3rd July 2004
Maria did today what many thought was impossible. She won her first Grand Slam title at age 17, beating the two times defending champion Serena Williams 6-1 6-4. Maria was in control of the match from the very beginning, serving very well and pouncing powerful groundstrokes off both sides that kept Williams on heels most of the time.
Maria not only played at a great level, she also showed a remarkable self-control and maturity. She never left the situation overwhelm her and remained focuses throughout the match.
Maria's serve played a big part in this win. She was very consistent with both, the first and second serve, winning a lot of free points and not allowing Williams to punish her second serve as she normally does. Maria was hitting with a lot of power and close to the lines off the forehand and backhand side. She was fighting for every ball and her great reach allowed her to get a lot of balls back that frustrated Williams.
Maria showed nerves of steel when she was broken in the 6th game of the second set and she broke right back and never looked back. From 2-4 down she won four consecutive games to earn her first Grand Slam trophy.
At 17 years, two months, she is the second youngest Wimbledon champion in the open era, after Martina Hingis.
With this win, Maria will be # 8 when the WTA ranking is released on Monday.
This is the first tennis match that i actually followed. every serve every stroke. beautiful hot russian. how do they make themselves look so pretty when they play???
Sunday, July 04, 2004
Maria Sharapova: 2004 Wimbledon Champion!
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