470 Quotes by Maria Sharapova

I played great tennis this week. It was a tremendous effort for me to be able to play two really tough matches yesterday and still play a high level of tennis today. In the first set it was just one or two balls didn't go my way I guess, and then after that I was physically tired from yesterday.

It was very difficult, I've played Nadia in the last two Grand Slams in the quarter-finals as well and we've had such tough matches and I've been able to pull through so I'm very happy.

When the matches get tougher and you're pushed more, automatically, the level of your game increases.

In the second set, mentally I wasn't there and I didn't have any motivation. I wasn't fighting, I basically gave up.

It was tough today, she was hitting winners off both sides and I couldn't put two points together. I was a little tired from my previous matches.

What I do best is compete. This is just something I do for fun.

She was able to come back from tough points and play a few more. I was just not able to keep up with that pace and that was the key.

It was tough. I couldn't put two points together. I was tired from my previous match, and now I need some time off.

She tried to mix it up a little at the end of the first set and I knew it would be physically harder. Mentally, I told myself it doesn't matter how many balls it takes, you're going to do everything possible to get one more ball back.