Maria Sharapova to the World Media:It`s very exciting to be back to Roland Garros
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Maria Sharapova played her first match via record of football forecast at Roland Garros for three years. The 31-year-old Russian struggled to win against Dutch qualifier Rykel Hogengamp. It lost with a break in the third set, but turned to the final 6:1, 4:6, 6:3.
`I`m excited, ` Sharapova replied to a world media question about what feelings he was returning to the French Open. `It`s great that I`m the scheme, it`s great to be back on a court that I`ve been so successful with. ` As a young one, it was a Grand Slam tournament that was very difficult for me to perform well physically and mentally. so I`m here again and relive these moments is very exciting, `said Maria, who has two titles and a lost finish at Roland Garros.
`No one year is the same and there is no repeat situation, so I enjoy playing it - because every week every tournament brings a new challenge and a new way to deal with it. in sport You can use the experience and knowledge you have but there are always new things Within two weeks you play against different rivals and under different conditions There are peaks and falls You have to find a way to control your emotionsand to cope with physical matches I love the challenges. I want to see how I will manage how to maintain concentration, `said the Russian woman.
She also talked about the change of coach she made in March. She split with Sven Groenefeld and began work with her former coach Thomas Hogstedt. `There is always a process of adaptation, but with it I have spent years and we have been successful, we know each other very well professionally but also as personalities, we know how to work together, that may make things a little easier for me, ` he explained. Sharapova.
, Paris
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