Asik, akhirnya Australian Open kali ini Maria Sharapova bisa masuk final, setelah mengalahkan Jelena Jankovic di semifinal. Rencananya Sabtu pagi nanti (waktu tempat saya tinggal), masha akan bertemu dengan Ana Ivanovic dari Serbia yang katanya nomer 4 dunia, sementara masha nomer 5. Ga jauh2 amat lah bedanya, pasti Sharapova bisa ngalahin dia dan keluar sebagai pemenang :D. Hari Sabtu nanti seengaknya harus bangun pagi nih, untuk ngeliat masha tanding, and I hope my tennis queen will be crowned in that match!

*dapet dari Channelnewsasia.com

Sharapova uses S'pore match to prepare for Australian Open
By Patwant Singh, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 28 December 2007 2048 hrs

SINGAPORE: The world's highest paid female athlete, tennis star Maria Sharapova arrived in Singapore early Friday morning from Los Angeles.

Clad in a simple striped outfit, the 1.88-metre beauty faced the local media at the Fullerton Hotel rooftop in the afternoon.

The World No 5 appeared at ease in front of the cameras, despite her weariness from the 18-hour flight.

She will be making quite a few public appearances during her three-day trip in Singapore, and the highlight will be her exhibition match against fellow Russian, Anna Chakvatedza, on Sunday at the Indoor Stadium.

"The reason why I am here – this is my only preparation for the Australian Open, along with a little tournament in Hong Kong that I am going to be playing next week. So really, I don't play any real tournament before the Australian (Open) and this is my warm-up and (I am) definitely going to treat it as a big match," Sharapova said. - CNA/ac