QUESTION:
How did you let that one go?



MARIA SHARAPOVA:
No, I gave it all I had. You know, I played from my heart. You know, I didn't take my chances when I could. And that's what this game is about. If you don't take your chances, you lose.



QUESTION:
You played a lot of three-set matches in the tou...

QUESTION:
Match point there, how much did you have left in the tank?


MARIA SHARAPOVA:
Just enough to win that match point, that's it.



QUESTION:
Do you get a sense of who was feeling the heat more, yourself or your opponent?


MARIA...

QUESTION
Yesterday you didn't seem to remember much about Farina. What was the impression you had on her today? How difficult was this match?



MARIA SHARAPOVA:
Uhm, she made me hit a lot of balls. At the beginning of the first set, I was trying to do I was trying to come in a little bit more, but I wasn't converting my volleys....

QUESTION:
Was that a nice workout for you?



MARIA SHARAPOVA:
It was. I felt pretty good out there. I was hitting pretty solid, doing the right things, serving well, putting pressure on her.



QUESTION:
We don't see your father smiling very often. Was he smiling tonight?



MARIA SHARAPOVA:
Well, you know, if your daughter played, you know, I wouldn't see you smiling during ...

Interview: Maria about her second round match against Linsay Lee Waters.

QUESTION
Did she surprise you a bit, the way she held in and played?



MARIA SHARAPOVA:
Definitely. She played amazing in the first set, was moving side to side really well. I was trying to -- you know, when an opponent plays with two hands on both sides, you try to move her a bit and try to get her on the run, but she was playing shots on the run that were just too ...