Arrange a show for two with Myskina. 2004

Arrange a show for two with Myskina.   Maria Sharapova was in the fourth round of the Tournament Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells

 where he will meet with Anastasia Myskina. Immediately after the fight with Cecil Karatanchevoy Bulgarian Russian tennis player responded to questions from reporters.
- You were the first four rounds in the tournament, the first level.- Thanks, I did not know (smiling).
- You have now had crazy mood. Why this desire to break her opponent?- Sorry, I do not quite understand the question.
- Desire, with whom you came to the court - the only reason for your victory?- I always go for a game with a positive charge, trying to win. And I do not care who will be my opponent. Yes, the game was really "merry", but now we have to forget about it and think about how to get to the next round. I'm looking forward to it eagerly. I made only a small step, going into the next round. You can see how I was inspired by this victory. I know now Myskina loses, but I believe that she can pull out a match (since it happened. After losing the first set, Myskina managed to still beat Venezuelan Maria Vento-Kabchi - approx. "Gazety.Ru). With great looking forward to meeting her.
- Show that you spent half the set, to find his game. This is due to the fact that you were nervous in the first set, or for some other reason?- You're right. True, I am not nervous, but I think that from my side had a lot of haste. For some reason I was trying to quickly win its filing, too hurried, but this should not have to do. But then, in the second set, I calmed down and began to play the game slower. You know, I said to myself: "Hey, you're wrong to play the last one and a half set. Why do not you change the style of play? "It did, and the match went according to my scenario.
- You hit a game opponent in some components? She has a great backhand, and it is even a decent move.- Yes, it's actually a great tennis player for his young age. I have no doubt that she has a great future. I think that backhand is her main weapon.
- The impression that you're trying not to let her beat on the left.- Now I understand that at first, especially in the first set, I have too often provided her the opportunity. And so I have a few that worked. I tried to do on the court, something unusual, which strongly interfered with my game. Then I said to myself: "Did you know that even losing a set? You need to change my game a bit, otherwise you lose the whole match. " And then I started to play stronger and more confident.
- You have a lot of time out on court against the world-famous tennis players in the role of a young girl has excellent prospects. Today you played with the younger tennis player, serving as your "victim". What is the difference between a situation where you feel "hunter" and when you pursue as a "victim"?- I actually felt older and more experienced young Bulgarians. I perfectly understand her condition, as indeed before I had to be provided in such situations. In such a match has its own peculiarities. When you are known to be a weaker opponent, you should try to find their way to victory. It seems Karatancheva were close to what to feel for this way since the beginning of the match I was just overwhelmed her game. However, I found the strength and reverse the course of the meeting, having reached the result which is now before you. I went on.

- This experience will help you in the future?- Naturally. Regardless of whether your opponent is under or over, you strive adequately confront it and defeat it. The key is that you want to show the beautiful game that you have a taste for victory. Unfortunately we do not always enjoy my game, but sometimes, like today, it happens.
- In the fourth round, you are likely to meet with another Russian tennis player - Anastasia Myskina. You have already met with her in Australia and have had some problems in the third set. What is the difference between the upcoming meeting and the one that was in Australia?- Yes, I'm looking forward to the next match. Of course you know that we are good friends with Nastia, we are bound by a very warm relationship. But I do not like to lose twice to the same person. Therefore, the struggle will be desperate. I'm sure we'll have a great show.
Prepared by Edward Birov © Herald13.03.2004

Maria Sharapova Tennis. March 2002

Maria Sharapova Tennis. March 2002
Russians Maria Sharapova called the rising star of world tennis.
Journal of SPORT Magazine last year included it in the list of twenty-one athlete that will define the face of world sport in the twenty-first century. Specialists tipped Mary has a great future, but fans now go specifically for Sharapova, seeing it not only interesting tennis player, but also a very attractive girl. Many call it the new Kournikova and argue that the dormant until Masha charisma is not less powerful than Anna. Masha itself compared with Qurna, in the sense that ordinary people are investing here, a little embarrassing. She said that a lot of respect as a tennis player Anna as a person, but generally she would have liked to stay myself and to her no one compared. And the role of sex symbol of the future and it does not pretend. Masha Sharapovoy fifteen years.She is a child himself, peering curiously into the world, likes to read Sherlock Holmes and Pippi Longstocking, but along with this show is absolutely mature, professional attitude to the main case to date of her life - tennis.
Contact with Mary in Los Angeles managed only by phone. At first, she, her family and agent treated the request for an interview with suspicion. Apparently, the stereotype in relation to the Russian press has formed ambiguous. Eventually, the interview turned out very friendly and sincere. Masha hardly known in Russia. At the age of seven, she and her parents went to America, where he was to train hard. However, she started is still here.
- The first time I picked up a racket when I was four and a half years - says Maria. - It was in Sochi. I almost immediately liked to play tennis and I'm even on their own lot was at the net. Then I remember I always wanted to play on account of the interest.

- So you're a gambler? From his childhood? - Yes. And since my childhood loved to win. My first mentor was the coach Yuri Sochi Yutkin. He, in my opinion, and told Dad that from me have to get something that I have talent.
- Did you have a choice between tennis and other sport? - Actually, no. I've nothing else worked. Did not even try. Dad, I was addicted to tennis as an amateur. Sometimes, incidentally, was playing with his father Yevgeny Kafelnikov.
- When you play your first tournament? - I was 9 years old. It was already in America. But you know I'm special items do not even remember. Postponed, perhaps, just what any close friends in my time was not, so I only thought about tennis and how to win.
- How do you train in America as a child? - I went to Nick Bollettieri Academy and stayed there for five years. (By the way, Anna Kournikova, too long trained in the academy. - Comm. The author.) Training I was free. Most of the time I had a personal trainer or I played with someone one on one. I, frankly, it's all very much. Nick himself, by the way, personally helped me sometimes. He still does it when I come to Florida. We have a house there, and when I choose a home, I train with him.
- What can you say about the atmosphere at the academy? - You know, that's the atmosphere I was hard to handle, because there I lived alone, without parents. I was only nine years old and my roommate 15 - 16 years. Accounted for more focus on tennis, so it was not so lonely.
- How true opinion about the American high school tennis, primarily as a school with an emphasis in power, nekombinatsionny tennis? - Only partly. Indeed, the principle of strong beat, and then everything else is sometimes put in the first place.
- How do you feel about that? - To be honest, I did never before thought much. Although I myself love all: strong play from the baseline, go to the grid supply, attack, or conversely, to suffer for many practical jokes, etc. I probably prefer the versatile tennis.
- Can you break down, ruffle, winning you during the game? - No, no! (Laughs.) - It is difficult to do! 

- Masha, tell us how you train now? Who is running? - In California, with me working fine specialist Robert Lansdorp. He also, incidentally, helps, and Anastasia Myskina. Last year I try a lot of attention paid to physical training - OPT. For me it is very important. You need to be stronger, but then I was too skinny!OPT I do with a specialist who previously worked with Chang, with Rusedski. But the competition is helping me Dad. He is always with me. Training regime is as follows: two hours from morning tennis, physical training during the day and night playing a match or sparring.
- What is your most significant achievement to date? - My first final of the Junior Tournament of the Grand Slam Australian Open in 2002. It was very pleasant. Maybe I'm wrong, but at fourteen to me that nobody did.
- How would you rate your own prospects? Could call their own pros and cons? - I now have a wonderful treatment, I was happy with everything I'm doing everything I need. Frankly, I do not want to think. Of course, enter into the elite of tennis - a dream of every player. But in the near future I would like to get into the main draw of Wimbledon and Roland Garros. Hope to play well the next few tournaments. Well, my cons? Yes, there are no really big minus. Very difficult to talk about it.
- How many tournaments you can now play in the adult tour and how this number matches your capabilities? - In April I turned 16 and I can play 10 tournaments in a season and an additional 4 Grand Slam "when hit. 1914 competition - quite enough for my age and for me personally. There are, however, some disadvantages: I can not play what I want, for example, in America. Instead, you must, for example, to fly to Japan.
- What, in your opinion, the adult tour differs from Junior? What is it, so to speak, struck first of all that was most difficult during the first adult tournament? - You know things are different, just about anything! Do not compare. For me, of course, the most difficult was the lack of experience. For example, virtually all participants of the tour are well aware of how to play the point when one account or another. Well, I am so just learn to play on the account: somewhere must be patient, and sometimes, conversely, to attack.
- Masha, do you have any idols in modern tennis? - There is not and never was. As a child, I very rarely watched tennis on television, and even when it has already started to train hard, still on it is not enough time. Yes, I know that plays well, for example, Steffi Graf, but never fond of studying its game technology.I've always been somehow by itself, and tried not to look at others. No, I am, of course, like someone hit on the right, someone left, someone is playing smart, thin, someone powerful, and so on, but no more.
- How do you feel about the fact that many observers have noted, not only your game, but also purely visual appeal? What it helps, what hinders? - Oh, I do not pay any attention to it.
They say that it is partly due to good looks Mary in the past year were invited to take part in games of World Team Tennis. WTT - it is an American tennis league match in which is following the NBA and NHL. Almost every state has at least one team collected from the stars of world tennis, have signed a contract with the league. Matches are played at home or on the road, but they represent rather a show than a purely sporting event, and very popular with tennis fans.

- Masha, what attracted you to the league, but the contract? Wondering whether to participate in such events? - Very interesting! When I was invited there, I did the first time in my life played for the team! Three weeks we traveled together, I really liked it when during the match I felt a command support. During this time I personally got a little more experience, which I was so lacking in the adult tour. For example, I played tennis players such as Alexander Stevenson, Amanda Kettser. I never played them before! .. And, of course, I like the fact that all these activities are furnished as a show - a very pleasant atmosphere, the atmosphere is joyful.
- Mary, what do you live apart from tennis? Study? - Yes, I study. In the American school on the Internet. I send books, I study them, and then the Internet as I hand over exams on the topics. Subjects are: English, mathematics, history and biology. Plus, with my mother teach French and Russian.
- Education and tennis do not interfere with each other? - No. It is also necessary for me personally, learning is no less important than tennis. I would like to study further, to do somewhere, but only after the end of a tennis career.Whatever I wanted to do? .. Perhaps it would be something related to fashion.
- What do you enjoy doing in your spare time? Do you have friends? - Friends, of course, there is, but with our tennis mode is very difficult to maintain relationships. In my spare time I like to go shopping or cinema. The last thing watching - it's "Chicago." But in general I love comedy: you can laugh and forget it!
- Music, books, pets? - To be honest, I love Russian music: Zemfira, Tatu, Pugachev. From non-Russians - yes, too many. Jennifer Lopez, for example. Read too much. Now I'm reading two books at once: in Russian - "Hero of Our Time, Lermontov in English - Notes of Sherlock Holmes." Pets I do not. Although previously here was a hamster!
And Mary says that is constantly in contact with Russia. In Sochi, stayed home and grandparents. Dreams of whether to participate in the Kremlin Cup and team contests for the Fed Cup for Team Russia? Yes, probably. She would be a very interesting. But much later. So far, according to Mary, she does not think. The tasks it faces very different: to find its place in world tennis.
Inna Varyukhin "Sportclub" March 2002