00:00I want you to talk more as well on Maria Sharapova, her idiosyncrasies, turning her back on her opponent, not treading on the lines, always pumping that fist.
00:09What do you make of it and how would you deal with it if you were playing her?
00:13A lot of tennis players have their own routines. Maria Sharapova's one has been really studied.
00:19Everyone talks about it, not touching the line, the way she bounces to the ball.
00:23She does her routines all the time at the same way, so if that makes her feel comfortable,
00:31then that is one of the reasons why she's been able to proceed thus far, because she feels like everything is under her control.
00:38Similarly, if you look to Nadal, the way he places the bottles on the court.
00:43Isn't that slightly OCD?
00:45Slightly. I think playing against Sharapova, when you look at, you would have watched it on TV before,
00:51but when you're standing right across the net from her, I think that's a pretty daunting task.
00:56Well, she's in very good form.
00:58Now, remember, she pulled down to the Brisbane International with a forearm problem.
01:01That was clearly more precautionary, because she was in excellent touch here against Sassanovic, using the drop toll as well.
01:07Sassanovic gave a good account of herself.
01:09The commentators reckon she could go top 50, as long as she sorts out her serve.
01:14But meantime, the Sharapova serve was working wonderfully well, up around the late 170s.
01:19Is that the down part of Sassanovic's game, her serve? Is that her Achilles heel at the moment?
01:27Sassanovic's first serve right now is about the same average speed as Sharapova's second serve.
01:32So that gives you a better idea about what the difference is.
01:35However, this is the first time she's played on the...
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