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Abuttons · Oct 22nd, 2012, 07:04 PM

Maria has the opportunity to put a seal of glory to a season that's been very satisfying but where she's suffered a few unneeded disappointments. She can definitely make it to the Semis, but I really hope she plays her best and wins her group to have some better chances (perhaps.....) to get to the last stage.

zigga · Oct 22nd, 2012, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Chrissie-fan

Ideal for Maria I think. With a win under her belt (knock wood) there will be less pressure on her in the second match.

Exactly what I was thinking

Good luck tomorrow

dsanders06 · Oct 22nd, 2012, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Masha Fierce

. E qui il coach di Petra scuote la testa. Per la serie “datemi tutte le altre ma Maria no!”

google translate

And here Petra coach shakes his head. For the "give me all the others, but Maria no!

interested article here
http://www.oktennis.it/wordpress/pri...tacchi-sporchi

I don't understand. Is he dissing Maria's personality, or saying he doesn't want Petra playing her because Maria's the hardest for her to beat?

Masha Fierce · Oct 22nd, 2012, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by dsanders06

I don't understand. Is he dissing Maria's personality, or saying he doesn't want Petra playing her because Maria's the hardest for her to beat?

its obvious he doesnt want Maria to play Petra one more time this year

Mr.Sharapova · Oct 22nd, 2012, 07:49 PM

Just saw the draw

. We got Haga in her group so that's a good thing. And what's also a good thing is that she's playing Errani first. A win to start her campaign here would be awesome. She has the mental edge over Kvitova this year so I think that Maria has a pretty good chance to go 3-0 in her group.

Mexicola · Oct 22nd, 2012, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by killerqueen

No. Rankings only count in the draw forthe round Robbin stage of the YEC. The semi finals are decided by results of each group - the winner of one group plays the runner up of the other in the SF.

OK. So a SF battle with Vika is still possible. I think Maria still believes deep down she can beat Vika on a hard court and wouldn't mind getting one more shot at her.

I would just like to see Maria bring her "A" game for once when facing Vika or Serena. As has been mentioned, Serena can play like garbage for long stretches against the likes of Vika, Kerber, Agi, Woz, and other players. And Vika, to a lesser extent, can play down to the competition. But when those two see Maria across the net, like clockwork, they raise their game to absurd levels, seemingly never giving Maria ANYTHING resembling a free point or free game. Maria's best option is to play brilliant herself to counter them. But she never seems to be able to do that against those two.(Other than Stuttgart)

FakeMashabator · Oct 22nd, 2012, 09:15 PM

Just saw the schedule: she is playing errani tomorrow and kvitova the day after tomorrow. (then probably a day off before a match against aga)

So a win against errani is a must! Here is hoping for Stuttgart-ish servings from her! Bring your best, Queen

TrollPova · Oct 22nd, 2012, 09:45 PM

I'm really looking forward to her first match tomorrow, with no expectations of her getting past the Semis. In many ways this has been Maria's best and most disappointing seasons, but I remain hopeful that she will find something special within herself against Vika this tournament (assuming she finishes second in her group to Serena and Maria finishes #1). Obviously we will need a miracle should she face Serena, but hey, an off day is possible and if Maria beats Vika she'll hopefully have a confidence boost. I don't know. I'm just happy we get to see Maria play a few more matches this year

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Asherahpova · Oct 22nd, 2012, 10:04 PM

Will most likely miss her match tomorrow.

So few matches left this season too.

All the best Maria for this tournament, sure there have been a lot of disappointments but some unforgettable moments that go beyond standom, I'll never forget that clay court run. Heninesque.

Errani is a good first opponent, she can afford to be a little rusty here. No disrespect to Errani and I always hope for Maria to bring her best, but Maria's worst tennis should get the job done here in 3 or 2 tight sets.

18majors · Oct 22nd, 2012, 10:38 PM

My best hope is that Maria plays her game and doesn't self-destruct because of serving issues.

Trih · Oct 22nd, 2012, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by dsanders06

I don't understand. Is he dissing Maria's personality, or saying he doesn't want Petra playing her because Maria's the hardest for her to beat?

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viene chiesto ai vari ospiti importanti di estrarre i successivi nomi. E loro estraggono: Williams girone rosso, Agnieska bianco, Kerber rosso, Kvitova bianco. E qui il coach di Petra scuote la testa. Per la serie “datemi tutte le altre ma Maria no!” Per fortuna Petra non lo può vedere seduta lì in prima fila. I restanti due nome estratti neanche gli ascolta, Li Na rosso e Errani bianco.

It was an hypothetical thought, written by the author of the article, it wasn't easy to translate with google

It meant this:
"it's been asked to the guests to extract the names. And they extract: Williams red group, Agnieszka white, Kerber red, Kvitova white. And here Petra's coach shakes his head. Like he was saying "give me anyone else but not Maria!" Luckily Petra can't see him, sitting in the front row. He doesn't even care about the last two names, Li Na red and Errani white."