Maria should just relax and enjoy her first time in Stuttgart. Take each match and each opponent as a warm up to RG. That way, win or lose doesn't matter. Win will be a bonus, lose just move on to the next one. I feel she had been too uptight in the last few tourneys. She looks happy and relaxed in Stuttgart so far.
Her entourage?? First time I have heard of that. Another exaggeration of the press. Every match I have watched had been coach, hitting partner, physio and Max her agent. Never seen any personal body guards or securities either. As for laying down the law...
Maria likes to pick her own hotels
. Nothing wrong with that. Who wants to stay in a 3 star with no heating in this cold weather? I am assuming Germany is as cold as UK