Maria Sharapova has what it takes to join the all-time tennis greats
March 27th, 2008 admin Posted in News |
With so many great female tennis players out there, it’s difficult to settle on just who is the greatest of all time. It’s hard to compete with Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf and Zina Garrison. But one woman has the potential to fit in extremely well - hard-hitting Russian Maria Sharapova.
Not many would have expected Sharapova to claim her first Grand Slam when she was only 17, but in only her seventh Grand Slam appearance, she captured the Wimbledon crown - and in stunning fashion.
During her dream run she only dropped two sets, one in the quarter-finals to Ai Sugiyama and again in the semi-finals against Lindsay Davenport. Even though she narrowly squeezed past Davenport 2-6 7-6 6-1, she saved her best tennis for the final where she took on Serena Williams. Most expected Williams to win fairly convincingly but it’s was quit the opposite. Sharapova demolished her more experienced opponent 6-1 6-4.
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