QUESTION:
What could you say about the match?




MARIA SHARAPOVA:
Yeah, I didn't really feel great out there today. You know, I started off well and things were going my way and all of a sudden, you know, just made a lot of unforced errors, especially with the wind. All my balls were floating out.

Couldn't qu...

QUESTION:
I just wanted to know a little bit about your outfit. This is the first time you debuted it. You were pulling at it, tugging at it a little.




MARIA SHARAPOVA:
It was different to anything I've ever worn. I mean, the corset is -- I mean, I've never seen it on a tennis court before. Nike just came out with...

QUESTION:
What could you say about the match?




MARIA SHARAPOVA:
Yeah, I didn't really feel great out there today. You know, I started off well and things were going my way and all of a sudden, you know, just made a lot of unforced errors, especially with the wind. All my balls were floating out.

Couldn't qu...

Maria Sharapova beat Anna-Lena Groenefeld 6-3 6-1



QUESTION:
That was pretty good stuff, wouldn't you say?



MARIA SHARAPOVA:
Yeah. I thought I started off really well, and that was really, really important. You know, from the beginning of the match, I didn't underestimate her serve or her big game. So I think I ca...

QUESTION: You just didn't quite make it. Was it a little lack of match practice?

MARIA SHARAPOVA: Yeah, uhm, a little bit of everything. Obviously, I didn't come in, you know, prepared the best way I could have been prepared for the tournament. But I definitely think, you know, I played some great tennis after not even expecting to be here, ...