How? How?

Question

How could Sharapova play so badly? All due respect to her opponent, if Maria was in top gear she woulda wiped the floor with her.

Answer 1

She played really badly - and the worse she played, the noisier she seemed to get!!!!

Answer 2

You are absolutely correct. She had to win .

I mean, I am a crazy fan of Sharapova's but she really sucked there, she made too many unforced errors and played horrible!!!!

Hope she can get better and play well in Canada....

Answer 3

wasn't her day. I would say that about Blake but we see this all of the time with him

Answer 4

LOL! Burnout! too much celeb biz?

Answer 5

Sorry dude but it all comes down to the first serve. That's the big weapon she has. She doesn't have to hit big serves, she just has to get the first serve in. Once that happens, her game gets going, and it gives her the confidence she needs to go on and win the match. However the minute you see Maria having problems with the first serve, expect her to have either a very tough match or to perhaps lose, like she did today.

The last two slams she won, was won solely on how well she served. Anytime you see Maria not serving well, her opponent is always going to have a chance against her, regardless of their ranking. Remember what Radwanska did to her at last year's US Open? Every time Maria missed the first serve, Radwanksa stepped into the baseline, putting pressure on Maria to come up with a solid second serve. It's the same thing that both Serena and Venus did to her at the Australian Open and US Open.

This does not comes as a complete surprise to me though. I remember Alla from that incredible match she played against Venus last year, almost beating Venus in the first round. So I just knew that Maria was going to have some problems today. Did I expect her to lose? Well I knew it was a possibility, but I would have expected Maria to get through this one.

Answer 6

You're absolutely correct. Sharapova makes WAY too many unforced errors. She didn't serve too well. I'm very surprised she got eliminated so early... disappointing. But, Rafa and Ana are still in it! =D

Answer 7

shes not as good as she used to be when she won she should have retired to something else, so then people don't remember her as bad