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Re: Miami. 2012
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Masha is probably the last teen that will ever take the WTA by storm
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I would say Christina McHale... but she's almost 20 and is just now starting to make noise.
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Mar 20th, 2012, 02:26 AM
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Re: Miami. 2012
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I would say Christina McHale... but she's almost 20 and is just now starting to make noise.
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That, plus the fact she's never taking ANYTHING by storm  
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If Azarenka wins the AO, I will finally concede defeat and refer to Azarenka only as "Princessrenka" or "Heiressrenka" until the end of March.
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Golovin: "Serena, Maria, Victoria are like the men's Big 3."
Other commentator: "So is Radwanska the Andy Murray then?"
Golovin: "Well, I wouldn't say that......I like Andy Murray"
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Mar 20th, 2012, 03:12 AM
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Re: Miami. 2012
c Starting dates for
Miami seeds: WTA bottom half on
Thursday, ATP bottom half/WTA top
half on Friday, ATP top half on
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so maria will play on thursday,
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Mar 20th, 2012, 04:58 AM
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Ugh, there won't be any livestreams until her 4th round match then.
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If Azarenka wins the AO, I will finally concede defeat and refer to Azarenka only as "Princessrenka" or "Heiressrenka" until the end of March.
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Golovin: "Serena, Maria, Victoria are like the men's Big 3."
Other commentator: "So is Radwanska the Andy Murray then?"
Golovin: "Well, I wouldn't say that......I like Andy Murray"
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Mar 20th, 2012, 05:24 AM
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Re: Miami. 2012
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Ugh, there won't be any livestreams until her 4th round match then.
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omg, IW and MIAMI 
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Mar 20th, 2012, 05:25 AM
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Pova's 3rd match will be on Saturday and televised by TTC.
Step it up, Pova! Maximum ferocity!
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Mar 20th, 2012, 07:09 AM
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I'm strangely optimistic about this tournament. I have a good feeling she'll beat Li Na if they do meet, I think Serena won't go deep, and I have a really good feeling that Maria will be in the final and Azarenka will not. I hope I'm right. 
and yep, Maria is definitely the last teenager to take the tour by storm. I'm a huge fan of teenage sensations, and I pay quite a bit of attention to the teenagers on the tour. I don't think we'll ever see a teenager take the tour by storm like Maria, Clijsters, WS, Hingis, Seles, Capriati again, unless the age restrictions are removed.
I guess you could argue Kvitova made quite some noise as a teenager when she defeated Venus and Safina both in the same year I think, but she was by no means a teen sensation.
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Mar 20th, 2012, 07:26 AM
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Re: Miami. 2012
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I'm strangely optimistic about this tournament. I have a good feeling she'll beat Li Na if they do meet, I think Serena won't go deep, and I have a really good feeling that Maria will be in the final and Azarenka will not. I hope I'm right. |
If this did happen then she'd better beat whoever's her opponent convincingly. I mean now I've got used to her losing finals to Vika (  ) but if she got there and ended up losing to someone else I swear... 
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Mar 20th, 2012, 07:40 AM
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If this did happen then she'd better beat whoever's her opponent convincingly. I mean now I've got used to her losing finals to Vika ( ) but if she got there and ended up losing to someone else I swear... |
Maria is 5-8 in finals since 2009. I'm never confident for her in finals anymore. she's really become a russian bridesmaid like those before her; for comparison, before 2009, she was 19-7.
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Mar 20th, 2012, 08:02 AM
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and 4/8 of the finals have been losses to victoria. |
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Mar 20th, 2012, 08:46 AM
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Maria is 5-8 in finals since 2009. I'm never confident for her in finals anymore. she's really become a russian bridesmaid like those before her; for comparison, before 2009, she was 19-7. |
I know. She used to be so good at playing finals. Now she keeps getting beatdowns.
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Mar 20th, 2012, 10:48 AM
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Re: Miami. 2012
Its a reasonably decent draw that should play her into form match by match. Enough with the pity party people! A little positivity goes a long way.
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Mar 20th, 2012, 11:23 AM
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Maria was beaten badly by Wozniacki in 2010 US Open and 2011 Indian Wells but returned the favor in Rome. Hope she will do the same to Azarenka this year.
Maria is off to a stronger start in 2012 than in 2011, a year she won two premier titles. Hope she will win more than two titles this year.
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Mar 20th, 2012, 11:25 AM
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Shahar Peer in round 2 please LMAO  Surely there wouldn't be an issue with intensity levels in that match  |
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Mar 20th, 2012, 11:35 AM
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Re: Miami. 2012
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Maria was beaten badly by Wozniacki in 2010 US Open and 2011 Indian Wells but returned the favor in Rome. Hope she will do the same to Azarenka this year.
Maria is off to a stronger start in 2012 than in 2011, a year she won two premier titles. Hope she will win more than two titles this year.
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One big title will make me happy tbh. Preferably a slam.
Masha trivia: she's currently the only active player to have won 1 title/year for 9 consecutive years. Winning a title this year will make it 10 
yes that means even Sarin and Vinas haven't been able to do this, nor has Henin infact
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