is it going tobe 32 or 64 draws? hope she's not going to be tired. i dont want another beijing earlier loss anymore :mad:

Good luck Maria! :cheer:

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Sharapova's practice session has started at the center court. #ppo #tennis http://twitpic.com/2rbvye

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Good luck Maria! :cheer:

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Sharapova's practice session has started at the center court. #ppo #tennis http://twitpic.com/2rbvye

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Thanks for posting!! :bounce::bounce: FTW Maria-san!

Sharapova coming up at public interview. #ppo #tennis http://twitpic.com/2rczs9

:bounce:
When is the draw out?

^^Just came out http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/SEWTATour-Archive/posting/2010/603/MDS.pdf

:lol: Should be an interesting match vs Kimiko!

Thats a pretty good draw for her. Kimiko is playing Seoul this week so that shouldn't be too difficult. The crowd probably likes Maria enough for home court advantage to not kick in. Schiavone's unpredictable (for all we know she'll lose to BYE) but can't say I'm too worried about that one. And JJ has been playing like crap.

A decent draw.

Kimiko :eek: Good luck Maria!

[1] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) bye
Qualifier - Qualifier
Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) - Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP)
Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) - [16] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS)

[10] Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) - Agnes Szavay (HUN)
Gisela Dulko (ARG) - Andrea Petkovic (GER)
Olga Govortsova (BLR) - Qualifier
[6] Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) bye

[4] Samantha Stosur (AUS) bye
Julia Goerges (GER) - Dinara Safina (RUS)
Qualifier - Klara Zakopalova (CZE)
Polona Hercog (SLO) - [14] Aravane Rezai (FRA)

[11] Marion Bartoli (FRA) - Yanina Wickmayer (BEL)
Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) - Ana Ivanovic (SRB)
Qualifier - Lucie Safarova (CZE)
[8] Victoria Azarenka (BLR) bye

[5] Francesca Schiavone (ITA) bye
Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU) - Qualifier
Angelique Kerber (GER) - Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)
[WC] Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) - [12] Maria Sharapova (RUS)

[13] Shahar Peer (ISR) - Timea Bacsinszky (SUI)
Melanie Oudin (USA) - Kaia Kanepi (EST)
Petra Kvitova (CZE) - Alona Bondarenko (UKR)
[3] Jelena Jankovic (SRB) bye

[7] Elena Dementieva (RUS) bye
Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) - [WC] Kurumi Nara (JPN)
Qualifier - Flavia Pennetta (ITA)
Maria Kirilenko (RUS) - [9] Na Li (CHN)

[15] Nadia Petrova (RUS) - Qualifier
[WC] Ayumi Morita (JPN) - Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL)
Barbora Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) - Sara Errani (ITA)
[2] Vera Zvonareva (RUS) bye

Let's do this, Masha! :cheer:

can't ask for a better draw - granny Kimiko, folowed by Maria's punching bag Dani and Schiavonne LOL. Hopefully that stinker against Pushmaster will light the fire under Maria's ass for once and she steamrolls this draw.

Amazing Draw! Maria should at least reach the semis!

:woohoo:

nice draw, hopefully she'll capitalise :drool:

Cmon Maria, is the whole tourny gunna be streamed? :speakles:

Good draw.

Schiavone is a loose cannon and played some superb tennis at the US Open, but let's take this one match at a time. Interestingly, Date-Krumm and Sharapova have never played each other before.

I fully expect Maria to win this one.

Come on girl, win it :D

come on masha

Nice draw!!! Hopefully she can take advantage of it. I really want to her finish the season strongly and get the best possible ranking to start 2011.

Pretty decent draw :D Hopefully she will manage to defend most of her points from last year. Come on Maria....Lets do this :cheer:

Pretty good draw for Maria!

Good draw,hope she does well!

Best draw for Maria in a long time :rocker:

Ohmy, Kimiko in R1 is quite tough. Dani won't be easy as well I think.
Cmon Maria, is the whole tourny gunna be streamed? :speakles:
ES/ES2 will be showing from Monday so there should be streams up as well. :hearts:
Best draw for Maria in a long time :rocker:
Montréal was way easier. :crying2:

ES/ES2 will be showing from Monday so there should be streams up as well. :hearts:

Thanks :p
:cheer: So excited!

Allez!

Coverage starts on Monday at 8:30 AM CET with a tape delayed stuff from one of the first two or three matches on OOP. Live coverage starts at 10:00 AM CET which is 5:00 PM local time (start of the evening session I guess ;) ). So if Maria plays during the evening session, she'll be live on ES :D

Good luck Maria!

this thread has opened? :sobbing: didn't know :sad:

i hate my fkn laptop!!!!!!

good luck Maria!!

Watch from 1.30 onwards :lol::happy:

oZip-LAx9v0

Oh lordy. And thats the more reliable shot.

Great draw :hearts:
can make semis easily!

They have Masha vs Date-Krumm as the headline match on the frontpage.

http://i53.tinypic.com/fx3ple.jpg

She plays Monday :bounce:

Yup, Monday it is. :cheer: Hope ES will show it on TV.

Yup, Monday it is. :cheer: Hope ES will show it on TV.

Yes ES better show it so that I can watch on TV and Tokyo is only 1 hour behind :aparty:

^ is it going to be on FoxSports?

Yes ES better show it so that I can watch on TV and Tokyo is only 1 hour behind :aparty:
Tokyo is 7 hours ahead of me (CET). :tears: :sobbing:

^ is it going to be on FoxSports?

Do you have foxtel? If so it's programmed to be on Eurosport!

oh yeah ! monday --bet365 will be live

Do you have foxtel? If so it's programmed to be on Eurosport!

i dont have foxtel :bigcry:

Nice draw, should be an awesome opening match :)

ES is gonna be live from 10 am. :cheer:

Yup, Monday it is. :cheer: Hope ES will show it on TV.

They've got a four hour window from 10:00 to 13:45, so I guess both the opening matches from evening session will be live. Pretty safe to say they'll put Kimiko on the evening session since it's Tokyo :p

Is there going to be any live coverage in the US?

ES is gonna be live from 10 am. :cheer:

yay, can't wait!

They have Masha vs Date-Krumm as the headline match on the frontpage.

http://i53.tinypic.com/fx3ple.jpg

She plays Monday :bounce:

Excellent ;)

ES is gonna be live from 10 am. :cheer:

oh crap, that's early for my lazy holiday brain :o

oh crap, that's early for my lazy holiday brain :o

Seriously? SERIOUSLY? :mad:

You can't get your L-A-Z-Y ASS out of bed for Maria F*CKING Sharapova?????? :fiery:

http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/575/bitchpleaseo.gif

:help: :tape: :help: :tape: :help:

hail mary full of grace :bowdown:


:haha:

Seriously? SERIOUSLY? :mad:

You can't get your L-A-Z-Y ASS out of bed for Maria F*CKING Sharapova?????? :fiery:

http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/575/bitchpleaseo.gif

:help: :tape: :help: :tape: :help:

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:4dxE47EJva2oiM:http://i.pbase.com/u13/stefanburke/upload/3616974.rolleyes.gif&t=1

I won't get my ass out of bed, because I will wake up and watch FROM MY BED !!! a-ha! how brilliant am I? :shrug:

tokyo is 4hrs behind... no matter what its a comfortable time. Love ya Tokes!

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I won't get my ass out of bed, because I will wake up and watch FROM MY BED !!! a-ha! how brilliant am I? :shrug:

Did you just try and FAIL to roll your eyes at me? L.M.A.O!!!!

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/9675/4120p.gif


If you can watch it comfortably from your bed, what was this:

oh crap, that's early for my lazy holiday brain

bitching and moaning all about? :o

Seriously,

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/2274/gtfof.gif

ooh someone's :cat:y today :haha: hungover?

Lol. No. I'm just playing. ;)



Please forgive me, Jovana Jo Joxy from Joxystein!!! :awww::awww::awww:


Pleeeeaaaasssseeeeeeee!!! :hysteric:

http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/9378/102ui37.gif

Did you just try and FAIL to roll your eyes at me? L.M.A.O!!!!

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/9675/4120p.gif


If you can watch it comfortably from your bed, what was this:



bitching and moaning all about? :o

Seriously,

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/2274/gtfof.gif

why are you mean to me? :tears:

Lol. No. I'm just playing. ;)



Please forgive me, Jovana Jo Joxy from Joxystein!!! :awww::awww::awww:


Pleeeeaaaasssseeeeeeee!!! :hysteric:

http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/9378/102ui37.gif

okay :tears: I was scared there y'know :tears: not my fault I'm lazy as hell :tears: not my fault uni starts in October and I don't have anything to do but sleep :tears:

Gurl, you should part all the time before uni starts. Oh wait, maybe you are since you're sleepy the next day? ;)

okay :tears: I was scared there y'know :tears: not my fault I'm lazy as hell :tears: not my fault uni starts in October and I don't have anything to do but sleep :tears:

Get a dog/hobby/new boyfriend(?).;) :shrug:

Wait, isn't Joxy's hobby postwhoring the Siberian Siren? ;)

Get a dog/hobby/new boyfriend(?).;) :shrug:

mum wont let me/I read a lot so that's a hobby I guess :shrug:/a good man is hard to find here :o
but I have 2 more weeks and then medicine starts and I'll have plenty to do ... for a long long long time :D ... :tape:

Wait, isn't Joxy's hobby postwhoring the Siberian Siren? ;)

oh well, guilty ;)

mum wont let me/I read a lot so that's a hobby I guess :shrug:/a good man is hard to find here :o
but I have 2 more weeks and then medicine starts and I'll have plenty to do ... for a long long long time :D ... :tape:

How many semesters do you have to study? 14?

I might get a higher paid job next week.:woohoo:

How many semesters do you have to study? 14?

I might get a higher paid job next week.:woohoo:

well 12 if I manage to do everything in 6 years which is almost impossible with medicine ,but I will try my best ;) :tape: and then specialization which will be perhaps 4 years (depends what I decide to do) and so on :tape:

ajde :banana: fingers crossed you do

http://www.gifsoup.com/view/172144/andy-fingers-crossed-o.gif

mum wont let me/I read a lot so that's a hobby I guess :shrug:/a good man is hard to find here :o
but I have 2 more weeks and then medicine starts and I'll have plenty to do ... for a long long long time :D ... :tape:


Wow :speakles: Well Done :angel:
You're a genius :bowdown:
Good luck and hopefully in a few years time you will be a doctor :D

I start Uni in October too and I'm not sure If I am going to be able to talk around here and postwhore :haha: But I know for sure I'm gonna miss this :sad:

I'm going to have to miss like the entire Tokyo tournament. Too much school work. :sobbing:

I'm going to have to miss like the entire Tokyo tournament. Too much school work. :sobbing:

I'm gonna have to miss a lot of uni. To much Tokyo :sobbing: (actually not true because of time, but it means I won't do any work).

Bummer. Pretty sure i'll we working when she plays Kimiko :sad:

I'm gonna have to miss a lot of uni. To much Tokyo :sobbing: (actually not true because of time, but it means I won't do any work).

Priorities: You've got them straight. :yeah:

I'm gonna have to miss a lot of uni. To much Tokyo :sobbing: (actually not true because of time, but it means I won't do any work).

Kiwi Uni students don't get holidays like Kiwi secondary students? Shame. :lol:

I'm gonna have to miss a lot of uni. To much Tokyo :sobbing: (actually not true because of time, but it means I won't do any work).

Priorities: You've got them straight. :yeah:

:rolls: masha > uni any day :tape:

Kiwi Uni students don't get holidays like Kiwi secondary students? Shame. :lol:

Pfft whatevs. I had all of the US Open off.

When does her match start? Schedule anyone?

Pfft whatevs. I had all of the US Open off.

Do you guys actually not have one? :speakles:

CENTRE COURT
Starting at: 11:00am
Yaroslava SHVEDOVA (KAZ) Kurumi NARA (JPN)

followed by

Kimiko DATE KRUMM (JPN) Maria SHARAPOVA (RUS)

Thanks bro. What's that time in NZ, Giselle? :D

That means 8:30 AM tape dealyed stuff on ES probably (I don't think they'll show any Sunday evening matches on Monday morning, but you never know).

Good luck Maria. :hearts:

Thanks bro. What's that time in NZ, Giselle? :D

After 4.... I'm gonna bet on 5pm.

It will be a tough opener for Maria.Hopefully she makes the best out of it:yeah:

:inlove: perfect time for Sydney people, 3pm :dance:

love the school holidays :inlove:

:inlove: perfect time for Sydney people, 3pm :dance:

love the school holidays :inlove:

:worship: Is there gunna be a stream?

China ..........
time difference -1 hour .haha

:worship: Is there gunna be a stream?

probably. FozSports is showing it i think, but don't have it, :ras: :(

^^ :aparty:

^^ :aparty:

stop rubbing it in :bigcry:

:worship: Is there gunna be a stream?
Your avatar. :hysteric:

:tears: FML i dont have it either!

Your avatar. :hysteric:

:speakles: whats wrong with it? hermione :bowdown:

:speakles: whats wrong with it? hermione :bowdown:
I just think it's funny. :tears: Harry Potter movies in general are funny for me. :sobbing:

:lol: Its amazing, the books are amazing :worship:
I'm keen as for Masha and Klebs vs Ana :)

:lol: Its amazing, the books are amazing :worship:
I'm keen as for Masha and Klebs vs Ana :)

What a Kiwi thing to say. :lol:

Same bro.

Is it? :lol: maybe aussies adopted it from NZL? :p

i love your avy :bigcry: but your banner not so much .. :sobbing:

:lol: ill find a better one then :p

:sobbing: choose a scene that isn't from the 4th book :sad: because I hate Ron and Harry's hair there :(

What a Kiwi thing to say. :lol:

Same bro.

Choice.

:lol: Ok, choose one and ill use it, make sure it has hermione tho it can have just her if u want :p

choose the one where she is at the ball, and is walking down the stairs :p

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpmavzAwk6M&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlKI0FDGVdY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qE0y74CzR7w&feature=related

Maria gets all the attention all the time she goes to Japan! Love it :D

those HL, amaze tennis from both :hearts:

Masha plays 2nd on CC tomorrow, so she's not gonna be live on TV.:(

Play begins at 11 am Tokyo time, which is 4am German time...:help: I guess, I'll have to wake up flippin early to watch a crappy livestream. Or hope they'll replay the match. Either way, it sucks.

Really?!?!?! :o
Does this mean no streams :o

All streams I've seen so far start at 10am German time.:o

Does that mean they r delayed? at least wed still see it?

ES shows 1 or two recorded matches before they go live, but a) this is so early and b) they'll show an edited match c) maybe they won't show Masha at all.:o

maybe there'll be the japanese channel live stream :sobbing:

:o it will be in the afternoon for me, ill try to find a ES stream and watch :D

maybe there'll be the japanese channel live stream :sobbing:


Hope so :hearts:

maria is sick :( http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people/news/article_1587108.php/Maria-Sharapova-sips-orange-drink-Tokyo-warm-up

http://www.tbs.co.jp/ppotennis/0927.html

:shrug: 3 55pm? isn't that delayed then

maria is sick :( http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people/news/article_1587108.php/Maria-Sharapova-sips-orange-drink-Tokyo-warm-up

:speakles:

Ohnoes. :hysteric: What's up with all these viruses? Petrova and NaNa have them too.

no way :sobbing:

bitch better play well!!:fiery: If it makes you feel better, im also sick ;). But she won doha in 08 under the weather. so its doable. We'll see just how sick she is in her match tomorow.

bitch better play well!! If it makes you feel better, im also sick. But she won doha in 08 under the weather. so its doable. We'll see just how sick she is in her match tomorow.

did you just compare Sharapova 2008 to Sharapova 2010? :sobbing:

did you just compare Sharapova 2008 to Sharapova 2010? :sobbing:

sadly :sad: Gotta get some sort of self-hope, even it it means going back to ancient times :help:

sadly :sad: Gotta get some sort of self-hope, even it it means going back to ancient times :help:

delusional Mashabators :cheer::kiss:

Well there's a difference between playing when you're 'feeling unwell' and 'coughing and sneezing the entire time'. The first one is probably the toughest, and I don't think you can play if you feel unwell, as in stomach ache etc.
Playing with a nasty cough etc is definitely manageable, as you said Maria did it in Doha '08.

A lose to Kimiko is better than a lose to Wozniacki IMO. :cheer:

But she has so much points to defend here. :tears: If she loses in R1 she's out of top 20.
Bad new at the wrong time. :(

Maria losing to a woman double her age isn't really an ideal situation :sobbing:

Can't believe Dinara is Kimiko's bitch now :sobbing:

:bigcry: Dina :hug:

just wondering, is Maria anyone's punchbag?

Probably only Serena.




















:sobbing:

And Justine :yeah: she trails 7-3 in their H2H

No. Maria hasn't lost the last 5 meetings against her.

that's not a differential of 5, so :p

Right :)

All I know is Maria has a lot of punchbags!

My favorite one is Radwanska for sure :yeah:

Right :)

All I know is Maria has a lot of punchbags!

My favorite one is Radwanska for sure :yeah:

:inlove:

Maria's punchbags are all players I sort of like. :o

Maria's punchbags are all players I sort of like. :o

Which are?...:rolleyes:

Which are?...:rolleyes:
I have nothing against Agatha and Dani. In fact, Agatha used to be my second fave player a couple of years ago.

Which are?...:rolleyes:

:haha:

:yeah:

:haha:

:yeah:
Uhm. Okay then. Yeah, that was totally hilarious..Kinda.















:unsure:

I have nothing against Agatha and Dani. In fact, Agatha used to be my second fave player a couple of years ago.

Dani is everyones bitch I suppose! That girl is a horrible chocker:rolleyes:

I remember in Miami this year she had Venus on her hand and she blew it:o

I just love how Maria just thrashed Aga since that USO 3rd round:hearts:

Maria has 10 punchbags/pigeons/bitches :hearts::worship:

Dani is everyones bitch I suppose! That girl is a horrible chocker:rolleyes:

I remember in Miami this year she had Venus on her hand and she blew it:o

I just love how Maria just thrashed Aga since that USO 3rd round:hearts:
The way Maria beat her in Cincy was the only thrashing in their total of ... meetings. :tears:
Maria has 10 punchbags/pigeons/bitches :hearts::worship:
Really? :speakles:

The way Maria beat her in Cincy was the only thrashing in their total of ... meetings. :tears:



Well Aga hasn't beaten Maria since that USO match! And their Doha match must be called a thrash from Maria regardless of the score:p

The way Maria beat her in Cincy was the only thrashing in their total of ... meetings. :tears:

Really? :speakles:

mhmm

Sharapova 6-0 Chakvetadze
Sharapova 6-0 Daniilidou
Sharapova 9-3 Dementieva
Sharapova 5-0 Golovin
Sharapova 7-1 Hantuchova
Sharapova 5-0 Mattek-Sands
Sharapova 8-1 Petrova
Sharapova 6-1 A. Radwanska
Sharapova 7-1 Schnyder
Sharapova 6-0 Stosur

:rocker2:

mhmm

Sharapova 6-0 Chakvetadze
Sharapova 6-0 Daniilidou
Sharapova 9-3 Dementieva
Sharapova 5-0 Golovin
Sharapova 7-1 Hantuchova
Sharapova 5-0 Mattek-Sands
Sharapova 8-1 Petrova
Sharapova 6-1 A. Radwanska
Sharapova 7-1 Schnyder
Sharapova 6-0 Stosur

:rocker2:

And these are some quality names :speakles::sobbing:

I'm sure she has more though:P

:inlove:

Li Na used to be on that list but now Maria is becoming her bitch instead. :)

ZOMG that's a long list. :sobbing:

Maria Sharapova vs Ai Sugyiama 4-0 :shrug:

Li Na used to be on that list but now Maria is becoming her bitch instead. :)

:bigcry::smash:

Maria Sharapova vs Ai Sugyiama 4-0 :shrug:

She's not her punchbag, because its only a differential of 4+. :sad:

Li Na used to be on that list but now Maria is becoming her bitch instead. :)

I know what the hell is up with that crap.:o

If Maria wins Tokyo and Beijing and reaches the Semis of Moscow and Qualifies for DOha(so many ands:embarrassing: ) I woul die :crying2:

Maria is NOT qualifying for Doha, seriously. There is no way she'll win Tokyo AND Beijing.

Yeah but if she wins these she will Qualify! Damn I think I should quit dreaming.

Not really. She'll also have to win Moscow and hope the other remaining contenders have very bad results.

Crap! Its Over:sobbing:

Well duhh. So basically it's Bali or no YEC at all this year. :lol:

maria is sick :( http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people/news/article_1587108.php/Maria-Sharapova-sips-orange-drink-Tokyo-warm-up

I thought that practice was before the kids thing were she looked fine. At least I hope so. :sad:

Playing Bali would be embarrassing to play wouldn't it!?

Anyway some good players are going to be playing Bali this year I guess!

I read somewhere If Maria wins Tokyo Venus will be in danger of not qualifying!

And Maria has not qualified on her own in YEC since 2006:sobbing:

Hey,

I don't think Maria is planning to play YEC even if she qualifies for this event I know it sounds dumb but she can't play Moscou then play YEC. She won't be at her very best I just hope she wins a lot of points to be in top 10 at the end of the year and possibly avoid the best players too early at slams.

Playing Bali would be embarrassing to play wouldn't it!?

Anyway some good players are going to be playing Bali this year I guess!

I read somewhere If Maria wins Tokyo Venus will be in danger of not qualifying!

And Maria has not qualified on her own in YEC since 2006:sobbing:
No, it's where she belonngs atm. :lol:
Yeah, it has a pretty strong field so far.

Well Maria basically sucks since 2006.

:confused:

:confused:

2007: many injury...
2008: *cough*

2009-2010....

:confused:
Okay I take that back, I was overreacting. :lol:

No, it's where she belonngs atm. :lol:
Yeah, it has a pretty strong field so far.

Exactly. Sorry, but it's true. :shrug:


Of coure, we all know that she's capable of playing much better than that, but she just hasn't stepped her game up or crumbled under pressure when it counted (RG 3-0, 40; Wimby SP, Cincy MP). If she had, she would have qualified for the YEC. :shrug:


Bali is beautiful and Masha should play there, imo.:cheer:

Hey,

I don't think Maria is planning to play YEC even if she qualifies for this event I know it sounds dumb but she can't play Moscou then play YEC. She won't be at her very best I just hope she wins a lot of points to be in top 10 at the end of the year and possibly avoid the best players too early at slams.

Yeah she would play YEC believe me;)

In 2007 she played Moscow and YEC and also in 2005.

Exactly. Sorry, but it's true. :shrug:


Of coure, we all know that she's capable of playing much better than that, but she just hasn't stepped her game up or crumbled under pressure when it counted (RG 3-0, 40; Wimby SP, Cincy MP). If she had, she would have qualified for the YEC. :shrug:


Bali is beautiful and Masha should play there, imo.:cheer:

I know its true but its :sad: to see all those missed opportunities especially Cincy MP :sobbing:

I don't see why Maria should not play Bali, unless she doesn't want to.

2007: many injury...
2008: *cough*

2009-2010....

Well, she had a final and a semi in 2007, plus a good YEC. :shrug:

Can't really defend 2009-2010 though.

Yeah she would play YEC believe me;)

In 2007 she played Moscow and YEC and also in 2005.
Back then Moscow wasn't held the week prior to the YEC.

If Maria wins Tokyo and Beijing and reaches the Semis of Moscow and Qualifies for DOha(so many ands:embarrassing: ) I woul die :crying2:
Do not die because she could qualify even without winning both Tokyo and Beijing
:)

Will there be streams for her match?

If Maria qualifies she will play YEC.
She will play Bali if will receive good amount appearance fee.

Back then Moscow wasn't held the week prior to the YEC.

Yep that's what I meant YEC is right after Moscow. Hopefully she will do great in Tokyo and Beijing(she will probably be qualified with 2 wins) and then will withdraw from Moscow, anyway wait and see.

Exactly. Sorry, but it's true. :shrug:


Of coure, we all know that she's capable of playing much better than that, but she just hasn't stepped her game up or crumbled under pressure when it counted (RG 3-0, 40; Wimby SP, Cincy MP). If she had, she would have qualified for the YEC. :shrug:


Bali is beautiful and Masha should play there, imo.:cheer:

2-0, 40 :p

Do not die because she could qualify even without winning both Tokyo and Beijing
:)

If half of the top 10 dies, instead.

Yeah she would play YEC believe me;)

Okay, Miloti; Lucas - you want to bet with me? :) :devil:

In 2007 she played Moscow and YEC and also in 2005.

definitely not the same situation.

Yep that's what I meant YEC is right after Moscow. Hopefully she will do great in Tokyo and Beijing(she will probably be qualified with 2 wins) and then will withdraw from Moscow, anyway wait and see.
Welcome to the forum btw. :)
If half of the top 10 dies, instead.
:hysteric:

If half of the top 10 dies, instead.
Wrong.
There is no need "half of the top 10 to die" in order Maria to qualify for Doha.
On the contrary we wish them good health.

Wrong.
There is no need "half of the top 10 to die" in order Maria to qualify for Doha.
On the contrary we wish them good health.

exactly...Maria doesn't need to win both Asian Premier events to qualify for Doha - winning one and reaching the semis of another would be sufficient. And she also has Moscow to gather some points if something goes wrong too.

If Maria reaches Tokyo final she would have 3 days to rest before Beijing, she should be fresh.

Wrong.
There is no need "half of the top 10 to die" in order Maria to qualify for Doha.
On the contrary we wish them good health.

I'm always wrong, just like I was wrong about Maria sucking at her pre-USO practice and Maria not using a Prince racket.

I would love for her to qualify for Doha, but we have to be realistic -- currently Maria is a top 20 player.

If Maria reaches Tokyo final she would have 3 days to rest before Beijing, she should be fresh.

I believe players that reach the SFs of Tokyo get a 1st round bye in Beijing but even so Maria ran out of gas last year after her match with Viktoria.

You guys do realise that she's about 1100 points behind #8 right? If Maria eventually qualifies it'll not only have to do with her having good results, its because mainly Vika and Dementieva sucked.

Welcome to the forum btw. :)

Thanks.
And yes she should have time to rest even if she reachs the final but I still want her to be really fresh so please just win every single match in straights:)

You guys do realise that she's about 1100 points behind #8 right? If Maria eventually qualifies it'll not only have to do with her having good results, its because mainly Vika and Dementieva sucked.

it doesn't matter who "sucks" and whatnot - Wozniacki is World Nr.2 with one Premier title and has a chance to become Nr.1. The majority of the tour sucks big time now, and the one who sucks less has is always within a good shot...

I'm always wrong, just like I was wrong about Maria sucking at her pre-USO practice and Maria not using a Prince racket.

I would love for her to qualify for Doha, but we have to be realistic -- currently Maria is a top 20 player.



I believe players that reach the SFs of Tokyo get a 1st round bye in Beijing but even so Maria ran out of gas last year after her match with Viktoria.

She played against Victoria on Tuesday and the match was epic. Won't happen this year.

You guys do realise that she's about 1100 points behind #8 right? If Maria eventually qualifies it'll not only have to do with her having good results, its because mainly Vika and Dementieva sucked.

A lil bit like in 2007 and she reached the final. I know situations are really differents right now but Maria seems really confident when she plays YEC and the surface suits her game really well so.

it doesn't matter who "sucks" and whatnot - Wozniacki is World Nr.2 with one Premier title and has a chance to become Nr.1. The majority of the tour sucks big time now, and the one who sucks less has is always within a good shot...
Yes it does matter. I strongly think Maria won't be able to qualify by just having good results. She'll need help from the closer contenders atm, they need to lose early.

Yes it does matter. I strongly think Maria won't be able to qualify by just having good results. She'll need help from the closer contenders atm, they need to lose early.

But if she wins Tokyo and Beijing it's a lock, a win in Tokyo would mean Schiavone does not make QF.

But if she wins Tokyo and Beijing it's a lock, a win in Tokyo would mean Schiavone does not make QF.
A win in Tokyo and Beijing would give her a 1900 point boost so she should enter top 8 and she should also stay there, guaranteeing her spot in Doha normally. But I don't think that will happen, Azarenka and Dementieva are way closer to qualifying and they just need solid results from now on, whereas Maria needs pretty much spectacular results. Plus now that we know she's also sick her chances of doing well here just went down a bit I think.

Pova's sick!?

It appears so. :o Hopefully it's just a cold.
maria is sick :( http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people/news/article_1587108.php/Maria-Sharapova-sips-orange-drink-Tokyo-warm-up

It appears so. :o Hopefully it's just a cold.

It's actually hilarious. The article only says a random person heard Maria saying that she is not feeling weel.

It appears so. :o Hopefully it's just a cold.

:tears:

It's actually hilarious. The article only says a random person heard Maria saying that she is not feeling weel.
:shrug: It could be true. But I guess we'll see in a couple of hours. :lol:

I guess we'll see how she will do in her first match but it sucks:sad:

:shrug: It could be true. But I guess we'll see in a couple of hours. :lol:

How soon is she playing?

It's actually hilarious. The article only says a random person heard Maria saying that she is not feeling weel.

But she does not look well judging from the photo.

How soon is she playing?
Hmm in like 6 hours or so? Not sure. :lol:

How soon is she playing?

9 hours to be exact.

Woops. :spit: Yeah, I suck at calculating. :happy:

9 hours to be exact.

Hmmm, I don't think so, it is 6.15 am in Tokyo right now. The matches start at 11.00 am, and Maria is second on the schedule.

9 hours to be exact.

She'll be playing second match of the day, which means she'll be on court in 6-7 hours approximately.

So I was right after all. :cheer: :sobbing:

Hmmm, I don't think so, it is 6.15 am in Tokyo right now. The matches start at 11.00 am, and Maria is second on the schedule.

:lol::lol::lol:my bad pieter:lol::lol::lol:

So I was right after all. :cheer: :sobbing:

http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/705/klatschklatschklatschwm.gif

Thanks guys, :spit: I guess I should finish my essay in the next 6-7 hours.

Btw thanks for telling me I was wrong I was about to wake up in 9 hours for nothing :lol:

So is Maria playing in 6-7 hours :shrug: That is like 4 or 5AM here! :bigcry: IDK if I will be able to wake up :sobbing:

I'm just going to wake up and get the results, I can't do with waking up and 4/5, I've got school!

Ugh :o

Its so early here I am so lazy to ruin up my dreams and get up :)

I hate this part of the season. The times are craaaaaaaazy.

I knew it. :o :o You could tell she had a cold in her interview. :help:

I hate this part of the season. The times are craaaaaaaazy.

I hate it to. For me it goes US OPen which is the same time as me to Tokyo which is 8 hours ahead. :hysteric:

I knew it. :o :o You could tell she had a cold in her interview. :help:

So she will pull out a JJ and ask for Kleenex. She will be fine.

they say it will be live on bet http://www.bet365.com/home/

sorry my bad just checked it no livestream for Maria ...hope for japanese channel to broadcast it though

I cant believe it!!!!!!!!!!
I still think we will het something.

yeah I know it's too bad, hope if Maria gets to top 10 we'll get to see her more in broadcasting (although she always gets the most media attraction in any tournament she goes)

yeah I know it's too bad, hope if Maria gets to top 10 we'll get to see her more in broadcasting (although she always gets the most media attraction in any tournament she goes)

Maria's ranking has nothing to do with this. You would think Sharapova against a local girl would be the highlight of the day...
There will be a livestream, I believe.

For those of you who missed this analysis in the Moscow thread, I inserted it here so you can better evaluate what Pova can do this Fall...



Pova's chances for getting into the YEC are not brilliant. To do it,
she would have to overtake Fran who is currently #8 and hope that
ARad and Elena (and others) don't do it better.

Here's how the Ranking Points lay out from the end of the USO on 9/13/2010.
The stats show the points #7 to #10 need to defend from the 2009 tournaments
along with Pova's. The "Fall Start" column shows the net points each player
has to build on from the begining of the 2010 Fall Tournaments with all points taken out from 2009 Fall Tournaments. Note, this is a rather optimistic analysis
because it does not consider the 16 Best Results that count towards Rankings...




Defending points from 2009 Tournies Fall
9/13 Seoul Tokyo Beijing Linz Osaka Moscow Start
---- ----- ----- ------- ---- ----- ------ -----
7 Stosur 4950 60 5 280 4605
8 Schiavone 4670 30 1 80 200 470 3889
9 ARad 3995 350 700 130 1 2784
10 Elena 3945 1 250 3694
15 Pova 3450 800 140 2510


Points available from the 2010 Fall Tournaments:


R64 R32 R16 QF SF F W
---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
Tokyo 1 70 125 225 395 620 900

Beijing 5 80 140 250 450 700 1000

Moscow 1 60 120 200 320 470


YEC chances in view of all of this are dim at the very best. Pova will need
to win her three Fall Tournaments just to have an opening and, even then, hope
for someone, or more, to drop out of the YEC.

I am sure that Pova can add and subtract. Therefore, I believe she is just
trying to earn points for better positioning for 2011. But, of course, nothing
will happen if you don't try...

sorry my bad just checked it no livestream for Maria ...hope for japanese channel to broadcast it though

yeah...I remember last year that there was a website for a japanese channel that was showing Maria's matches live. I think you had to download something for it to work though.

The stats show the points #7 to #10 need to defend from the 2009 tournaments

How many points each player has to defend till the end of the season has nothing to do with the points necessary to qualify for Doha.
You should use the Race to the WTA Championships, not the Rankings.

How many points each player has to defend till the end of the season has nothing to do with the points necessary to qualify for Doha.
You should use the Race to the WTA Championships, not the Rankings.

Very good point! I'll try to find some time to fix that. I always forget about the race points...

Has the first match started? I'm going out, don't think I'll be home in time when her match starts. Anyone on my Twitter, updates please? :D Or I hope @MariaUpdates is going to be online.

any live stream? I could not find any....

Radwanska and Jankovic's match will be streamed live, Maria's probably not according to a source. Try to check FromSport, if there's any stream its gonna be on there. If its not on FromSport then most likely there's no stream.

Radwanska and Jankovic's match will be streamed live, Maria's probably not according to a source. Try to check FromSport, if there's any stream its gonna be on there. If its not on FromSport then most likely there's no stream.
Thanks!
I am checking every 10 min several sources and one of them is FromSport.

apparently tokyo tbs is showing masha
but will will there be a stream? :sobbing:

third set coming ;; :sad:
MARIA on court in about 1 hour .

Live stream :sobbing:

i just remmebered that Maria's going to wear a different outfit :inlove: can't wait to see :drool:

Close now :hearts: Excitiiing :unsure:

:cheer: can't wait
feels like forever since masha's last match

Close now :hearts: Excitiiing :unsure:

Your avie is adorbs x100000 :hearts:

GSM Shvedova..
MARIA now! :hearts: