[Lucas_Arg]

Originally Posted by denny5576

Maria will play Madrid and Rome.
No other tournaments are considered till RG.

Source????

[Craig.]

Maria Sharapova (facebook)
Two solid tournaments back to back, much more work to get done!!! I am going to take 3 days off and get those clay court shoes ready to go. I can’t remember the last time I was this excited to get on the clay. My team from Nike just sent me this very cool video with a strong message, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

[jacobruiz]

Originally Posted by Craig

Maria Sharapova (facebook)
Two solid tournaments back to back, much more work to get done!!! I am going to take 3 days off and get those clay court shoes ready to go. I can’t remember the last time I was this excited to get on the clay. My team from Nike just sent me this very cool video with a strong message, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Well, that was slightly encouraging.

[Sp!ffy]

^There's no reason for her not to be

[Светльо]

Originally Posted by Craig

Maria Sharapova (facebook)
Two solid tournaments back to back, much more work to get done!!! I am going to take 3 days off and get those clay court shoes ready to go. I can’t remember the last time I was this excited to get on the clay. My team from Nike just sent me this very cool video with a strong message, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Let's get exicetd.

[CareerSlamPova]

Originally Posted by Lucas_Arg

Source????

Source-SharapovaCowOnIce-IhateClay.com

Lol,kidding,I think Stuttgart is the only Premiere tournament before Madrid, and Sharapova ain't playing there ,and she doesn't play any clay tourney apart from Madrid and Rome unles she is injured and has to play Strasbourg..like last year.

[denny5576]

ROME
Main Draw

# Player Name Nation Rank Pref

1 WOZNIACKI, CAROLINE DEN 1 1
2 CLIJSTERS, KIM BEL 2 1
3 SCHIAVONE, FRANCESCA ITA 4 1
4 STOSUR, SAMANTHA AUS 5 1
5 LI, NA CHN 6 1
6 JANKOVIC, JELENA SRB 7 1
7 AZARENKA, VICTORIA BLR 8 1
8 WILLIAMS, VENUS USA 9 1
9 BARTOLI, MARION FRA 10 1
10 PEER, SHAHAR ISR 11 1
11 WILLIAMS, SERENA USA 12 1
12 SHARAPOVA, MARIA RUS 13 1
13 RADWANSKA, AGNIESZKA R POL 14 1
14 KUZNETSOVA, SVETLANA RUS 15 1
15 KANEPI, KAIA EST 16 1
16 PENNETTA, FLAVIA ITA 17 1
17 IVANOVIC, ANA SRB 19 1
18 WICKMAYER, YANINA BEL 20 1
19 PAVLYUCHENKOVA, ANASTASIA RUS 21 1
20 PETROVA, NADIA RUS 22 1
21 PETKOVIC, ANDREA GER 23 1
22 REZAI, ARAVANE FRA 24 1
23 CIBULKOVA, DOMINIKA SVK 25 1
24 KLEYBANOVA, ALISA RUS 26 1
25 KIRILENKO, MARIA RUS 27 1
26 DULGHERU, ALEXANDRA ROU 28 1
27 GROTH, JARMILA AUS 29 1
28 HANTUCHOVA, DANIELA SVK 30 1
29 SAFAROVA, LUCIE CZE 31 1
30 PENG, SHUAI CHN 32 1
31 MARTINEZ SANCHEZ, MARIA JOSE ESP 33 1
32 PIRONKOVA, TSVETANA K BUL 34 1
33 GOERGES, JULIA GER 35 1
34 VINCI, ROBERTA ITA 37 1
35 SEVASTOVA, ANASTASIJA LAT 38 1
36 MAKAROVA, EKATERINA RUS 39 1
37 ERRANI, SARA ITA 40 1
38 SCHNYDER, PATTY SUI 41 1
39 SHVEDOVA, YAROSLAVA KAZ 42 1
40 MATTEK-SANDS, BETHANIE USA 43 1
41 BACSINSZKY, TIMEA SUI 45 1
42 BENESOVA, IVETA CZE 46 1
43 DULKO, GISELA ARG 47 1

[Vodkapova]

Why do these tournaments keep taking the un-updated rankings list? Or maybe those are not the official seeds. I doubt Serena is playing too.

[Mr.Sharapova]

Make a good run in Rome Maria

[Светльо]

Let's first focus on Madrid Since Kimberly is not playing Masha will be 8th seed.

[denny5576]

Originally Posted by Teerin

Why do these tournaments keep taking the un-updated rankings list? Or maybe those are not the official seeds. I doubt Serena is playing too.

Tournaments are obligated to follow the Rules...

The cut date was March 28th. Therefore the ranking used is of March 21st

Seeding is based on the WTA Rankings the week prior to the start of the Tournament

[lefty24]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...mailbag/1.html



It seems that Sharapova's lack of mental toughness is evident in her recent losses -- the most recent beatdown now at the hands of Azarenka (and not as close as the 6-1, 6-4 scoreline suggests). Sharapova seems to be finished as a Grand Slam contender, ( this guy clearly hasn't watched many of her matches recently) but can we at least expect her to make second-week runs at the majors?
--Gaurang Abhiman, Chicago

• Five points on Sharapova:

1) She probably has mid-eight figures banked. She's engaged. She has other interests. She has three Slams to her name already. I credit her with grinding it out, still possessing the motivation and will to climb back up the ladder.

2) She's in the top 10 and, if you check out the points, is a likely top five member by Wimbledon.( I thought she would be only top 8. If she's in the top 5 that would be amazing)

3) Until she repairs her serve, it's hard to see her winning seven straight matches. When the serve goes, so much else -- not least your confidence during points -- goes with it.

4) Canon may have whiffed with "Image is Everything." But Sharapova's catchphrase, "Make every shot a power shot," is, sadly, accurate. I can't recall a top player who plays with such little nuance.

5) A few of you have mentioned this but I can't find it anywhere. Apparently Bill Simmons has quite a funny riff about Sharapova's intended, Sasha Vujacic. Can someone fill us in? Sound promising.

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...#ixzz1In9GSHNj

[Break My Rapture]

Originally Posted by lefty24

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...mailbag/1.html



It seems that Sharapova's lack of mental toughness is evident in her recent losses -- the most recent beatdown now at the hands of Azarenka (and not as close as the 6-1, 6-4 scoreline suggests). Sharapova seems to be finished as a Grand Slam contender, ( this guy clearly hasn't watched many of her matches recently) but can we at least expect her to make second-week runs at the majors?
--Gaurang Abhiman, Chicago

• Five points on Sharapova:

1) She probably has mid-eight figures banked. She's engaged. She has other interests. She has three Slams to her name already. I credit her with grinding it out, still possessing the motivation and will to climb back up the ladder.

2) She's in the top 10 and, if you check out the points, is a likely top five member by Wimbledon.( I thought she would be only top 8. If she's in the top 5 that would be amazing)

3) Until she repairs her serve, it's hard to see her winning seven straight matches. When the serve goes, so much else -- not least your confidence during points -- goes with it.

4) Canon may have whiffed with "Image is Everything." But Sharapova's catchphrase, "Make every shot a power shot," is, sadly, accurate. I can't recall a top player who plays with such little nuance.

5) A few of you have mentioned this but I can't find it anywhere. Apparently Bill Simmons has quite a funny riff about Sharapova's intended, Sasha Vujacic. Can someone fill us in? Sound promising.

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...#ixzz1In9GSHNj

Does Na Li ring a bell?
He clearly has never watched tennis at all.

[Marilyn Monheaux]

Originally Posted by Pieter.

Does Na Li ring a bell?
He clearly has never watched tennis at all.

Maybe he doesn't consider NaNa a top player (of Masha's caliber at least) or just could't think of her in that moment.

[cyannnnn]

i see on maria website forum they talk about the cartoon "Masha and the bear" with a blonde and green eyes little girl.(little maria)

it's very funny to see the cartoon on youtube if you have nothing to do.