[beyond the sea]

I think you have hit it on the button...... she is playing better than last year.... and Federer has that look in his eyes of a winner... great concentration...... like Borg.

I love your great old wonderful tournament........oh, please send me some strawberries!

;-)

[jjbrouwer]

People will eventually get bored of Federer. He is too good and the British love the underdog. Personally, I think he's the best there's ever been - better than McEnroe, Borg, Sampras or Lendl.

Sharapova will always be a favourite though even if she becomes world number one.

You kind of get the feeling Maria and Federer haven't even got out of first gear yet.

[theFIRMbss]

>she is playing better than last year....

Q. Andy Murray was saying yesterday as he came off he had a marriage proposal. Have you ever had that experience yourself?

MARIA SHARAPOVA: God, there's so many answers to give you guys. I don't know what to choose from. I mean, yeah, there are a lot of signs. Not too many here, not at Wimbledon. At other tournaments, there are a lot of signs, "Will you Mary me, Maria?" It's like, "Will you jump off a bridge?" The same thing.

Q. Are you disappointed with the reserve that the British men are showing?

THE MODERATOR: Do we have a tennis question, please?

MARIA SHARAPOVA: Yeah. Are you from The Sun?

Q. Are you disappointed at the reserve that British men have shown?

MARIA SHARAPOVA: I think he asked you about the tennis questions. Let's go on with the tennis questions.

[M. Sharapova - Day 8]