Her match against Dulgheru was CLASSIC Fighterpova. I just re-watched the highlights and I can't believe that her forehand was ever that terrible. Footwork non-existent, serve a mess, and she still won
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Maria-Dulgheru
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OMFG THAT MATCH. You have no idea how happy I am (still) to have been sleeping while that match was robbing you all of your lives.
THIS. Because I didn't catch the shitfest against JJ last year, my automatic choice was Maria-Dulgheru. That ankle sprain
On a side note, what's with 2011 and ankle sprains?
Rome final 2012.
If you watch till 6-4 4-0 you'll have so much difficulty believing she eventually won it.
There was some peak drama there.
Epic drama! Helicopters, Li Na's mental block, rain, mud on court, wind, looong rain dealy and an epic tie-break... Anything you want.
Of the shitfests that she lost, my favourite one now is Galina's match... So much hilarious moments in it, I was so angry last year during the match, now I laugh whenever I think of it.
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Does no one remember her first match back on tour That awful match she went to 3 sets with Garbin in Warsaw
Apart from that other epic shitfests include most of her FO 09 matches, all her Los Angeles 09 matches, Dushevina at IW 2010, Stanford 2010 matches vs Radwanska & Dementieva, IW 2011 vs Medina Garrigues, Miami 2011 vs Dulgheru, all her Madrid 2011 matches, Hantuchova in Stanford and a few others
And there's also the shitfests she lost Dulko at Wimbledon, Oudin at US Open, Kiri at AO etc.
How us Maria fans are still alive after some of these is beyond me lol
That was classic pova choke, leading 6-1, 5-2 and lost the 2nd set in the TB
I only remembered this for the epic choke in the second but watching those highlights I'm amazed how much she dropshotted Garbin in that match
And also, poor claypova couldn't slide in 09 and was still a cow on ice
Some of my favorite slugfest, shit-shows from pova since the comeback so much fight, intensity, grit
Have to say, these all come to my mind first reading the title. Maria-Dulgheru was
Her matches vs Radwanska are always shitfests, especially Toronto 09 and Tokyo 09. Loved the comeback in the 2nd, and the relief after beating Aga.
I would have to pick from the ones I watched, which would be Rome 2012 final against Li, Cincy 2011 final against JJ (don't kill me, I was actually rooting for Jelena, since she used to be my favorite player besides Maria, plus she is Serbian, so the way Masha played didn't hurt me at all But even though I was rooting for JJ, I was still very happy when Masha won. I think that's the only match-up when I don't mind Maria losing ) Anyway, apart from those, Watson 2011 US Open, Pennetta 2011 US Open (she lost it obviously, after making a great comeback she chocked in the end ), Kirilenko 2012 IW (if I recall correctly that it was in IW) and so many more. I know that we're giving recommendations of her 2009 and later shitfests, but I'm just gonna say: AO 2007 1st round against Camille Pin I think my fave Pova shitfest of them all (and I wasn't even such a huge fan like I am today xD)
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^It only got good when Maria stopped being shit. But early on in the match she made me want to destroy things. I loved it because it ended on a high quality wise, but a lot of the match was Poova trying to kill us.
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oudin is a great player she already beat maria i expect to do the same now
btw whos bolivia smith?
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Well since coming back from injury Masha could be described as a power pusher.
^It only got good when Maria stopped being shit. But early on in the match she made me want to destroy things. I loved it because it ended on a high quality wise, but a lot of the match was Poova trying to kill us.
Maybe it just feels different live. You get more intensity that way, and everything looks like it's hit harder. I didn't realize until I saw Maria live just how hard she hits the ball. Azarenka gets flack these days for being a pusher at times, but she was hitting huge as well. I remember Maria playing well in the first set after getting down an early break and then just missing more towards the end of the second. She played badly to get so far down in the third but the way she roared back was insane. She hit some killer passing shots and the helicopter forehand was GOAT And the crowd was totally for Maria the entire time which is sort of rare.
I just wish I could download the match from somewhere.
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All-time favorite Maria shitfest
So much choice.
You have no idea how happy I am (still) to have been sleeping while that match was robbing you all of your lives.
That awful match she went to 3 sets with Garbin in Warsaw 
Suprisingly her serve was what saved her but everything else was pretty dire.
But even though I was rooting for JJ, I was still very happy when Masha won. I think that's the only match-up when I don't mind Maria losing 
), Kirilenko 2012 IW (if I recall correctly that it was in IW) and so many more. I know that we're giving recommendations of her 2009 and later shitfests, but I'm just gonna say: AO 2007 1st round against Camille Pin 
(yet another shitfest)
