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BNP PARIBAS OPENMarch 15, 2013Maria SharapovaINDIAN WELLS, CALIFORNIA M. SHARAPOVA/M. Kirilenko THE MODERATOR: Questions, please. Q. High quality match. Played pretty well for the most part, don't you think? MARIA SHARAPOVA: Yeah. I think I made the first set a bit more difficult than it should have been. You know, I felt like it could have been up 4‑0. And she's someone who has had a few comebacks in this tournament and really good results. I think this is her best tournament yet. So, yeah, I stepped it up in the second set, you know. First set was a little shady; second set was much better. Q. You want to talk about playing Caroline? Played her Miami last year. MARIA SHARAPOVA: It's been a while. Q. You had a tough one against her a couple years ago, but things have changed a lot since then. MARIA SHARAPOVA: Yeah, I mean, she's always a tough opponent. You know, she's a grinder. She makes you work really hard on the court and gets a lot of balls back, you know, and has a lot of different variety. You know, I certainly don't want to give her that time or those opportunities, because she's a really good player. Q. How much does it help having played through this tournament against a lot of other grinders? I mean, you haven't had a lot of players giving you cheap points. MARIA SHARAPOVA: Yeah. Yeah, I have had to work for, you know, for all the points here, that's for sure. I also feel like, you know, in a way, in a couple of those matches I made my life a little more difficult than I should have been. I was forcing a few of my errors. Today I was happy that, you know, I did a few things much better than I had to. I really had to step it up today. Q. One of the things that Caroline had today was a lot of high balls, moon ball shots that were pushing... MARIA SHARAPOVA: Yeah, I saw some of those points. That was quite interesting. Q. What were your thoughts when that was going on? It was like two‑minute‑long points. MARIA SHARAPOVA: Yeah, it was interesting shot selection. I don't know. You're not there, so when you're watching TV it seemed a little odd from the TV, but I'm sure there was a reason why during the point that was done. But they looked like they were really high and they all kept going in. I was like, that's a really good effort. I don't think I can do that. Q. When you've played against those kind of shots before, how do you make adjustments to try to deal with it? MARIA SHARAPOVA: Usually when your opponent has time to hit higher balls or a little bit of spin, that means it's your‑‑ I think you're giving them a bit more time to do that. I mean, I hope that against Caroline ‑‑ she's dangerous when she has the opportunities to open up court and she wants you running side to side. Q. Have you ever hit a moon ball and charged to the net like she was doing? MARIA SHARAPOVA: I didn't see that one. Q. Yeah, she did a couple of those. MARIA SHARAPOVA: No. Well, I mean, first of all, I don't charge to the net many times. Q. No, you don't. MARIA SHARAPOVA: So let's start with that. And then charge to the net with a high ball. Oh, chances are pretty low. Q. Do you remember any match from the juniors when someone was consistently moon balling you all match long? MARIA SHARAPOVA: Yeah, I played a lot. There are a lot of in the juniors, yeah. There are a lot of them. But, yeah, I don't see any of them now, you know. So, I mean, it's going to be a long day if you're doing that for a long period of time, you know. I mean, it's not a good mentality to have, when you're a junior especially. You're kind of waiting for your opponents to make mistakes. You're not the one that's forcing the play and making it. I feel like. But what am I? I'm not a coach or anything. Q. Have you ever hit a moon ball? MARIA SHARAPOVA: I'm sure I have, yeah. I mean, a moon ball, yeah, but I haven't charged to the net after a moon ball. (Laughter.) Q.Is it important for you to be No. 2? MARIA SHARAPOVA: Am I? Q. You'll be NO. 2 as of Monday. MARIA SHARAPOVA: Okay. Great. Yeah, it's nice. It's better than 3, right? FastScripts Transcript by ASAP Sports |
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