米国サンディエゴでのアキュラクラシックは準決勝が行われ、マリア・シャラポワとパティ・シュニーダーが共にストレート勝ちで決勝に進出した。
シャラポワは2連覇に王手をかけた。
シャラポワはツアー2週連続優勝中のアンナ・チャクベターゼと対戦、6-3,6-2のストレート勝ち。チャクベターゼの連勝は12でストップ。
シュニーダーはエレーナ・デメンティエワを7-6,6-0で破った。
シャラポワのコメント
「今日は立ち上がりが（これまでの試合より）よくなかった。特にリターンでミスが多かった。でもそれ以外はよかったし、接戦になるよりはやっぱりストレート勝ちの方がうれしい。」
チャクベターゼのコメント
「私は昨日の夜（ヴィーナスと2時間半の激戦）の疲れが回復していなかった。逆にマリアは好調で、何本もいいショットがあった。」
昨年もこの大会で優勝したシャラポワだが、今年はまだツアー未勝利。
勝って、連覇と今年の初優勝！と行きたいね。
シャラポワ関連アイテム(本、雑誌、DVDなど)はこちら。
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参考にしたAFP通信の記事
Sharapova stops streaking Chakvetadze
Sun Aug 5, 2:24 AM ET
Defending champion Maria Sharapova threw cold water on red-hot Anna Chakvetadze's bid for a third WTA title in as many weeks on Saturday.
Sharapova, the top seed, continued her dominance over her fellow Russian with a 6-3, 6-2 semi-final victory in the 1.34 million-dollar San Diego Classic.
Sharapova, who reached her third final of the season, will vie for the title against Switzerland's Patty Schnyder, who defeated Russian Elena Dementieva 7-6 (7/4), 6-0 in the second semi-final.
Showing no sign of the shoulder injury that has nagged her, Sarapova fired five aces and won 75 percent of the points on her first serve en route to improving to 5-0 all-time against Chakvetadze.
It was another strong effort for the 20-year-old, who has dropped just 15 of 61 games in four matches at this event.
"I'd rather be playing these matches than be playing tough matches," said Sharapova, adding that despite the apparent ease of Saturday's win, she thought she had played better earlier in the week.
"I didn't feel as sharp as I did in the previous matches, especially in the beginning of the match," she admitted. "I was making a lot of unforced errors off of the return. But other than that, (after the break) it's a good situation to be in."
Chakvetadze, meanwhile, had been the big story on the road to the US Open, winning tournaments at Cincinnati and Stanford in the past two weeks.
Despite already losing in straight sets in the quarter-finals at both the Australian and French Open to Sharapova this year, Chakvetadze appeared as if she might have the game to finally push the reigning US Open champion.
Chakvetadze did end the run of three-time winner Venus Williams in the quarters on Friday despite being down a set and 5-3 in the second. She overcame a match point en route to posting a 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (7/3), 6-2 victory.
But Chakvetadze struggled against Sharapova, coughing up six double faults without an ace.
Chakvetadze admitted that she was feeling the effects of three straight weeks of tennis.
"I felt very tired," she said. "Maria played very well and hit a lot of winners, but I couldn't run and I could not play.
"I was not able to fight today like I did yesterday against Venus. I did not have much time to recover. In the end, I got cramps on my left side and I couldn't move as well."
Copyright © 2007 Agence France Presse. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AFP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of Agence France Presse.
シャラポワは2連覇に王手をかけた。
シャラポワはツアー2週連続優勝中のアンナ・チャクベターゼと対戦、6-3,6-2のストレート勝ち。チャクベターゼの連勝は12でストップ。
シュニーダーはエレーナ・デメンティエワを7-6,6-0で破った。
シャラポワのコメント
「今日は立ち上がりが（これまでの試合より）よくなかった。特にリターンでミスが多かった。でもそれ以外はよかったし、接戦になるよりはやっぱりストレート勝ちの方がうれしい。」
チャクベターゼのコメント
「私は昨日の夜（ヴィーナスと2時間半の激戦）の疲れが回復していなかった。逆にマリアは好調で、何本もいいショットがあった。」
昨年もこの大会で優勝したシャラポワだが、今年はまだツアー未勝利。
勝って、連覇と今年の初優勝！と行きたいね。
シャラポワ関連アイテム(本、雑誌、DVDなど)はこちら。
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参考にしたAFP通信の記事
Sharapova stops streaking Chakvetadze
Sun Aug 5, 2:24 AM ET
Defending champion Maria Sharapova threw cold water on red-hot Anna Chakvetadze's bid for a third WTA title in as many weeks on Saturday.
Sharapova, the top seed, continued her dominance over her fellow Russian with a 6-3, 6-2 semi-final victory in the 1.34 million-dollar San Diego Classic.
Sharapova, who reached her third final of the season, will vie for the title against Switzerland's Patty Schnyder, who defeated Russian Elena Dementieva 7-6 (7/4), 6-0 in the second semi-final.
Showing no sign of the shoulder injury that has nagged her, Sarapova fired five aces and won 75 percent of the points on her first serve en route to improving to 5-0 all-time against Chakvetadze.
It was another strong effort for the 20-year-old, who has dropped just 15 of 61 games in four matches at this event.
"I'd rather be playing these matches than be playing tough matches," said Sharapova, adding that despite the apparent ease of Saturday's win, she thought she had played better earlier in the week.
"I didn't feel as sharp as I did in the previous matches, especially in the beginning of the match," she admitted. "I was making a lot of unforced errors off of the return. But other than that, (after the break) it's a good situation to be in."
Chakvetadze, meanwhile, had been the big story on the road to the US Open, winning tournaments at Cincinnati and Stanford in the past two weeks.
Despite already losing in straight sets in the quarter-finals at both the Australian and French Open to Sharapova this year, Chakvetadze appeared as if she might have the game to finally push the reigning US Open champion.
Chakvetadze did end the run of three-time winner Venus Williams in the quarters on Friday despite being down a set and 5-3 in the second. She overcame a match point en route to posting a 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (7/3), 6-2 victory.
But Chakvetadze struggled against Sharapova, coughing up six double faults without an ace.
Chakvetadze admitted that she was feeling the effects of three straight weeks of tennis.
"I felt very tired," she said. "Maria played very well and hit a lot of winners, but I couldn't run and I could not play.
"I was not able to fight today like I did yesterday against Venus. I did not have much time to recover. In the end, I got cramps on my left side and I couldn't move as well."
Copyright © 2007 Agence France Presse. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AFP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of Agence France Presse.
