[RG]莎娃 法網第四輪賽後訪問
Day 8 - Maria Sharapova Interview
Monday, May 30, 2005
Q. You were off in a flash there. Talk about what you were thinking about
last night, then coming on court. You didn't get a chance to take your sweats
off and, boom, it was done.
MARIA SHARAPOVA: Actually, it's never easy. It's never easy coming back after
-- to being a set up and then being up 3-1 and all of a sudden it becomes
3-All. You know, it's going to be a different match from there.
But I guess I just -- I was playing the right way yesterday. I just -- when
the rain started coming down, the conditions got a lot heavier. I was rushing
it a little bit.
I guess it was good just to have a good night's sleep. Wasn't thinking about
too much. Just another game, I guess.
Q. Can you get a good read on your own form? Whether you play Justine or
Kuznetsova in the next match, it's going to be different. Do you think
technically your game is at a point where you can really challenge them on
clay?
MARIA SHARAPOVA: I think I've been playing a lot better in my last two rounds
than I did in my first two. I've actually been feeling a lot better. I know
it's definitely going to be a tough match either way. You have to expect the
best.
You know, hopefully I'll go out and just, you know, be even tougher and play
even better than I have. That's the only way to go.
Q. Strategically if you're playing them on hard courts or grass, it's a
different match. But here, given the weather change, it's going to be a little
bit damp, a little bit cool, how do you approach either of them when you know
they're going to try to grind you down?
MARIA SHARAPOVA: I think it's going to depend on the conditions. If the
conditions are going to be heavier, I think, you know, a lot of the points
are going to be long with both opponents, because they play pretty similar
games. Both move pretty well around the court, you know, have heavy balls,
good serves as well.
I mean, it really depends on the conditions. Depends if sometimes I can go
for a little bit more if the conditions are lighter and the shot will be a
winner or if it's going to be an easy put-away. If the conditions are going
to be heavier, I think I have to be patient on extra balls, keep grinding.
Hopefully, I'm ?? I feel fit enough to be able to do that. It's just a matter
of mentally going out there and doing it.
Q. Lindsay came in here. Obviously, you guys are in a different stage in your
careers. She's 10 years older than you. You play with similar styles.
Yesterday she went out against Kim, middle of the second set she's fighting,
fighting, but she still stuck for the most part with her same style. What
works for her works for her. Is that pretty much the same situation for you?
MARIA SHARAPOVA: Well, I think that's a great example of, yesterday's match,
just different things can happen on clay. I think everyone thought that Kim
was going to be the favorite. You know, that was pretty obvious. I thought it
was going to be a tough match. But I think with the way Kim moves and the
power on the clay she has, I think -- I thought she was going to win for sure.
But, you know, it's -- there are a lot of things in tennis mentally and
physically. She was up a break in the second, wasn't she? All of a sudden
things turn around.
It's not like Lindsay all of a sudden started playing a different way. She's
just playing the way she's been playing for all her years. If she could win
that match, I think a lot of these girls have a chance of playing good clay
court players and still playing their game and still winning. It's not just a
physical game out there.
Q. With all the matches you played over the last couple years, all the big
tournaments, going into this next match, do you still have the fire where
you're saying, "I just want to get out there and kick someone's butt, I really
want this match, I want this title"?
MARIA SHARAPOVA: Of course. Of course, I have that mentality with every single
match I play. You know, if I go on the court and I feel like I just -- I don't
want to be out there, then there's really no point in going out there. I mean,
there are times when you're tired and you physically feel fatigued. But I'm
usually mentally always ready for every single match I play.
Q. But does it give you a bigger charge being in a Grand Slam and that there
are numerous people who don't think your game has developed enough on clay to
really do major damage.
MARIA SHARAPOVA: Well, I never thought I needed to prove anything to anyone.
You know, I think I'm getting better and better. I've said this before. If
people underestimate me on clay, then, you know, they'll be surprised
(smiling).
Q. You did not bring your eyeglasses today, but you still look pretty. How do
you like to make up and dress well and to feel beautiful?
MARIA SHARAPOVA: Oh, God (laughter). How do I like to dress up?
Q. Make up, dress up.
MARIA SHARAPOVA: I don't -- I mean, I'm a girl. Every girl likes to dress up.
Every girl likes makeup. Every girl wants to look good, of course. I don't
know. I mean, that's such a not?tennis question (laughter). I don't know.
Q. Hopefully you've still got a way to go in this tournament. Are you signed
in for Birmingham and Eastbourne? Will you play those tournaments before
Wimbledon?
MARIA SHARAPOVA: I don't know yet. I don't know which one I'm going to play
yet. I just want to finish this tournament. Depends how I do here. Depends
how I physically feel, stuff like that.
Q. Are there any specific things you really like about playing on clay?
MARIA SHARAPOVA: Even though I suck at it, I like to slide (laughter). It's
pretty fun in a way. When I was younger, I always liked tennis because it was
such a cat?and?mouse game there. There are ways to trick your opponent.
That's why I love players in the past like Rios, I was such a fan of his,
because he would just make of fun people. He would just laugh. You know,
someone dropshot?ed, lobbed, then laugh at the end of the point. And on clay,
it's more fun I think. I know it's more grueling, but it just makes the game
so much more interesting.
Q. Your agents want you to be a global product. How do you feel about that?
You've just turned 18. Isn't it a bit young to be a global product?
MARIA SHARAPOVA: Unfortunately, it's too late because I think I am a global
brand at this point. I mean, I think I'm mature for my age. I don't think any
other 18?year?old ?? I mean, there are a lot of actors and actresses, but,
you know, I don't think there are a lot in sport that have had the
opportunity or have been able to be called, you know, a global brand. Of
course, it's an amazing feeling. But what has brought me here is not just a
brand, but my tennis.
As long as I keep winning, then I'll become a more whatever anyone wants to
call me. But as long as I know that on the court that I'm the big brand than
anywhere else, then...
Q. When you see the Williams sisters, particularly Venus drop off, is that
sort of a cautionary thing for you? Do you think about trying extra hard to
stay at the top and not have a drop in your level?
MARIA SHARAPOVA: I think there are always going to be times when you're going
to drop your level. I don't know if it's going to be physically or mentally
or pressure or no pressure. There are going to be times in your life when
you're not going to feel like anything's going for you, you know, on the
court, off the court. It's impossible to be perfect all the time. It's
impossible to be at the top of your game all the time.
I mean, it's just -- I guess it's life. It's like a lifecycle. There are
going to be a lot of good moments, you're going to have a big winning streak.
Then all of a sudden, you know, you might be feeling great, but you might not
be getting the good results and you might be feeling down. You just never
know.
But tennis is such a diverse sport and there are a lot of things that can
cause losses and upsets and wins. I mean, you know, one point can change the
whole match.
Q. Do you think that's what you've learned the most in the last year, with a
high like winning at Wimbledon, then the disappointment of Australia against
Serena?
MARIA SHARAPOVA: Yeah, I think those ?? there are going to be different sorts
of moments. I mean, there are going to be amazing moments and there are going
to be moments where it's going to be a really, really tough match and you
thought you won it, but you lost it. You know, it goes on. You have another
tournament next week.
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