1. Ana Ivanovic - SRB
2. Jelena Jankovic - SRB
3. Svetlana Kuznetsova - RUS
4. Maria Sharapova - RUS
5. Serena Williams - USA

Maria Sharapova	2	4	-
Aravane Rezai	6	6	-

Sharapova is upset at Istanbul Cup

Aravane Rezai of France smiles after her win over Maria Sharapova of Russia as both leave the court.

May 25th, 2007

13 Comments

Posted by: Marco

Maria is out of the Istanbul Cup after she lost in the semis to 20-year-old Frenchwoman, Aravane Rezai, 2-6 4-6.

After 4 consecutive breaks of serve at the beginning of the 1st set, Rezai was able to take control by taking the next 4 games to take the set 6-2.

Rezai took a 2-1 lead in the 2nd set but Maria took the next 2 games to lead 3-2, then there were many breaks but Rezai was able to take control of the set and the match and took it 6-4.

Maria will play her next match in Paris for the second Grand Slam of the year. She scheduled to play on�either Monday or Tuesday.

claudia May 25, 2007 at 18:27

maria has completely lost her mojo as far as her serve goes. Man what the heck happened. this is so weird. if she continues to serve like this she is not gonna be able to defeat low ranked players like rezai. i wish her good luck in paris she has a very tough first round and will need to be atop her game to even make it to the semis. that means the serve needs to be there. i see her loosing in the 3rd round.

yashwanth May 25, 2007 at 18:48

yeah you are right especially with her second serve which she was barely able to win at 20-25% atmost. then those double faults especially at crucial points. she makes 7-9 on average double faults per match. i think its not injury that hurts her but something mental problem is there with her. any way all the best maria for french open.

mumbru May 25, 2007 at 19:02

as� tendr�s m�s d�as para preparar Roland Garros, vamos mar�a!!

Chris Baum May 25, 2007 at 20:36

I think that Maria has found new interests that compete for her focus on the tennis court. She is rich and she needs to be having fun on the tennis court and not worry about the pressure that is on her.

Chris Baum May 25, 2007 at 21:01

Maria deserves credit in public by the highest political figure in the world for the good that she has done. Maria was on a quest to change the world and that became too challenging for her as one might imagine. I obviously regret not helping her.

frimsky May 26, 2007 at 02:34

keep up the spirit. will continue praying for u to win at roland garros and to stay healthy

nida May 26, 2007 at 09:47

i think sharapova is cool n she will definetly be able to win the french open for sure

Wilson May 26, 2007 at 13:04

Go Go maria, win the grand slam. Gorget this Istanbul match.

Chris Baum May 26, 2007 at 19:58

I love Maria Sharapova.

jayb May 28, 2007 at 08:39

WHAT'S HAPPENIG MARY?
PLEASE, BACK TO SEFVE AS YOUKNOW! WE ALL LOVE YOU!

bhavin May 28, 2007 at 09:31

plz stop endosing new brands and concentrate on u r game

mumbru May 28, 2007 at 22:20

A Roland Garros farem uns pans com unes osties, oi que si Maria?

mumbru Jun 03, 2007 at 03:01

On Sunday fourth round against Patty Schnyder. Last game in la Lenglen. �Te d� ya las gracias por el beso, Mar�a?