In Miami, Maria Sharapova Is Full Of Confidence

Written by: Staff on 20th March 2013

In Miami, Maria Sharapova Is Full Of Confidence

epa03629808 Maria Sharapova from Russia serves against Caroline Wozniacki from Denmark at the BNP Paribas Open tennis Women's Final in Indian Wells, California, USA, 17 March 2013. Sharapova won the final. EPA/MICHAEL NELSON |

Maria Sharapova is redoing a wave of confidence after arriving in Florida for the Miami Masters with the weekend Indian Wells title in her pocket. The third seed is full of fresh confidence after lifting her second trophy at the Californian desert event and first of the season.

The four-time Miami finalist who has lost title bids at the last two editions, believes Florida holds a special place in her tennis life. “Miami is the place where I first stepped off the plane as a child,” said the US-based Russian. “I feel on good form. With the two events so close together (Indian Wells and Miami) there is always an adjustment from the desert to the humidity here. “But it’s something we’re used to.”

Sharapova did not drop a set in her Indian Wells title run, where she beat Caroline Wozniacki in the final. The world number two behind Serena Williams said that she improved as play went on in the desert. “I raised my level throughout, right up until the end.”

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