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Sharapova battles through to Petrova semi in LA

Sharapova battles through to Petrova semi in LA
August 11 / 2007 / 10:09 AM
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Top seed Maria Sharapova won her seventh straight match on US soil by defeating holder Elena Dementieva 6-3 6-4 in the quarter-finals of the Los Angeles Classic on Friday.

Sharapova will meet fourth seed Nadia Petrova, who advanced with a 6-7 6-4 6-1 victory over Virginie Razzano of France.

After looking like she was on her way to a simple victory when leading 4-1 in the second set and holding a break point, Sharapova was pushed to close out the match.

Dementieva rifled a forehand down the line on break point and eventually held to 4-2. She then immediately broke Sharapova at love to 4-3 on a backhand crosscourt winner.

But after Dementieva held to 4-4, Sharapova regained her stride, holding easily to 5-4 and in the final game, winning a marathon rally where Dementieva missed a drop shot winner, and then nearly smashed the umpire's chair with her racket in frustration.

"I was huffing and puffing, but I think I did a good job of playing defense and offence," said Sharapova, who won last week's San Diego Classic.

"I needed to mentally stay strong and not get too frustrated," Sharapova said. "I wasn't in my top energy, but I was seeing the ball clearly."
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Hello dear Maria,
well done Maria

I Love You
by Shoaib Ahmed on August 18 / 2007 / 6:25 AM
Capitulation from match with Petrova!!!!

Honored
I have written a lot of times and talked about her successes and fails.I wrote about her hurts as well which are, sincerely for me a mystery.Without false modesty,all I haw written appeared true.Even the question is about her is about her success or failure.I’ll start from her successes.
Maria is for me the greatest talent and best tennis player for all times as well.For many people this can be funny,but it is the facte that is based on her youth,because as a very young girl she won Wimbledon,as well as the Masters(8 the best) in Los Angeles in 2004.All she had won she owned,specially,to her talent that is endlessly great.Besides the fact she is the tennis genius,she is a great person.Much her money had been spent into the humanitarian purposes,that makes her a great one.But,there is something that is not clear to me.Even if anyone knows that,let call me by site and say, just what the question is about.Those are her hurts.And now,unfortunately more frequent in last period.Since A.OPEN there had passed 8 months and the hurt after the hurt follows.The hurt of her shoulder lasted long,but thanks God,it has been treated well.And now,unfortunately,came the hurt of her leg.So it was the last year.Two months were lost for her ankle hurt.For many times I watched the hurts of the female and male tennis players,but after some period of time they are back in their “normal”.I’ve heard the confirmations that her team is perfect,that,after all,throws a great suspect.Does it mean that the other tennis players have better teams,in a view of fact that they hurt less.For example,Jelena Jankovic,who plays a lot of tournaments yearly,does not hurt much, just rarely.Otherwise,after the insults which were broadcasted by a Serbian Sport Journal from Belgrade,that it is too little one tournament in one season for the recket No.2-Jankovic had died for me.Anyway Jankovic “Recognized” herself that it is not the most clever thing to play 30 touraments yearly,for it is not phyisically possible. A great number of hurts direct to the conclusion that something must be changed:or make a great pause until all is going to be cured completely,or the expert team is changed.I had a thought in my mind.:wasn’t Maria,perhaps able to loose the match so she give it without fight.I’m writing this for the immoral affair Davidenko in Sopot and Djokovic in Umag.The quota for both of them were extremely small on which one the regularity of the had ben thrown a suspect.Anyway I don’t believe in this kind of speculation with Petrova.Maria is a great person, has got a lot of money and would never allow her something like that. If she asked that, the is better she gave the match without fight. Excepting Maria of all this, have a look one incredible identity; it is the 2005,AU-OPEN was won by Serena Wiliams after a longer pause: , ROLAND-GARROS-Justine Hanin-Arden,also after a longer pauseimbledon-Wenus Williams,also after a longer pause:US-OPEN-Kim Clisters.It is 2007:AU-OPEN was won by Serena Williams after a longer pause:ROLAND-GARROS the Belgium player Arden even she had not been in her top form.And Wimbledon-that is incredible-Venus Williams.You can object me that they are great champs,but I am too long in sports world to take the fact easily when you are long time out of it-anyway something like that is impossible.If Kim Clisters stayed-I would not have dilemma who would win US-OPEN 2007,but,for the respect to Maria,as her fan who lives her much,I would never bet for any female or male tennis players, except to Maria.I’ll beg for Maria to recover and defend the title at US-OPEN,if everything is going to be regular.If not,then it up to you and me to quess who is to be the misterious winner of US-OPEN 2007.Maybe Merion Bartoli.the sensational finalst of Wimbldon,a girl that is easier to be jumped over then get around.At the end a little bit of humor may turn out to be useful but what’s too much, anyway I love Maria best and wish her all best,all oter I had forgotten long ago.

My best regards:Zoran Gvozdenovic 52000 Prijedor - Republic of Srpska-Bosnia and HerzegovinaA

by zorang on August 13 / 2007 / 12:27 AM
Well done Maria.
by Wilson on August 12 / 2007 / 5:45 AM
Well done Maria.
by Wilson on August 12 / 2007 / 5:43 AM
Hallo Hallo Moto,
I love u
Iofeyou
ti amore
Je taime
kocham cien.


Ja lu Blue Frank.`

P. S. Thinking aboutz Zürich
and Linz i am Spirit off
Hawk.

Chantal Marie Lui loves u too.


Now i go sleep .

Religiosa Hallejulia Hallejulia

Angelos Gebet .

Date 12.08.2007 03.22 Uhr

77 123 Vera Serduchka..
by Wolves 13 on August 12 / 2007 / 3:19 AM
Hallo Hallo Moto,
I love u
Iofeyou
ti amore
Je taime
kocham cien.


Ja lu Blue Frank.`

P. S. Thinking aboutz Zürich
and Linz i am Spirit off
Hawk.

Chantal Marie Lui loves u too.


Now i go sleep .

Religiosa Hallejulia Hallejulia

Angelos Gebet .

Date 12.08.2007 03.22 Uhr

77 123 Vera Serduchka..
by Wolves 13 on August 12 / 2007 / 3:18 AM
Hallo Hallo Moto,
I love u
Iofeyou
ti amore
Je taime
kocham cien.


Ja lu Blue Frank.`

P. S. Thinking aboutz Zürich
and Linz i am Spirit off
Hawk.

Chantal Marie Lui loves u too.


Now i go sleep .

Religiosa Hallejulia Hallejulia

Angelos Gebet .

Date 12.08.2007 03.22 Uhr

77 123 Vera Serduchka..
by Wolves 13 on August 12 / 2007 / 3:18 AM
Hallo Hallo Moto,
I love u
Iofeyou
ti amore
Je taime
kocham cien.


Ja lu Blue Frank.`

P. S. Thinking aboutz Zürich
and Linz i am Spirit off
Hawk.

Chantal Marie Lui loves u too.


Now i go sleep .

Religiosa Hallejulia Hallejulia

Angelos Gebet .

Date 12.08.2007 03.22 Uhr

77 123 Vera Serduchka..
by Wolves 13 on August 12 / 2007 / 3:17 AM

I was At the Games LAst night, August 10, it was one of the best games I have ever Seen!!!!!!!!!!!!1
by Biggest FAN on August 12 / 2007 / 2:33 AM
Good work Maira.
by ab_mannan4 on August 12 / 2007 / 2:26 AM
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