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Cosmic Voices · Jan 15th, 2013, 01:52 PM

and her serve too

Mr.Sharapova · Jan 15th, 2013, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Cosmic Voices

and her serve too

IKR. And Dementieva wasn't playing that poorly. She was trying so hard and she still came up short

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madmax · Jan 15th, 2013, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Tennisvampire

Somebody doesn't need matches under their belt to play their best

Talent >>> practice...

domon17th · Jan 15th, 2013, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Fighterpova

Don't be sad.

Don't expect people to be nice on TF, it's a jungle

What a completely wrong gif to use

Harry Potter stan here though

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Originally Posted by effedcamel

This. From the neck down it's fine, but face no and his personality is the definition of drab

From the neck down yes. But I definitely think his genuine personality is snarky interesting. Anyone heard of how he sneaked up to the interview today? Read that on Twitter

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Originally Posted by claypova

last as well

Australian Open ‏@AustralianOpen
Wednesday's #AusOpen schedule: Hisense - Almagro v Gimeno-Traver, Li Na v Govortsova, Baghdatis v Ito, Sharapova v Doi.

Finally I may be able to catch a match. Not a single match I've watched this AO

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Originally Posted by Craig.

And since Venus is playing the night match tomorrow, does this mean if Maria and Venus were to play in the 3rd round, they wouldn't get the night match?

Is there any more worthy R3 WTA matches? Think not.

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Originally Posted by M.M

IKR

she was coming to the net, her backhand was on fire and that "That's the way" scream at the end

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I fucking love her "That's the way", so much sexy confidence. It was downright intimidating.

Asherahpova · Jan 15th, 2013, 02:44 PM

I actually thought she was coming to the net quite well in her R1 match. Although she backed off and let it drop a lot of the time (that epic missed put away in the first game

). I'll put it down to lack of confidence in her first match but it's clear that it's something Maria and Thomas have worked on/intend to do.

Светльо · Jan 15th, 2013, 02:49 PM

So at what exact GMT time should Maria's match be on?

Fighterpova · Jan 15th, 2013, 02:54 PM

I'm starting my 2nd semester in school tomorrow, so I wont be able to watch Maria's 2nd round match

rucolo · Jan 15th, 2013, 02:55 PM

6-0 6-0 win against Puchkova !

Puchkova was weak. Now do the same to Doi, Maria

Fighterpova · Jan 15th, 2013, 02:55 PM

I'll just watch the replay

Fighterpova · Jan 15th, 2013, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by domon17th

What a completely wrong gif to use

Harry Potter stan here though

Jk

I'm a huuuuuge stan as well

domon17th · Jan 15th, 2013, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Светльо

So at what exact GMT time should Maria's match be on?

4th on Hisense, probably 1900 Melbourne time, maybe around GMT 0800?

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Originally Posted by Fighterpova

Jk

I'm a huuuuuge stan as well

Nicki

dsanders06 · Jan 15th, 2013, 03:03 PM

What the crap is this scheduling.

Literally the worst possible time. I think this will have to be the first time since 2011 that I haven't watched one of her slam matches live.

Fighterpova · Jan 15th, 2013, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by dsanders06

What the crap is this scheduling.

Literally the worst possible time. I think this will have to be the first time since 2011 that I haven't watched one of her slam matches live.

Wow lucky you

Mexicola · Jan 15th, 2013, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by M.M

Well to tell you the truth Maria seemed a bit sluggish on court. She served very well and her movement was flawless but the variety wasn't there. AO 2008 anyone? Her variety from the beginning there was immense. She needs to bring that against scrubs asap.

Isn't that what we've all been hoping for the past few years? I realize that in 2010 and 2011, Maria had more important things to worry about, like finding a way to improve that serve and build fitness and confidence. But, overall, there hasn't been any evolution to Maria's game since coming back from the shoulder injury. It continues to be baseline, baseline, baseline. We only see off-speed shots out of desperation, trips to the net only when she has a distinct advantage in the point, and the occasional just-for-the-heck-of-it drop shot or lob.

You need intelligence and creativity to win those semis and finals against the very best players. You can't bludgeon your way to titles. So I don't think it's an accident that Maria has a considerable losing record in finals since the surgery. She just hasn't shown the variety needed to win the big points in the biggest matches.

But even with her limitations and stubbornness, I still think she's the second best player. So if she ever did finally go back to doing more of the little things, like in her younger days, she could really be an even bigger force.

dsanders06 · Jan 15th, 2013, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Craig.

And since Venus is playing the night match tomorrow, does this mean if Maria and Venus were to play in the 3rd round, they wouldn't get the night match?

I guess if Stosur gets through, they'll probably start giving her night matches from the 3rd round onwards

Of course, Stosur probably won't get through

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Originally Posted by gc-spurs

Dunno, although they did not address each other from what I could see. Actually, this is probably the 3rd Maria followed by Na practice I've seen and I don't think I've ever seen any interaction between any of the crews, although that could just be a Maria thing

Thomas did hug this short Asian man who Na looked excited to see and who Maria looked like she was complaining about her shoes to. It make me think he is a Nike man.

Did Maria and Na themselves interact?!