On Saturday, despite losing the first two games, Maria Sharapova found her range to win five games in a row to lead 5-2, and looked to be on way to closing out the first set, when Jelena Jankovic's wrist injury took place."It was a tough start today. Jelena started off so strong. It was my second final of the year and I was a bit nervous," Sharapova told the crowd in her on-court interview. "But I played well enough this week to know I could give her a good match. Unfortunately Jelena had to stop. I wish her a speedy recovery, and hopefully we can play again soon."
Sharapova's career seemed in limbo when she was forced to miss nine months of play between August 2008 and May of this year because of a right shoulder injury. The former world No.1 hadn't won a title since returning but came close several times, including a runner-up finish in Toronto in August. Now, she collects the first singles title of her comeback and the 20th of her Tour career.
"I want to thank all of the fans for coming out here and supporting me, it meant a lot to me," Sharapova added. "To go from not knowing whether you'll ever play the sport again to holding a trophy, it's an unbelievable feeling. You realize what a gift it is to hit a tennis ball. I've put in so much work and this is just exciting."
Saturday, September 3, 2009
Singles - Final
No comments:
Post a Comment