シャラポワ、パリ、ドバイも欠場、復帰は3月に

マリア・シャラポワは、エントリーしていた2/9からのパリでの大会と、その翌週のドバイの大会を欠場することを発表した。
体力がまだ以前と同じレベルにまで戻っていないため。
またシャラポワは、自身の公式サイトのWeekly Doodles 2/5更新分で、ツアー復帰の目標を3/11からのインディアンウェルス(新しい大会名がBNPパリバオープンに決定)または3/25からのマイアミ（ソニーエリクソンオープン）の大会に定めていると表明した。

ランキングはとうとう17位まで落ちてしまった。去年は2月にカタールの大会で優勝したので、それで稼いだポイントもなくなるから、復帰までに20位台に下がるのは間違いなさそう。

公式サイトに掲載された全文は下記の通り。

現在はフロリダで毎日練習に励んでおり、トーナメントに戻るのが待ちきれない、とのこと。
ケガが治っても、そこから体力面を前と同じに戻すのにはものすごく時間がかかること、そして、そうするにはテニスのトレーニングをするしかないこと、などがすごくよくわかったと言っている。


I CANNOT WAIT TO GET BACK TO PLAYING TOURNAMENTS!

Hello there,
I have been training in Florida the last few weeks and really working hard on getting the strength back in my arm. It's really amazing how you can do all the exercises and rehab in the world but nothing substitutes the time you spent on court running and hitting hundreds of balls. The biggest lesson I have learned throughout this whole process is that it takes so much patience to get back to where you were physically. You are never really going to forget 'how' to hit a tennis ball but what you do forget is how much work and repitition you must put into every single day in order to get back to where you were. And the only way to get back into good shape is by playing tennis. Unfortunately just because the doctor fixes the problem and gives you the green light to practice doesn't mean that you can just go out there playing tournaments. Yesterday I played my first few points with serves in about 6 months which was pretty exciting! Right now I'm aiming for Palm Springs, or Miami, depending on how things shape up. I cannot wait to get back to playing tournaments!

I am finally becoming a steady cook, which doesn't mean much because apparently you only become a good cook when you're a grandmother. Last week I thought I had hit jackpot when I found this super easy recipe for a jelly marmalade. Small problem was that I bought everything I needed except some 'apple pectin powder" which simply didn't exist in any grocery store within a 30 mile radius in Sarasota (they forgot to mention that its almost impossible to find one of the ingredients). I thought I had a perfect substitution but about 3 hours later found out that my 'perfect substitution' was a fake and my marmalade never turned into jelly. Real bummer to say the least.

I had a shoot for SE last weekend and my whole team of make up, hair, stylist etc was on hand for a really fun weekend. Only one studio exists in Sarasota and with every shoot I do there, more and more costume outfits fill the drawers. I'm afraid to think of what is being shot in there but our group was able to entertain ourselves and come up with some silly outfits ( pictures provided in the photo blog...actually those glasses I'm wearing belong to me and not the closet. They're just clear glass and very dorky but I love them).

I have had some wonderful bonding time with Dolce...although I don't understand their language, I can probably guarantee he's saying when is she going away.
I never thought I would say this about Sarasota but it is really coming around, with great little boutique restaurants and art galleries. I don't know how many of you live in Sarasota but you should definitely visit Mosaic...its Moroccan/French with great cous cous! Highly recommend it!

How good was the movie Slumdog Millionaire! I saw it over Thanksgiving and I thought it was brilliant...so happy its getting all the nominations it deserves. And the soundtrack is great!

That's all for now! xx