andrew_broad
04-19-2006, 11:05 PM
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Maria in Ace Tennis Magazine
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There's a one-page interview (with a photo) on p.86 of the May 2006 issue of British tennis-magazine Ace, which someone has posted a scan of:
http://www.wtaworld.com/showpost.php?p=7819705
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Off-court photos
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Recent photos including Maria and Tatiana Golovin at a basketball-game:
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/photogallery/Default.asp
http://news.search.yahoo.com/search/news/?c=news_photos&p=sharapova
Search Getty Images (http://editorial.gettyimages.com/MS_GINS/source/home/home.aspx?pg=1) for "sharapova"
http://www.wtaworld.com/showthread.php?t=99305&page=129 (to p.135)
http://www.wtaworld.com/showpost.php?p=7755030 (HQs of Maria and Tatiana for those who couldn't be bothered to wade through all the above)
It's great to see Maria and Tatiana are {still/again} friends. I know the haters think that Maria kidnapped Tatiana and forced her at gunpoint to sit next to her as a publicity-stunt following their controversial Miami semi-final, but that theory doesn't convince me why they:
(a) looked at each other and smiled;
(b) sat with their shoulders touching;
(c) wore identical nail-varnish on their fingers and toes, and matching orange wristbands.
I like Tatiana very much too, and I love the matches that they play against each other (having attended their Birmingham 2004 & 2005 matches, and read about their Miami 2006 one - which I have just ordered from Tennis Videos International (http://www.users.bigpond.com/tennisvideos1/)).
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Ranking
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Maria went back up to #3 in the WTA singles-rankings this week, thanks to Justine Henin-Hardenne's failure to defend the Charleston title.
1. Amélie Mauresmo (3511 points)
2. Kim Clijsters (2941)
3. Maria Sharapova (2753)
4. Justine Henin-Hardenne (2693)
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Birthday
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Maria turned 19 on 19th April, so a slightly belated Happy Birthday to her.
Her record of never losing a professional singles-match to a player who is younger than herself is still intact, as is her place in the teenage subset of the WTA singles-rankings:
3. Maria Sharapova (19 years 0 months)
15. Nicole Vaidiová (16 years 11 months)
17. Ana Ivanovic (18 years 5 months)
18. Dinara Safina (19 years 11 months)
22. Maria Kirilenko (19 years 3 months)
26. Lucie afárová (19 years 2 months)
27. Tatiana Golovin (18 years 3 months)
34. Anna Chakvetadze (19 years 1 month)
36. Shahar Peer (18 years 11 months)
40. Sania Mirza (19 years 5 months)
47. Vera Dushevina (19 years 6 months)
...
It certainly does feel strange that Big Maria is younger than Little Maria! Big Maria looks much older than 19; Little Maria looks much younger (both in the nicest possible ways).
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Dr. Andrew Broad
http://geocities.com/andrewbroad/
http://geocities.com/andrewbroad/tennis/
http://geocities.com/andrewbroad/tennis/shara/ (added 3 external links)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sizzlingsharapova/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jeldani/
Maria in Ace Tennis Magazine
----------------------------
There's a one-page interview (with a photo) on p.86 of the May 2006 issue of British tennis-magazine Ace, which someone has posted a scan of:
http://www.wtaworld.com/showpost.php?p=7819705
----------------
Off-court photos
----------------
Recent photos including Maria and Tatiana Golovin at a basketball-game:
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/photogallery/Default.asp
http://news.search.yahoo.com/search/news/?c=news_photos&p=sharapova
Search Getty Images (http://editorial.gettyimages.com/MS_GINS/source/home/home.aspx?pg=1) for "sharapova"
http://www.wtaworld.com/showthread.php?t=99305&page=129 (to p.135)
http://www.wtaworld.com/showpost.php?p=7755030 (HQs of Maria and Tatiana for those who couldn't be bothered to wade through all the above)
It's great to see Maria and Tatiana are {still/again} friends. I know the haters think that Maria kidnapped Tatiana and forced her at gunpoint to sit next to her as a publicity-stunt following their controversial Miami semi-final, but that theory doesn't convince me why they:
(a) looked at each other and smiled;
(b) sat with their shoulders touching;
(c) wore identical nail-varnish on their fingers and toes, and matching orange wristbands.
I like Tatiana very much too, and I love the matches that they play against each other (having attended their Birmingham 2004 & 2005 matches, and read about their Miami 2006 one - which I have just ordered from Tennis Videos International (http://www.users.bigpond.com/tennisvideos1/)).
-------
Ranking
-------
Maria went back up to #3 in the WTA singles-rankings this week, thanks to Justine Henin-Hardenne's failure to defend the Charleston title.
1. Amélie Mauresmo (3511 points)
2. Kim Clijsters (2941)
3. Maria Sharapova (2753)
4. Justine Henin-Hardenne (2693)
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Birthday
--------
Maria turned 19 on 19th April, so a slightly belated Happy Birthday to her.
Her record of never losing a professional singles-match to a player who is younger than herself is still intact, as is her place in the teenage subset of the WTA singles-rankings:
3. Maria Sharapova (19 years 0 months)
15. Nicole Vaidiová (16 years 11 months)
17. Ana Ivanovic (18 years 5 months)
18. Dinara Safina (19 years 11 months)
22. Maria Kirilenko (19 years 3 months)
26. Lucie afárová (19 years 2 months)
27. Tatiana Golovin (18 years 3 months)
34. Anna Chakvetadze (19 years 1 month)
36. Shahar Peer (18 years 11 months)
40. Sania Mirza (19 years 5 months)
47. Vera Dushevina (19 years 6 months)
...
It certainly does feel strange that Big Maria is younger than Little Maria! Big Maria looks much older than 19; Little Maria looks much younger (both in the nicest possible ways).
--
Dr. Andrew Broad
http://geocities.com/andrewbroad/
http://geocities.com/andrewbroad/tennis/
http://geocities.com/andrewbroad/tennis/shara/ (added 3 external links)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sizzlingsharapova/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jeldani/