Maria Sharapova |
7 | 6 | 2 |
Dinara Safina |
6 | 7 | 6 |
On tuesday Maria will play compatriot and fifth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova for a place in the semi finals. This match is the first match at Rod Laver Arena and the schedule starts at 11.00 local time (GMT +11).
Maria won last match against Kuznetsova at the WTA Tour Championships in Los Angeles 6-1 6-4, but Kutznetsova still leads the series 2-1.
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. I was making too many unforced errors at the beginning and I wasn't giving myself a chance to play my game.
Basically I was just letting...
Wimbledon champion and fourth seed Maria Sharapova overcame a slow start to battle past Italian Silvia Farina Elia 4-6 6-1 6-2 on Sunday to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open for the first time.
Maria will now play compatriot and fifth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova after the U.S. Open champion held off another Russian in Vera Douchevina 6-4 6-2.
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On Sunday Maria will play 15 seed Silvia Farina Elia of Italia for a place in the quater finals. This match is the third match at Vodafone Arena and the schedule starts at 11.00 local time, which means she won't play before 12.15 PM.
Maria has played Farina Elia only once before at the 2004 Telecom Italia Masters in Rome, and lost 6-7 0-6.
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 her match so...
You know, he's very inte...
