Maria Sharapova eliminates Svetlana Kuznetsova from Cincinnati

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Maria Sharapova Cincinnati 2010

Maria Sharapova defeated San Diego champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4 1-6 6-2 in the first round of the Western & Southern Financial Group Women’s Open in Cincinnati.

Players had to deal with extreme heat and humidity, which even forced Nadia Petrova to retire from the tournament, while Elena Vesnina claimed to have experienced one of the hottest days of her life. However, it was not the weather conditions that largely affected Kuznetsova’s performance, but rather the fact that she had a sore leg and was coming off just winning the Mercury Insurance Open over the weekend and didn’t have time to rest.

“It’s definitely tough to have a night flight then come and play the day after a final, but it’s just bad luck, I cannot change it,” said the world No.14 Kuznetsova. “I just need to get my ranking higher and then I can get a bye. But I also have to give a lot of credit to Maria. She played really well in the third.”

Sharapova commited much more unforced errors, 39 to Kuznetsova’s 17, but also hit more winners, 31 to Kuznetsova’s 11.

Fashion note: Masha is wearing a Nike Women’s Maria Sharapova Lawn Top and Skort. So that my perception of colors doesn’t interfere, Tennis Warehouse states the outfit is filament green with armory (and there is also a white with anthracite version). (via Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, ESPN; photo: © Neal Trousdale)

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Marija Zivlak
Marija Zivlak is the founder and editor-in-chief of Women’s Tennis Blog, a trusted source for in-depth coverage of the WTA Tour, tennis fashion, and player insights. Based in Belgrade, Serbia, she has been reporting on women’s tennis for over 18 years and has contributed exclusive fashion articles to the official WTA website. Marija launched Women’s Tennis Blog on March 31, 2007 to provide fans with accurate, engaging, and up-to-date tennis news. Her expertise and deep connections within the sport allow her to offer unique perspectives on tennis trends, gear, and events.

6 COMMENTS

  1. Christina McHale, the player against whom Petrova retired, compared the heat in Cincinnati to Australia: “I remember the heat in Australia being like this last year.”

  2. 0o0o0o0o0o0o0o; its actually really cold and windy at the moment down under. big ships and boats have washed up on beaches from the windy waves and currents. on another note, maria looks hot in filament green 🙂

  3. 🙁

    i live like 30 minutes away from the beach, but i live about a 10 minute walk from a huge lake with waterfalls and rock pools 🙂

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