USA: TENNIS - The turbulent wind at Arthur Ashe Stadium poses little problem for Maria Sharapova as she easily blows away 18-year-old Beatrice Capra

Record ID: 566583

  • Title: USA: TENNIS - The turbulent wind at Arthur Ashe Stadium poses little problem for Maria Sharapova as she easily blows away 18-year-old Beatrice Capra
  • Date: 6th September 2010
  • Summary: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 4, 2010) (REUTERS) ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM AND PEOPLE WALKING BY ON A WINDY DAY AT THE U.S. OPEN VENUS WILLIAMS WATCHING MARIA SHARAPOVA PRACTICE AND WARM UP SHARAPOVA PRACTISING AS KIM CLIJSTERS STARTS HER PRACTICE ON AN ADJACENT COURT SHARAPOVA ENTERING A NEWS CONFERENCE AFTER DEFEATING BEATRICE CAPRA (SOUNDBITE) (English) MARIA SHARAPOVA, SEEDED NO. 14 AT THE U.S. OPEN, SAYING: "This was a new day. And what happened last year, I didn't really want to go into the match thinking about it. Obviously I had lost the match and made way too many unforced errors. On a day like today, I just wanted to make sure I was consistent and did the right thing and maybe didn't go for the lines as much and just played smart tennis. " WILLIAMS WATCHING AS SHARAPOVA PRACTICES (SOUNDBITE) (English) MARIA SHARAPOVA, SEEDED NO. 14 AT THE U.S. OPEN, SAYING: "She can run all day and get a lot of balls back and make you hit tons of balls. She changes the pace really well, and gets her opponents off balance. She does many things well, you know. That's why she's at the top of the game. " SHARAPOVA AT NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (English) MARIA SHARAPOVA, SEEDED NO. 14 AT THE U.S. OPEN, SAYING: "I think I have to be aggressively patient. Obviously the serve and return on a quick court is really important, as well. " SHARAPOVA LEAVING THE PRACTICE COURT VARIOUS OF SHARAPOVA SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS FOR FANS
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  • Story Text: The turbulent wind at Arthur Ashe Stadium poses little problem for Maria Sharapova as she easily blows away 18-year-old Beatrice Capra.
    A ruthless Maria Sharapova whitewashed American wildcard Beatrice Capra 6-0 6-0 on Saturday (September 4) to set up a mouthwatering U.S. Open quarter-final clash with top seed Caroline Wozniacki.
    Sharapova, in the last 16 here for the first time in four years, showed no mercy against her teenage opponent, racing to a horribly lopsided victory in just 73 minutes despite playing in near gale force winds at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
    The Russian, who won the U.S. Open in 2006, was ousted from last year's U.S. Open by American teenager Melanie Oudin in one of the biggest upsets of the tournament but made no mistakes this time around.
    "This was a new day. And what happened last year, I didn't really want to go into the match thinking about it. Obviously I had lost the match and made way too many unforced errors. On a day like today, I just wanted to make sure I was consistent and did the right thing, and, maybe didn't go for the lines as much and just played smart tennis," Sharapova told reporters after her match against Capra.
    The former world number one faces Wozniacki in the fourth round on Monday (September 6) after the Danish top seed outclassed Chan Yung-Jan of Taiwan 6-1 6-0 earlier.
    "She can run all day and get a lot of balls back and make you hit tons of balls. She changes the pace really well, and gets her opponents offbalance. She does many things well, you know. That's why she's at the top of the game, " said Sharapova of Wozniacki's game.
    Sharapova's plan for the match against Wozniacki is to be aggressively patient and also to focus on her serve and return.
    Capra, who at 18 is this year's U.S. Open Cinderella, said that it was very tough playing against the Russian champion.
    "She's definitely really solid. She's, I mean, obviously the best player I've played against. But she's not gonna give you anything. She's just so even the whole time; whereas the past few players I've played against they're really up and down and I had my opportunity to, you know, get back into the match and stuff. But she doesn't give you anything, so you really have to work for your point," said Capra.
    Capra, who is being hailed as the new Melanie Oudin, leaves the U.S. Open with her win on the Grandstand as one of her most memorable experiences.
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