[Andy.]

Players have known Maria game for a long time. Its not the most difficult game to work out. The thing is when Maria is playing well it doesnt really matter what the other player does, she usually has too mauch game for her opponents. I just dont like the idea of tinkering with her game too much.

[mariavikafan]

Originally Posted by MightyMashaFan

Players have known Maria game for a long time. Its not the most difficult game to work out. The thing is when Maria is playing well it doesnt really matter what the other player does, she usually has too mauch game for her opponents. I just dont like the idea of tinkering with her game too much.

Agree but obviously it won't be too much, like she said she is talking about small changes here.

[Maria Croft]

It's not that difficult to figure Maria's game out, but it won't do you any good to know she's going to hit a winner and one second later... she hits a winner

If she's on it's very difficult to beat her, if she's horrible it's still tough for a lot of players to beat her.

I don't think it's bad to change a few things though, it's not like they are going to turn her into a pusher.

[GalvoSteady]

Just watched Eurosport coverage of Federer-Davydenko. They slag off all Russian female players as being inferior to one Nikolay "captain charisma" davydenko.

Then to add insult to injury one of the pundits - who makes a fair few mistakes - asserts that Sharapova has announced marriage this year. Hmmm. No other sources, not even local to Aus Open confirm this.

As if my opinion on Eurosport wasn't low enough!

[Marilyn Monheaux]

Originally Posted by GalvoSteady

Just watched Eurosport coverage of Federer-Davydenko. They slag off all Russian female players as being inferior to one Nikolay "captain charisma" davydenko.

Then to add insult to injury one of the pundits - who makes a fair few mistakes - asserts that Sharapova has announced marriage this year. Hmmm. No other sources, not even local to Aus Open confirm this.

As if my opinion on Eurosport wasn't low enough!

1. I don't think any Russian female tennis player could beat Davy.
2. Davy is a really nice and really cool dude. You tryin tryin to insult him?
3. Maria has announced she is going to marry. They didn't announce the date, but most people assume it's going to be in July due to their schedules (if it happens this year).

4. What exactly are you trying to say?

a) Eurosport commentators are mean bullys to the Russian female players
b) Eurosport commentators value men's tennis over women's
c) How dare they speak about Masha's personal life.
d) None of the above

[GalvoSteady]

So you know Davy well? I don't have issues with him, but he lacks the X factor of half the Russian women.

Most people assume this year in July, but this whole move Sasha has made to New Jersey is still a factor in things. I trust Masha's assertion that they have the whole of their lives ahead so there is no mad rush. I agree with a poster somewhere else, and find comparisons with the Brooke Shields Andre Agassi union, they have effectively spent less time together than many couples, and a year into a relationship before marriage proposal is.. ahem.. interesting.

But what do I know? I haven't found anyone quite so amazing that I have gone and proposed and had the acceptance. I might not identify with the lifestyle choices of celebrities being normal and anonymous.

Happy that you gave me so many options for what the point was of my post, Virgin Mary. Maybe I will write you a special short story like I did promise (even if you quickly forgot! )

[The Norwegian]

Euro-Sport is a lying bitch. I would rather see her with Mick Jagger and Jack Nicholson.

[cyannnnn]

Not to be outdone by Agassi both on and off the court, two-time Grand Slam titlist Safin, who retired in 2009 at an early age of 29, jokingly said he would talk to popular Russian female tennis players, including Maria Sharapova, Anna Kournikova and his sister Dinara Safina into visiting Taiwan with him the next time.

lol safin
safin and maria are the most beautiful couple for me. but maria choose sasha

[Jack89]

How to solve a problem like Maria's
By Bevan Hurley, Michael Brown and Joanne Carroll 5:30 AM Sunday Jan 9, 2011

Tennis flop Maria Sharapova served herself up a chick flick and a greasy kebab to help get over her shock defeat at the ASB Classic this week.

The Russian beauty feasted on a large chicken kebab with extra garlic yoghurt and rice from the Chargrill Kebab Burger in central Auckland after being swept aside by eventual winner Greta Arn on Thursday.

The 23-year-old sent her Swedish coach Thomas Hogstedt to pick up takeaways while she stayed in her room at the Heritage Hotel.

The restaurant manager, who had served Sharapova last week, asked after her by her Russian nickname: "I asked him how was Masha?"

"She loves your food," Hogstedt assured him.

The manager told him that Chargrill Kebab Burger had Russian music, if she wanted to come over.

The next day - after another early night - Sharapova went to see romantic comedy Morning Glory starring Rachel McAdams and Harrison Ford.

Tennis' glamour girl wore a somewhat unflattering ensemble of black pants, a loose-fitting white blouse, and tried to hide her face behind her long blonde hair.

In a nod to Outrageous Fortune, she completed the outfit with a pair of leopard-print ballet flats and a $300 silver Cole Haan handbag from her own "Maria Sharapova Collection".

Accompanied by coach Michael Joyce, the 188cm athlete strode virtually unnoticed through the lunchtime rush in central Auckland.

An Event cinema worker, who declined to be named, said she served the star a ticket for the 12.50pm screening.

"I didn't know it was her," she said. "But I thought it was strange she was wearing her sunnies inside," she said.

Sharapova flew out to Australia on Friday night to prepare for the Australian Open which starts on January 17.

Yesterday, former Prime Minister Helen Clark arrived in a limousine to watch Arn, the little-known world No 88, beat defending champion Yanina Wickmayer in straight sets.

Her fairytale story rounded off a good week for the ASB Classic. Sharapova was the main drawcard and her presence, along with that of Wickmayer, former world No 1 Dinara Safina and two-time grand slam winner Svetlana Kuznetsova, ensured record crowds at Stanley St.

Around 30,000 turned up across the six days, making it one of the only WTA tournaments that has ever sold out.

This is how Maria apparently got over her loss.

I just can't believe there's a film called "Morning Glory"....obviously the people who made it don't know what that term can mean.

[Break My Rapture]

She stuffed herself? Amaze.

[joão.]

"Tennis flop"? Really?

[Maria Croft]

Tennis flop... I stopped reading after that.

[Break My Rapture]

That's indeed a bit of a fail by Hurley, Brown and Carroll.

[slamchamp]

lol at tennis flop

[Marilyn Monheaux]

Originally Posted by Pieterenka

That's indeed a bit of a fail by Hurley, Brown and Carroll.

I'm amazed it took three writers to come up with this "piece".