Maria Sharapova Tough Quotations

She's a complete player. There's no big weakness in her game. I have to be ready for a tough match.

I played really solid tennis. I played smart tennis. I took out her strengths. It's just exciting to beat someone that's playing such amazing tennis, especially after having a tough few months. I feel comfortable with the pace that I'm hitting and with the way I'm moving.

I played great tennis this week. It was a tremendous effort for me to be able to play two really tough matches yesterday and still play a high level of tennis today. In the first set it was just one or two balls didn't go my way I guess, and then after that I was physically tired from yesterday.

It was definitely not easy. We were breaking each other's serves left and right out there. It was a miracle when someone held serve. I just tried to hang in there. It's really tough being down two set points. But I gutted it out in the first point, then had an easy second point.

When the matches get tougher and you're pushed more, automatically, the level of your game increases.

It was a very tough match. I came here to win and didn't want to lose early, so I'm relieved to have that first win.

It was a lot tougher than it seemed. I needed to find a way to win every single point. You know, it's all right. Still got through it without serving great.

When you're going through tough moments, you never know when you're going to have good moments.

I'm just a very tough person when I go on the court, and I really don't want to lose.

When I'm down or maybe when it's close in the match, I feel like I'm still in it. I don't feel like I'm letting down. Mentally, I'm still really, really tough.

We have tough matches and I've been able to pull through, so I'm very happy.

It can be tough to stay motivated to run and train. So when I have a comfortable shoe where I can feel cushion and I can feel like I'm walking on air, then there's so much more enjoyment in my training. The Air Max 360 does that for me.

I think physically it was very difficult to keep up with Svetlana today. She was able to come back from the tough points and play a few more.

I'm playing pretty well, but it is going to get tougher and tougher.

Women's tennis is at such a high level now that any of the top 10 or 20 players could give me a tough match. Martina is on her comeback and no doubt will reach the top again but I don't have a specific rival here.

She was able to come back from tough points and play a few more. I was just not able to keep up with that pace and that was the key.

We've had such tough matches and I've been able to pull through three in a row - it's a confidence boost.

She has had a really good week. She's beaten some good players. Just have to keep improving with every match. It's going to get tougher and tougher as you go along in the tournament.

I think it's the toughest grand slam to win because of the traffic getting here and the busy city.

Lindsay is always tough on this surface, it's very quick. I know it was a great final this year, so I'm really looking forward to, hopefully, another great final with her.

It will be really exciting playing Martina. I've never played her before. Obviously, it will be a tough match.

It feels really great. Honestly I was having a really tough end of the year last year. You know, not a lot of people know about it, but it was very frustrating because tournament after tournament, you know, I'd be working hard and I'd be trying to get back in shape and all of a sudden my injury would bring me down again.

That's makes it even tougher but that's what it's all about. That's why we're here, for the competition. I love it when it gets tough.

It would be amazing if I could win here as it's the toughest Grand Slam to win, just because of the traffic.

It was up and down. I felt a little awkward in some situations because I haven't been match tough lately. I'm absolutely exhausted.

It was very difficult, I've played Nadia in the last two Grand Slams in the quarter-finals as well and we've had such tough matches and I've been able to pull through so I'm very happy.

It was tough today, she was hitting winners off both sides and I couldn't put two points together. I was a little tired from my previous matches.

I feel like I'm mentally tougher out there,

She's got a lot of fighting spirit out there, ... I was very proud of myself for being able to win that game. It was a very tough one.

The first few games were a little bit tough getting used to the conditions, ... I haven't played a lot of matches. Then after a while you can really go after it. I feel a lot stronger in my arm. I move quite well. I don't think I have moved that well in quite a while.