Maria Sharapova vs. CoCo Vandeweghe: Score and Reaction from 2015 Wimbledon

By
at Internationaled.org

Published: July 7, 2015

commentComment        

Maria Sharapova had to dig deep to beat CoCo Vandeweghe during Tuesday's 2015 Wimbledon quarter-final, needing three sets to book passage to the next round. The former Wimbledon champion took the first set before suffering a meltdown in the second, but she rebounded in the third to win 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-2.  

Sharapova's experience made the difference in the final set; however, the Russian star was far from her best and struggled during long stretches of the match, an ominous sign with the semi-finals right around the corner.

Before the start of the match, Wimbledon uploaded this official preview, noting how Sharapova had yet to drop a set and had looked excellent up until this point:



From the opening game, however, Vandeweghe made it clear she intended to change that. The American was aggressive and had the 28-year-old running, before securing several break chances during Sharapova's first service game.

The Russian star battled her way back, but in her very next service game, the pattern continued. Sharapova struggled with her serve, hitting multiple double-faults, leading the Press Association's Nick Purewal to suggest Vandeweghe could have done a lot more to give herself an early lead:



Controversy arose in the next game. The 23-year-old Vandeweghe, who had already expressed her frustrations with Sharapova's grunting, complained to the umpire when Sharapova appeared to be hopping and moving during Vandeweghe's toss, which she felt was distracting, per USA Today's Nick McCarvel:



The tactic appeared to work as Vandeweghe dropped her serve for the first time, although the American bounced back straight away. But Sharapova showed her class in the next game, breaking Vandeweghe again―amid more complaints of movement during the toss―and calmly controlled the set from that point forward.

Vandeweghe's strong and aggressive play beca...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

Latest News


Comments

Comments are closed.

Sponsors

Bruins Tickets The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

Red Wings Tickets The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League.

Penguins Tickets The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

New York Rangers Tickets play their home games at Madison Square Garden, they are one of the oldest teams in the NHL, having joined in 1926 as an expansion franchise, and are part of the group of teams referred to as the Original Six.

San Jose Sharks Tickets The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States.

Toronto Maple Leafs Tickets The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

New Jersey Devils Tickets The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

Washington Capitals Tickets The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C.

Buffalo Sabres Tickets The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League. Get the Sabres and all of your NHL Tickets here.

NASCAR season is on of the most attended sports in the world. NASCAR Tickets to the best tracks is a must every year. Some of these tracks are: Talladega Tickets, Lowes Motor Speedway Tickets, Pocono Raceway Tickets, located in Ridgeway Virginia you have Martinsville Speedway Tickets and southern US you have two of the most popular Atlanta Motor Speedway Tickets and Texas Motor Speedway Tickets. Don't miss all the racing events this year!

Boston Red Sox Tickets The Boston Red Sox are a member of the Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Since 1912, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park. This is one of the hottest MLB Tickets sales of any team in the major league.

New York Yankees Tickets The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of the Bronx, in New York City, New York and are a member of Major League Baseball's American League East Division. Get tickets to one of the hottest games of the season Yankees Red Sox Tickets.

Chicago Cubs Tickets The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League.

Phillies Tickets The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883.

Orioles Tickets The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland.

Do you love wrestling? Get your WWE Tickets and WWE Survivor Series Tickets today!