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Post by Admin on Sept 13, 2017 19:44:29 GMT
Maria Sharapova, the tennis star with five major wins, spoke with ABC7 Wednesday about her new book, "Unstoppable: My Life So Far."
Sharapova has had a controversial year with a doping scandal in March 2016 that kept her off the court for 15 months.
Sharapova's last big win was at the 2014 French Open.
ABC7's Terrell Brown spoke with Sharapova about her childhood, playing tennis in America, her relationship with Serena Williams, and what's next for the tennis star.
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Post by Admin on Sept 28, 2017 19:44:13 GMT
Maria Sharapova is eager to start the Asian swing. The Russian player had her first practice session in Beijing, the Premier Mandatory event that will start on Sunday. Sharapova, who was granted a wild card from the Chinese event, tweeted: 'First practice in Beijing. Hi SharaFamily.' Sharapova will also play in Tianjin next week, which is likely to be her last event of the season. The five time Grand Slam champion won Beijing title in 2014, and also reached the final in 2012. After losing to the Latvian Anastasija Sevastova in four sets at the US Open, Sharapova spent several days promoting her new book 'Unstoppable: my story so far', and then came back to practice. This year she ended a tournament without retiring only in Stuttgart, Madrid and Flushing Meadows. She withdrew when the event started in Rome and Stanford.
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Post by Admin on Sept 30, 2017 19:57:43 GMT
Maria Sharapova beat Anastasija Sevastova 7-6 (4), 5-7, 7-6 (7) on Saturday in an epic encounter in Round 1 of the China Open. In her first match since losing to Sevastova at the U.S. Open earlier in the year, the Russian took the first set before being forced into a decider. Sharapova then led 5-2 in the third with two breaks in hand, though two match points slipped by and Sevastova launched a remarkable comeback and forced the match to an all-or-nothing tiebreak. In it, both players saved match points, with the contest on a knife edge. But the five-time Grand Slam champion eventually found a way.
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Post by Admin on Oct 8, 2017 20:24:54 GMT
The 30-year-old wildcard beat Anastasija Sevastova in a tight three-set match in the opening round. And Sharapova was once again pushed all the way, this time against her compatriot Makarova, whom she beat seven times in a row. After winning the first set 6-4, the world number 104, who is continuing her return to tennis from a doping ban, lost the second set by the same score. But the five-time Grand Slam champion raced away in the deciding set, breaking three times to win 6-1.
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Post by Admin on Oct 14, 2017 19:49:29 GMT
Maria Sharapova didn't have an easy first round match in Beijing. The Russian player defeated Anastasija Sevastova by 7-6, 5-7, 7-6 after three hours. 5-2 up, two match points down, what was the mindset at the end? Looked like mid tiebreak something switched. 'Yeah, I was thinking about it a little too much', Sharapova admitted in press conference. 'I think in that moment, she definitely had the momentum at the end of the second. I think things just changed a little bit. I felt really good going into the third. It was almost like I did a little too much, went for a little too much, just wasn't smart in those moments. That caused me to play on, to say it lightly (laughter).' The last tiebreak was really close, and you hit some really big shots, saved match point with a winner. What was going through your mind in the last tiebreak? 'I guess it's been a while since I've been in a third-set tiebreaker. On one side I felt like I shouldn't have been in that position. But then when you are in that position, you try to do everything you can to make it go your way.
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