[CareerSlamPova]

Sharapova, Wozniacki to compete in Korea
Maria Sharapova will visit Korea for the first time in seven years. Tennis marketing agency JS Management said Sharapova and Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark, currently ranked No. 11, will have an exhibition match at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on Dec. 28.

Sharapova won the French Open in June to complete a career Grand Slam as she won all four majors eight years after her triumph at Wimbledon in 2004.

Caroline Wozniacki
She gained huge popularity in Korea when she won the Hansol Open on her first visit to the country that same year. Her last match in Korea was against Venus Williams back in 2005. Sharapova lost in straight sets to the American.

Wozniacki won the KDB Korea Open, which ended last Sunday.

Her boyfriend Rory Mcllroy of Northern Ireland, the world's top-ranked male golfer, will accompany her to Korea at the end of the year.

Exo vulturepova? Prague vs Kvitova, Milan vs Errani(and doubles with Ana), Gillette Federer tour and now this too.

[Sharapovian]

Maria Sharapova
On being injured last fall but healthy this fall...
"Everything after the US Open this year is kind of a bonus for me, because last year I sprained my ankle in Tokyo and pretty much missed the rest of the season, missing this tournament and not really being fit for Istanbul. So this week, every match I play, win or lose, I'm really happy to be healthy, really happy to be No.2 in the world, and really happy to have had the year I've had."

On how long she plans to play...
"I'm sitting in this position and thinking I still have so much passion for what I do. I love going out and competing and learning and trying to get better. This career only goes on for so many years - it would be stupid to not take advantage of the fact that you really enjoy doing something, and like waking up in the morning and getting better at it. I've done this from a very young age, and I don't see my life without it. So there's no reason to even think of retirement."

On whether she sees more Asians winning Grand Slams...
"Li Na set an incredible example last year, what she accomplished when maybe not so many people believed it would happen so soon. She certainly set the example for so many young girls and boys in this country, and also all of Asia."

http://www.wtatennis.com/page/OffCou...934321,00.html

[MM_1257]

The Spaniards trying to stir up things on internet... Bloggers getting their mind on work and writing "facts".
Denny will have to help us.

http://www.lamagiadeltenis.com/2012/...ombre-que.html

So.. the entry is about Juan Carlos Ferrero and it says:

- Maria Sharapova was obsessed with Juan Carlos Ferrero in the period of 2004, 2005.
- She is very extrovert and goes for it when she likes someone, despite the false image we get about her from media.
- Juan was pretty much reserved, didn't speak much to the media. He was dating Patricia Bonilla at that time and the article says that the relationship survived the hurricane Maria. She was seen on practice courts, watching Juan; when he and Maria were training.
- In 2005 the Juan Maria relationship "intensified". In AO 2005 she was watching his matches and he was watching her matches. And that there were rumours that she was looking for him in hotels aswell and that she kept writing SMS messages to him and that she became known as "a stalker" among his friends.
- At the time of Wimbledon 2005 there were published photos of the two of them eating in Chelsea in Spanish restaurant “Tendido Cero”. They were with some friends but they were sitting next to each other.
- Then they say that the special person she thanked in Wimby 2004 was Juan.

Masha, you obsessed stalker!

[ziros]

I thought I remembered hearing a story around that time period of Maria seen coming out of JCF's hotel room early in the morning. She probably banged him at least once

[MM_1257]

Oh, I do think they were dating, but I hope she wasn't a stalker and a man stealer. Those who steal a man, from my experience (with people around me, that I know that stole someone's BF), end up short in the end. When things cool down, those men usually dump that GF.

[nectar69]

It makes you wonder. I find it strange that she went to his academy and stayed for a few days after winning the French Open. I wonder if they hooked up? You figure after completing a career slam, Maria needed to unwind and celebrate with someone right?

[lefty24]

Originally Posted by nectar69

It makes you wonder. I find it strange that she went to his academy and stayed for a few days after winning the French Open. I wonder if they hooked up? You figure after completing a career slam, Maria needed to unwind and celebrate with someone right?

She went to Spain because that's where her candy was being made.

[Stonerpova]

Originally Posted by nectar69

It makes you wonder. I find it strange that she went to his academy and stayed for a few days after winning the French Open. I wonder if they hooked up? You figure after completing a career slam, Maria needed to unwind and celebrate with someone right?

I strongly doubt they've been carrying on a secret affair for 8 years

That this is even a rumor is news to me.

[ziros]

http://www.tennisforum.com/showthread.php?t=258161

LOL Maria - "It’s impossible to have guy friends. There is no such thing as a friend that’s a guy. That’s just impossible.”

[Mr.Sharapova]

Originally Posted by lefty24

She went to Spain because that's where her candy was being made.

You're so naive .

[ahoura]

So there's no reason to even think of retirement

[Angelpova]

Tennis Grunting Ban? New Plans Backed by Maria Sharapova

A tennis grunting ban has long been touted by former players and fans who find the extraordinary loud grunts from certain female players distracting and not part of the game. It now looks like the International Tennis Federation is prepared to do something about it.

The Women's Tennis Association, the International Tennis Federation and all four major tournaments are proposing a new device that can be carried by umpires to measure on-court grunting levels, and decide whether action need to be taken.

However, the proposals would not implement anything on the current generation of grunters, but would impose the restrictions on the coming generations of tennis players.

It has been reported that star women's tennis player Maria Sharapova, who is one of the worst offenders of grunting, has backed proposals to educate players on the problem and to help train them from a younger age how to tone down their grunts.

Sharapova has been famously measured as having a grunt of 101 decibels, which is comparable to a speeding train or a pneumatic drill.

"Bottom line is the right answer has been taken by the tour," Sharapova has said to Reuters.
Speaking from the Pan Pacific in Tokyo she added, "I started grunting since whenever I can remember. I see videos of myself and I've grunted for that long. Nobody told me to do it in Russia or in Florida. It's just a natural habit."

Grunting has been a common issue in women's tennis for years now, but this year the arguments became further amplified after two of the biggest grunters, Maria Sharapova and Belarusian Victoria Azarenka dominated, each winning grand slam titles in 2012.

"The information going towards coaches and academies that are developing talent from a young age is teaching them a certain breathing technique," said Sharapova. "Because when you start something from a young age and continue it, it's a habit - whether you do grunt or don't grunt. The WTA created a plan. That's the smart way to go about it, rather than like taking someone's forehand and grip in the middle of their career and telling them to change it."

http://global.christianpost.com/news...arapova-82488/

[lefty24]

Originally Posted by Long and Hard

You're so naive .

I doubt she went to Spain to visit him and then decided oh I might as well visit the factory where my candy is made while I'm at it.

[MM_1257]

Originally Posted by lefty24

I doubt she went to Spain to visit him and then decided oh I might as well visit the factory where my candy is made while I'm at it.

She had to go to Murcia, to the factory where Sugarpova was made, because they were doing some changes in the candies. And then she visited his academy, too. She has been a regular visitor of his academy for years now, both have said that.
And if they khm.. how to say it not to be rude, em, if they had something or not, is something only they know. Isn't he in a relationship now?

And about that statement "it is impossible to have a guy friend" - first of all, I personally do not agree with that, but my opinion aside, I think Maria changed that opinion since 2006 aswell - let's see.. Michael Joyce Masha? Then Adir? You see... It is possible.

[NashaMasha]

JCF was/is a handsome, well-off and young men. I don't care if Masha had an affair with him. It's not like having sex with Donald Trump

Isn't he in a relationship now?

will you care about your relationship , if Masha knocks your door in nightie?