[SelesFan70]

Maria Sharapova wasn't down and out after an early Australian Open exit, writes SI.com's Jon Wertheim. Instead she picked up a title.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/

Uhm...she was seeded #4 and got to the semifinals. That is NOT an early exit! I wish tennis fans would start writing tennis articles for major news organizations!

 

[Geisha]

pfft. What a loser they are!

 

[Volcana]

Well, if you think she's the best player on the tour, it WAS an early exit.

 

[John.]

Maybe he is meaning that people were expecting her to win that match.

 

[Minot113]

Making the semifinals of a grand slam is not losing early. Losing early would be losing 1st rd, 2nd rd, 3rd rd, 4th rd, Quarterinals......Maria should be proud of what she accomplished

 

[SelesFan70]

Well, if you think she's the best player on the tour, it WAS an early exit.

Well, I suppose you are correct in that the media have annointed Maria the new Queen, so to them it WAS an early exit.