Russian Tennis star 'Maria Sharapova' who is in New Delhi,India to attend a private function said that she was delighted to be in India as it is a unfamiliar territory to her.Sharapova has won 27
WTA singles titles , including four
Grand Slam singles titles. She has been in seven Grand Slam finals with a record of 4–3. In 2012 she has won French open & currently stand @t 2nd place in WTA ranking.
About India she said that she likes Indian foods much as she expected ,she is delighted to be in India first time.
Looking back on her year,
25-year-old Sharapova saw only positives, and added that she was
rewarded for a great season with her maiden trip to India. In addition,
Sharapova said that Indian tennis player; Sania Mirza was now into
doubles frequently because it requires a lot of energy to play both
formats and a player has to select one in the end.
Sharapova was seeded 3rd at the
US Open,
but had no hardcourt tune-ups after the Olympics due to a stomach
virus. At the US Open, she made it to the semifinals before losing to
top seeded
Victoria Azarenka in three sets.Her next tournament will be the
year-end championships in Istanbul, where she will be seeded
2nd. She faced
Sara Errani in her first
round robin match, defeating her 6–3, 6–2. She secured a spot in the semifinals with a 5–7, 7–5, 7–5 win over
Agnieszka Radwańska in her next match. Sharapova defeated
Sam Stosur in her final round robin match, 6–0, 6–3. In their sixth meeting of the 2012 season, Sharapova defeated
Victoria Azarenka,
6–4, 6–2. Although she has made it to the final, Azarenka clinched the
year-end number one ranking with her two round robin wins. Thus,
Sharapova will end the year as world no. 2. She lost to
Serena Williams in the final, 6–4, 6–3.
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