Maria Sharapova: Good retail therapy and I’ll be fine

Maria Sharapova (7), who had lost 4:6, 5:7 in the semifinal of the French Open to the Chinese Li Na (6), has shared her impressions on the match and has summed up her performances at Roland Garros.

«She certainly played a lot better than I did and a lot more solid, and, you know, she played the crucial points better. I had some chances in the first set on her serve, a couple of games that went deuce and had a couple of break points. I felt like I had a short ball and just didn’t step in and then just made an unforced error. Then you kind of give your opponent confidence, and then, yeah, just and then at times I didn’t serve well, and, you know, was rushing more than maybe I had to, and maybe went for considering the conditions maybe I was just trying to go for, you know, too big of second serves, especially.

«It’s been a good season on clay. I had a great tournament in Rome, and I got to the semifinals here after not being in this stage of a Grand Slam for a long time.

«I’m quite proud of what I’ve achieved here, but I still feel like I have a lot of work to do. As an athlete you want to win. There’s no doubt. But, you know, good retail therapy and I’ll be fine,» Sharapova told at a news conference after her first last-four elimination at a major tournament since winning the 2008 Australian Open.