P. Do you want to evaluate the match?
MARIA SHARAPOVA: Yeah, I mean, she played solid and I was very flat. You know, I did not care for short balls when I had the opportunity and let her back in the points, and that's something that I was going to be important yesterday.
I do not run the plan and just rushed me a lot, I think. I had no spark. You know, I had no lot of energy on my side.
P. Just talk about your current service. What went wrong?
Maria Sharapova: Yes I felt like I had enough pace on it, and then tried to go for a little more. I was making more mistakes and it was just much more consistent. She actually has a great service, but she was very consistent in it and me to play.
Q: Does your style of doing things on the run, or you want to, I have to do certain things to win this game?
Maria Sharapova: No, I mean, I'm playing my best tennis when I'm aggressive. And, you know, when the opponent is running around the line basic or wide, you know, my goal is to go ahead and take care of the shots coming.
When hitting, you know, like a globe of 20 feet and I'm not going in and doing anything with it, you know, she's doing something for me to hit a ball, but must be able to finish the point.
P. So you think I should have been more, hit the swing volley?
Maria Sharapova: Yes, absolutely. I stayed at the baseline, I did not move from there. Yes, it sticks.
P. Why is it so?
Maria Sharapova: I do not know. Maybe because I have not played a tournament in a while. It's great that I'll play again next week. You know, I have not played for many years, so be good.
P. So the evaluation of their game week now and here? What do you take this week after a couple of wins and a tough game?
Maria Sharapova: Yes, I had high expectations going into this week because I did not play much. I am happy that I have gained some pocospartidos. Obviously I would have liked to go further, but as I said, I have one more coming next week. That will be the goal.
P. I think the NBA schedule has the Nets vs. Orlando, if I remember correctly.
Maria Sharapova: Really? I have not seen.
P. You has not seen?
Maria Sharapova: No.
P. Is it okay.
Maria Sharapova: I do not know. Not yet.
P. Did you feel that up to you, how was the party that Caroline was always there at a certain level, and that somehow had to make points?
Maria Sharapova: Well, I think that is their strength, and that's what you do best is be there with a certain level. You know, the players milling.
Yes, as I said, you know, I rushed - I ran a lot of my shots today. Yes, maybe I missed a few inches sometimes, and sometimes maybe I should have been more patient.
As I said, I was flat.
P. I think it's safe to say that, you know, she could win a slam, you know, win a grand slam in the short term, but do you think she could dominate the game with his play in the future? What do you think about that? I know it's hard to talk about an opponent that way.
Maria Sharapova: Well, she is No. 1 in the world, so it should be. There is no reason why you can not win. I think when you're No. 1 in the world, you know, here is where you see if you can, you know, in the latter stages of Grand Slams and win. Yes
Q: You started to pick up his game in the third set against Peng, and then had some long rallies like today. Do you feel your game is starting to be closer to where you want to be?
Maria Sharapova: Yes, absolutely. There are many good things that I felt during the week. Even, you know, I found myself in parts of the game, and I was able to find a way, you know, improve my game and start playing better.
I think in tennis, you know, much of the increase in its level when necessary. So I was very happy with that, especially in my last game.
Yes, just do it for more games at once.
Q: Can you talk about service? They were not beating at its normal speed of service, and second service seems not to hit the turn. It was his shoulder surgery, or simply did not feel the ball so well?
Maria Sharapova: No, I did not want to go by so many great service today. Yes, I do not lasenti very well today.
P. Do you see your level is rising from the Open? Do you see your game improving?
Maria Sharapova: Since I played with it?
P. If since he played with it
Maria Sharapova: U.S. Open?
P. Yes
MARIA SHARAPOVA: Yeah, I mean, after the game I felt like as if I did not think I did many good things today that I did in the other party. But yeah, I mean, listen, she is No. 1 in the world. There is a reason why it is there. His consistency is his greatest strength.
Yes, but I still feel as though it was an easy marker, I still feel as if I had my chances. There is no reason why I can not turn some of those games that exist, and then it's a different ball game.
P. When you feel flat, like you said, and I'm sure that has happened many times in the past, what can be done in the game to flip?
Maria Sharapova: Um, you know, sometimes it just put - stringing together some points. Sometimes it is flat yourself. I do not know, some players may break a racket. I do not know. (Laughter.)
Everyone has different ways. Never broken one before. Um, I do not think he has the guts. Only when latomo with his left hand, for fun, then I throw my racket. It feels really good, but I just do I have the guts to do that when I play with the right.
Yes, there are different ways, but sometimes it really only comes to you. You do not feel it.
P. Why might go for great service today?
Maria Sharapova: pqueña Only a part of the game plan. And I've played a long match yesterday and I do not think it was wise to do so. Yes
P. How confident are you in your service at this time?
Maria Sharapova: I'm getting there. I am, you know, working a bit in the position. I changed a little, you know, since the last tournament I played, so it's been a couple of weeks.
Yes, I think little by little, you know, sorry - it will eventually feel safer. Especially when the first services pass for the second service and work in a few more laps, that is, I think, has been the most difficult challenge since my surgery, feel, you know, the kick and then slice.
Yes, that was a bit more natural to me before.
P. One criticism of the game of Caroline is that she can not hit and game-winner Right. Is it a heavy ball, nickel looks from the outside?
Maria Sharapova: I do not think it matters if you are not lost. I mean, why do you need to hit winners?
No, she has a heavy ball - I think it has a little more spin off on the right, and smoothed UNPOC backhand. But, you know, she put in that position so. That says a lot about his footwork, I guess.
P. Is she the most consistent player who still has the power he has had to face, if you know what I mean? but who is so hard to hit through a board, a kind of incredible defensive skills?
Maria Sharapova: Yes, I had the pleasure of playing Hingis a few times, and I mean that sometimes it was just - it was just difficult. (Laughter.)
P. "Depressing?
Maria Sharapova: No, it was not. No, I mean, playing against Hingis, who is like a game of cat and mouse around. You know, you know you're not going to completely dominate it, and you just have to find, you know, little ways, even a kind of out of focus, like the mouse is that the cat out of focus.
do not know. I've always felt that against her. She has such great hand-eye coordination, and actually won here in Palm Springs - or were on September 3 in the semifinals, I think, and it was a very fun game.
P. Kim, if I could go the other day said that Serena is the best of all time. Is that something you would agree, is the best player of all time?
Maria Sharapova, Serena?
P. Yes
Maria Sharapova: I think it has many strengths and has achieved so much and has won so many Grand Slams, I see no reason why not. She is an amazing champion. You know, I always say that - I do not know how many Grand Slams he won. How many do you have?
P. 13.
Maria Sharapova: Yes, so it has 10 more than me.
P. You put it on Steffi, however, is 22? This is much more.
Maria Sharapova: The thing is that this is a difficult question, because I never - seen so much tennis on television while growing up, so I really could not see too much of Steffi and Martina Navratilova.
I mean, maybe now I see the games of the past, but I never followed them both. I am a more modern time - I only know that the modern game.
Q: As someone who has spent much time living in the United States, were surprised that the Americans were unable to have more players at high level since the arrival of the Williams sisters?
Maria Sharapova: Um, it's a question a lot of different countries, and I think that there is no quick solution to produce talent, and also produce the talent to be champions. I think a lot of work, and I think the money certainly helps, but sometimes I do not think enough.
I think that just because you have the talent, and has money does not mean that in one night you wake up and think the country will produce Grand Slam champions.
It takes years to build it, and people's participation and support of different sides, whether a car, either - it's different things. It is a process. You know, I do not think it's something quick.
But if I'm surprised, I have not really thought about it.
Q. Was hunger key to the success of Russian players, would you say?
Maria Sharapova: hunger?
P. Hungry.
Maria Sharapova: I think to be honest, we have many options. We had - I always say, it's amazing, you know, in this country who go to school and has many sports to choose from. I have many family friends who have, you know, children grow, and sometimes are confused. They do not know whether to play football or La Crosse.
is very good in a way because you learn different sports. It's great for, you know, your social skills. But at the end of the day when you see yourself doing something more and more, if you want to commit to a sport, you must be a way or another. You can not be you know, a weekend playing tennis, and next weekend playing soccer, and then another - it is simply overwhelming.
do not think you can really build on that. It takes hard work. And in Russia, namely from the years I started playing there, his commitment was only an hour to the courts to go getting the highest number of hours, you know, many minutes on the court is available.
Apart from that, there is nothing in my mind, except to go home, and, you know, making sure I finish my school work, you know, or if my mom would be very happy.
So that's it, yes.
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