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Imnumber2
#42 Posted : Sunday, January 13, 2013 11:28:00 PM(UTC)
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Watched the match and considering haven't played at all, well she is doing pretty good and I see her playing very smart Tennis. Although her serve, especialy her 2nd serve, wasn't quite there but still able to produce few Aces. Overall great result and Good for you Maria.


Best of luck throughout this tournament.

Don't Give Up - Peter Gabriel
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#43 Posted : Sunday, January 13, 2013 11:43:04 PM(UTC)
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My sleep won over watching the match. Looking at the score, not rusty at all. Great start but just the beginning. In Paris the first match was also 6-0 and 6-0 if I'm not mistaken . We know what happened since !!!
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#44 Posted : Monday, January 14, 2013 1:24:15 AM(UTC)
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Well done! what a score 6-0 6-0! First match was amazing I hope Maria goes on like this!

Go Go Maria
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#45 Posted : Monday, January 14, 2013 2:36:44 AM(UTC)
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If she had played somebody in the top 40 and achieved the same score line, I would have been impressed.  But, since it was an unknown qualifier, ranked 107, who had already played 3 tough matches last week, I dont see it as a real achievement.  I'll reserve my judgement until she plays a 'real' player.  Looks like the interviewers are getting more and more stupider every year.
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#46 Posted : Monday, January 14, 2013 6:08:09 AM(UTC)
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Not a bad way for Maria, to kick off her 2013 tour ;)

Commanding performance all around even without having the luxury of tune-up matches prior to this. Very well indeed.

DAVAI!
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#47 Posted : Monday, January 14, 2013 9:17:26 AM(UTC)
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Hello Everyone. Is there any place where I could view the Australian OPen free? Live and Replay. Because ESPN and AOTV require login from an cable company and I'm not sure if that is an extra charge. CAn someone please help? THANK YOU.
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#35 Posted : Monday, January 14, 2013 12:03:00 PM(UTC)
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Girls of Russia & the Near Abroad playing Tuesday: 




Rod Laver Arena  11:00 AM Start Time

1. Men's Singles - 1st Round

Robin Haase (NED)  v. Andy Murray (GBR)[3] 

2. Women's Singles - 1st Round

Victoria Azarenka (BLR)[1]  v. Monica Niculescu (ROU) 

Show Court 2  11:00 AM Start Time

1. Women's Singles - 1st Round

Vania King (USA)  v. Maria Kirilenko (RUS)[14]

Show Court 3  11:00 AM Start Time

1. Women's Singles - 1st Round

Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)  v. Lourdes Dominguez Lino (ESP)

Court 6  11:00 AM Start Time

1. Women's Singles - 1st Round

Nadezhda Petrova (RUS)[12]  v. Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN)


ALSO (not broadcast)




Court 5  11:00 AM Start Time

1. Men's Singles - 1st Round

Blaz Kavcic (SLO)  v. Thomaz Bellucci (BRA)[29] 

2. Women's Singles - 1st Round

Annika Beck (GER)  v. Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ)[28] 

Court 7  11:00 AM Start Time

1. Men's Singles - 1st Round

Joao Sousa (POR)  v. John-Patrick Smith (AUS) 

2. Women's Singles - 1st Round

Yulia Putintseva (KAZ)  v. Christina McHale (USA) 

3. Men's Singles - 1st Round

Tommy Robredo (ESP)  v. Jesse Levine (CAN) 

4. Women's Singles - 1st Round

Lesia Tsurenko (UKR)  v. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS)[24]

Court 10  11:00 AM Start Time

1. Women's Singles - 1st Round

Caroline Garcia (FRA)  v. Elena Vesnina (RUS)

Court 11  11:00 AM Start Time

1. Men's Singles - 1st Round

Ricardas Berankis (LTU)  v. Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) 

2. Women's Singles - 1st Round

Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor (ESP)  v. Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) 

3. Women's Singles - 1st Round

Daria Gavrilova (RUS)  v. Lauren Davis (USA)

Court 15  11:00 AM Start Time

1. Women's Singles - 1st Round

Shahar Peer (ISR)  v. Alexandra Panova (RUS)


"That's the way the world works... right now." --Maria Sharapova at 17
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#48 Posted : Monday, January 14, 2013 12:17:46 PM(UTC)
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Maria was rusty first couple of games. After that she just sailed along. Impressed with her aces after her collar bone injury scare. Less DFs too. Overall, great first round match all things considered. Could have benefitted from a more competitive match but who's complaining? Bring on the next contender!
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#49 Posted : Monday, January 14, 2013 12:39:20 PM(UTC)
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That would be Misaki Doi--okay, but she had to work to get past an ill, then injured Petra Martic.


First real competition would be Venus.

"That's the way the world works... right now." --Maria Sharapova at 17
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#50 Posted : Monday, January 14, 2013 1:19:31 PM(UTC)
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The marketing, agent and/or public relations teams of Maria Sharapova joined Twitter on Monday, hours after the world No. 2 was a double-bagel winner in her first-round win at the Australian Open.

How did the four-time Grand Slam winner dip her toes into the Twitter waters? By subtly referencing her upscale line of candy, of course:

Your ultimate sugarmama has arrived #myfirsttweet
The tweet was accompanied by a photo of Sharapova mimicking a painted silhouette of a young girl blowing bubbles.

Sharapova has a dry sense of humor that would play well on Twitter, but unless she's getting the nudge from members of her business team, I wouldn't expect her to be super-tweeter like her tennis nemesis, @serenawilliams.

In other Sharapova news, she visited ESPN's set following her double bagel of Olga Puchkova. Host Chris Fowler took the opportunity to ask a relaxed Maria whether she heard the first-round score of rumored boyfriend Grigor Dimitrov. (He lost.)The question drew instant giggles from Sharapova, turned her face the color of her "cheeky" gummy candy and elicited a playfully defensive, "come on, I'm not saying anything."

That says everything Maria!
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#52 Posted : Monday, January 14, 2013 2:42:38 PM(UTC)
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LIKE the dress--the iridescent thing going on there


Maria Sharapova

"That's the way the world works... right now." --Maria Sharapova at 17
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#54 Posted : Monday, January 14, 2013 2:43:46 PM(UTC)
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An other mile stone in Maria's career is that she is in a exclusive small group of players who have won a double bagel match in each Grand Slam tournament. A great statement, a legency to continue, lol !!!  I love writing too Maria.
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#51 Posted : Monday, January 14, 2013 2:49:00 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: inchbyinch Go to Quoted Post
The marketing, agent and/or public relations teams of Maria Sharapova joined Twitter on Monday, hours after the world No. 2 was a double-bagel winner in her first-round win at the Australian Open.

How did the four-time Grand Slam winner dip her toes into the Twitter waters? By subtly referencing her upscale line of candy, of course:

Your ultimate sugarmama has arrived #myfirsttweet
The tweet was accompanied by a photo of Sharapova mimicking a painted silhouette of a young girl blowing bubbles.

Sharapova has a dry sense of humor that would play well on Twitter, but unless she's getting the nudge from members of her business team, I wouldn't expect her to be super-tweeter like her tennis nemesis, @serenawilliams.

In other Sharapova news, she visited ESPN's set following her double bagel of Olga Puchkova. Host Chris Fowler took the opportunity to ask a relaxed Maria whether she heard the first-round score of rumored boyfriend Grigor Dimitrov. (He lost.)The question drew instant giggles from Sharapova, turned her face the color of her "cheeky" gummy candy and elicited a playfully defensive, "come on, I'm not saying anything."

That says everything Maria!
Bring on that ESPN interview, can't wait to see that red face 

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#55 Posted : Monday, January 14, 2013 3:00:29 PM(UTC)
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i cant find this interview if you find it post link
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#56 Posted : Monday, January 14, 2013 3:25:54 PM(UTC)
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Not up so far, I don't think. Here's the Twitter image:


2013-1-14 Sharapova tweet 


http://www.usatoday.com/...a-joins-twitter/1832709/

"That's the way the world works... right now." --Maria Sharapova at 17
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#53 Posted : Monday, January 14, 2013 3:27:09 PM(UTC)
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LIKE the dress--the iridescent thing going on there


Maria Sharapova


  Don't get this one Paul, help me out please!!
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#57 Posted : Monday, January 14, 2013 3:36:43 PM(UTC)
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Iridescence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iridescence


Iridescence (also known as goniochromism) is generally known as the property of certain surfaces that appear to change color as the angle of view or the angle angle of illumination changes. There are numerous common examples of iridescence; for example, soap bubbles, butterfly wings, and sea shells.  


The physics is explained by Richard Feynman in QED (Quantum Electro-Dynamics)
"That's the way the world works... right now." --Maria Sharapova at 17
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#58 Posted : Tuesday, January 15, 2013 1:40:48 AM(UTC)
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Maria playing 4th on Hisense arena tomorrow. I'm so glad i have fox sports, otherwise i wouldn't be able to watch the match live. The main Australian broadcaster is extremely biased and will play any match with an aussie in it, even if they're a no-name. Don't get me wrong, i love supporting my country and watching young talent (anyone watch Duckworth v Mitchell today? That was a very good match, went for 4 and a half hours and quite high quality) but when it comes to Maria, I don't care if your name is Sam Stosur, I wanna watch Maria, regardless if you're an aussie or not.

Also lol at Serena's injury scare. Watch her come out and win 6-0 6-0 all the way to the semis. Drama queen
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#59 Posted : Tuesday, January 15, 2013 2:52:29 AM(UTC)
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If you have seen Serena during the match of Venus on Monday, you know why she is the drama queen of tennis.( Gatorate promotion on court). If you twist your ankle, you eighter stop play or continue. That you win with 6-0, 6-0 says enough. Serena you are in the wrong part of the world at the moment, you belong to Hollywood. 


Ps;  Does anyone has news about Doi ??  What kind of player is she and what do you expect from this match ?
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