Maria Sharapova is feeling good

Posted: July 23rd, 2009 | Author: thedoublebagel | Filed under: WTA, WTA: Maria Sharapova, World Team Tennis | 4 Comments »

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Maria Sharapova said yesterday at a press conference during her World Team Tennis appearance for the Newport Beach Breakers that her shoulder is fully healed.

“I am a hundred percent,” Sharapova said. “I mean, if I wasn’t at that point, I certainly wouldn’t be playing. That’s why I took my time and gave myself a chance to really go out there and to feel like I didn’t have any excuses.”

Masha played all the events she could at last night’s match; women’s singles, doubles and mixed doubles and won all of them. She looked super solid last night, accurately hit lines, winners (her BH down the line is kind of perfect, yo), pounded on second serves and only committed one double fault the entire match. Seemed to me like she’s adjusted quite well now on that new abbreviated service motion.

Here are some of my photos from the match:

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At first I thought the headband looked funny but it is now growing on me! And FYI, that kid she helped during the little game they played? Didn’t win.

I wish I were a sports photographer and have super fast telephoto lenses at my disposal to provide awesome action shots for you guys but I am not so I had to make do with whatever equipment lifestyle/portrait photographers have.

4 Comments on “Maria Sharapova is feeling good”

  1. 1 jj said at 3:02 pm on July 23rd, 2009:

    Did you record any videos from the matches? :(
    Please post on Maria’s TennisForum subforum.

  2. 2 rej said at 11:38 pm on July 23rd, 2009:

    Yay! I’m excited for Maria! Hope she does well for the rest of the year. Go Maria!!

  3. 3 Random stuff — as usual « Fierce Tennis said at 3:42 pm on July 24th, 2009:

    [...] Pictures of Sharapova on the WTT from thedoublebagel. She was wearing a headband and proving my fashion predictions are obvs always right. [...]

  4. 4 Ross said at 7:09 am on July 27th, 2009:

    Hi, my name is Ross with the USTA. It was just announced that tennis superstar Maria Sharapova will be participating in this year’s Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day on August 29th. The annual event kicks off the 2009 US Open at the USTA Tennis Center in Flushing, New York. Previous US Open winner Andy Roddick, American Idol Winner Jordin Sparks, rising stars Honor Society and Justin Bieber, as well as comedian Will Ferrell will also be performing and participating at the full-day tennis and music festival. Additional tennis players participating will be announced shortly. The event will also be broadcasted the next day, Sunday, August 30th at 12pm EST on CBS. For more information and tickets go to http://www.usopen.org/ArthurAsheKidsDay/Default.aspx.

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