Maria Sharapova defends her championship title and won at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix 2013

 

Maria Sharapova has defended her title at the Porche Tennis Grand Prix after winning Li Na. The winner as mentioned in the previous will ride away a Porsche. In fact how timely could it be that Maria Sharapova has actually recently being endorsed as the Porsche ambassador. It is great for Maria Sharapova her style and her great tennis and now her new Porsche.

Maria Sharapova advancing to the final of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix

 

Maria Sharapova had advanced to the final of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. She met Angelique Kerber and won 6-3, 2-6, 7-5. Maria Sharapova will be meeting Li Na or qualifier Bethanie Mattek-Sands for the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix title. She is the defending champion and had recently clinched the endorsement for Porsche so it will be interesting if she wins the title second consecutive time. The winner for the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix will also ride away with a Porsche and US$125,000.

Maria Sharapova and Ana Ivanovic at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix quarter finals

 

Ana Ivanovic had a good couple of matches at the Porsche Grand Prix. She won Andrea Petkovic 6-3, 6-2 and went to the second round to meet Nadia Petrova. At the second round she won 6-4, 6-3 and advance to the quarter finals. At this quarter finals she met Maria Sharapova. Maria Sharapova won 7-5, 4-6, 6-4. This was a different opponent for Maria Sharapova as she said that Ana Ivanovic is a player that is a little more aggressive. Maria Sharapova took the first set and Ana Ivanovic returns with more aggressive shots and won the second set of the game. At the third set Maria Sharapova won to clinch the spot at the semi-finals.

The use of wristbands in tennis

Have you ever noticed tennis players putting on wristbands on their wrists? In fact is it really necessary to do so? Tennis shoes definitely are an essential as it will help not only improve your performance in certain sense. Are wristbands an essential too?

But by putting a band on your wrist is something that could be consider if you feel you do not want your trickle of perspiration to affect your grip. Mainly tennis stars who put them on usually is to absorb the perspiration so not to slip to their hand or grip. Some perhaps would also use it to wipe their perspiration of their head or face. These days, such an item could also be deemed as a sports fashion accessory for athletes. 

But one should note that wristband if put on should be done so appropriately so as not to affect the maneuver of the tennis racquets techniques in the games.

Kim Clijster's classic shot at the French Open

If you still remember former World Number One who retired and then make a comeback Kim Clijsters you will probably know that as a matured sports athlete, she still manages to win the the younger athletes at major tournaments and clinched a few more titles to her bag. In this interesting video she showed a return that is of a certain class. Notice that the ball bounced back and hit the pole in the opponent's court still. Her opponent Arantxa Rus was actually going to make a move but could only gave a smile to such a shot at this match.