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Thursday, November 12, 2009
Maria aims to be no. 1 again But Russian Star Downplays Chances At The US Open
Posted by Tip at 5:13 PMOakland (California): Maria Sharapova has downplayed her chances of winning a second US Open crown this year after returning from shoulder surgery but believes sh.e can go on to regain the world number one spot."With every tournament I feel physically I'm getting better and getting a good sense of the court but it's still a work in progress," the three-times Grand Slam winner said ahead of the fmal major of the season which begins onMonday. "I'd like to forget I was gone for a long time but you have to put things in perspective."The 22-year-old Russian, whoonly returned to singles action in May after a nine-month layoff, said while she would certainly give the US Open her best shot andwas "absolutely" sure of climbing back to the tennis summit."I'm a competitor and have played many tournaments and won quite a few," said Sharapova, who first claimed the world number one spot in 2005. "You want to be the winner and if someone tells you otherwise they wouldn't be telling the truth."While the Russianhas not won any titles since her comeback, she has beaten world number seven Vera Zvonareva, eighth-ranked Victoria Azarenka and number 13 Nadia Petrova and seems to beimproving every week.The Russian reached the LA Championships semis and on Sunday lost the Toronto Cup fmal to compatriot and world number four Elena Dementieva 6-4, 6-3. "I think it was a really great week for me," Sharapova said. REUTERS
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