he reward of a long preparation that have been taking place since she was a little girl. Her routine at the service line is the equivalent of a compulsive baseball player's ritual at the plate. Now Sharapova has the right to say that her precocious victory at Wimbledon wasn't an accident. Now alMaria Sharapova’s face after winning her first U.S Open trophy, Sharapova resembled a kid and not a professional player. Something unknown motivated her, and the 19 year old started jumping up and down with her prize, but her inexperience charged her, apparently she did not realized that this precious piece of hardware, unlike the platter she got for winning Wimbledon two years ago, comes in two pieces. So as expected, the top tumbled off and nicked her in the back of the head as she squeezed her eyes shut as if she was wishing to disappear.

She quickly recovered from that spontaneous moment and spent the rest of the short presentation in Arthur Ashe Stadium displaying camera. The margin between players was not that great. Henin-Hardenne who has made it to the finals in all four Grand Slams for this season and won the French Open, made several mistakes that gave Maria a room to win. She played too short, not aggressively enough and gave Sharapova too much time to put her game together.

Almost everything Sharapova does seems languid except for her searing ground strokes. Two years ago we knew she was not done, she had a lot more in her. This victory was the reward of a long preparation that have been taking place since she was a little girl. Her routine at the service line is the equivalent of a compulsive baseball player's ritual at the plate. Now Sharapova has the right to say that her precocious victory at Wimbledon wasn't an accident. Now all

ecious piece of hardware, unlike the platter she got for winning Wimbledon two years ago, comes in two pieces. So as expected, the top tumbled off and nicked her in the back of the head as she squeezed her eyes shut as if she was wishing to disappear.

She quickly recovered from that spontaneous moment and spent the rest of the short presentation in Arthur Ashe Stadium displaying camera. The margin between players was not that great. Henin-Hardenne who has made it to the finals in all four Grand Slams for this season and won the French Open, made several mistakes that gave Maria a room to win. She played too short, not aggressively enough and gave Sharapova too much time to put her game together.

Almost everything Sharapova does seems languid except for her searing ground strokes. Two years ago we knew she was not done, she had a lot more in her. This victory was the reward of a long preparation that have been taking place since she was a little girl. Her routine at the service line is the equivalent of a compulsive baseball player's ritual at the plate. Now Sharapova has the right to say that her precocious victory at Wimbledon wasn't an accident. Now al

neous moment and spent the rest of the short presentation in Arthur Ashe Stadium displaying camera. The margin between players was not that great. Henin-Hardenne who has made it to the finals in all four Grand Slams for this season and won the French Open, made several mistakes that gave Maria a room to win. She played too short, not aggressively enough and gave Sharapova too much time to put her game together.

Almost everything Sharapova does seems languid except for her searing ground strokes. Two years ago we knew she was not done, she had a lot more in her. This victory was the reward of a long preparation that have been taking place since she was a little girl. Her routine at the service line is the equivalent of a compulsive baseball player's ritual at the plate. Now Sharapova has the right to say that her precocious victory at Wimbledon wasn't an accident. Now al

room to win. She played too short, not aggressively enough and gave Sharapova too much time to put her game together.

Almost everything Sharapova does seems languid except for her searing ground strokes. Two years ago we knew she was not done, she had a lot more in her. This victory was the reward of a long preparation that have been taking place since she was a little girl. Her routine at the service line is the equivalent of a compulsive baseball player's ritual at the plate. Now Sharapova has the right to say that her precocious victory at Wimbledon wasn't an accident. Now al

he reward of a long preparation that have been taking place since she was a little girl. Her routine at the service line is the equivalent of a compulsive baseball player's ritual at the plate. Now Sharapova has the right to say that her precocious victory at Wimbledon wasn't an accident. Now all that remains to be seen is if she can handle being a champion.