The Championships: Maria Sharapova in the Finals!
LONDON, ENGLAND – JUNE 30: Maria Sharapova of Russia returns a shot during her semifinal round match against Sabine Lisicki of Germany on Day Ten of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on June 30, 2011 in London, England. Sharapova bear the German by score of 6-4, 6-3 to play for the trophy next Saturday. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
German player Sabine Lisicki returns the ball to Russian player Maria Sharapova during the women’s semi final at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Tennis Club, in southwest London on June 30, 2011. Lisicki tried hard but failed to make the finals against a determined Sharapova. AFP PHOTO / CARL DE SOUZA.
I think it’s great for tennis that Maria Sharapova got to the final’s this year at Wimbledon because without her I’m sure NBC’s ratings would be way down. A Lisicki and Kvitova/Azarenka final would have lacked so much hype. I think it’s definitely best for the sport if Sharapova can go out and win on Saturday. She deserves it to with the way she has played and dominated, despite her serve in the semi-final. The women’s game needs some American stars to step up in order for the women’s game to come back to centre stage in Tennis. They need more players that people know and players that a North American audience can relate to. I even think Wozniacki could be a great star if she actually won a few majors but it doesn’t look like that’s going to happen. Also, you think you could take a look at my blog cuz I really want to know what you think http://chrisross91.wordpress.com/2011/06/30/the-grunt-stops-here/