Sharapova has thrown her weight behind a campaign by the Women’s Tennis Association to stamp out a ploy that many see as gamesmanship, but as it only applies to junior tournaments, that is little surprise.
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‘She plays differently to the Williams sisters and it’s hard to compare players because everyone’s style is different. But it’s good to see someone coming up from the States after the Williamses.’
While the majority of spectators on Court No 1 would have known little about Hsieh, the same did not apply to Sharapova, who was more than happy to play the girl from Chinese Taipei on grass.
‘I faced her many times in juniors,’ said Sharapova. ‘She used to be a nightmare for me because she used to slice and drop-shot on clay.
‘I was like, “Where did they learn how to play tennis like that?” She switched racket hands and we used to have real battles. But I don’t think I gave her the time to do all of that today on grass.’
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