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Post by Traveling Man on Jun 28, 2013 12:40:59 GMT -5
www.tennis.com/pro-game/2013/06/serena-apologized-sharapova-party-thursday/48033/#.Uc3JD_mB-uKA source in the Sharapova camp confirmed that Serena did apologize, but said she didn't recall whom she was talking about during the interview, which could have been the reason why Sharapova decided to still criticize Serena two days later. Williams added that she does tend to stand behind what she says, but added that she’s “the first person to apologize. I'm the first person to reach out to individuals and people if I feel that something may have hurt them or something may have been misconstrued.” 
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Post by matvey on Jun 28, 2013 15:46:25 GMT -5
No one cares now that Maria's out.
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Post by Old Hag on Jun 28, 2013 15:58:27 GMT -5
Serena will have to choke a linesperson to create drama now.
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Post by janie on Jul 13, 2013 10:35:00 GMT -5
So, Ma$ha has hired Jimmy Connors as her new coach. Perfect match! Like the old Kobe-Phil Jackson team, finally a tennis pair I hate almost equally.  Though to be honest, JC is one of the few athletes I really loathe, while I merely can't stand MS.  But maybe he can teach her to scream COME ON even louder, and with more body english. |
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Post by Old Hag on Jul 13, 2013 10:49:54 GMT -5
I thought it was a running gag that Jimmy was a terrible coach after the Roddick debacle. Well, whatever. It's not like her game can change much.
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Post by lexpretend on Aug 19, 2013 17:36:59 GMT -5
I'm just going to put this here... Maria Sharapova, the richest female athlete in the world, is planning the most audacious move of her career — changing her surname to Sugarpova for the two-week duration of the US Open, in honour of her line of sweets.
The 26-year-old Russian, a former world No 1, has asked about a “quickie” name-change through the Supreme Court of Florida, where she has a base, and would revert to Sharapova after the tournament. It is understood also that the striking emblem of Sugarpova candy, a pair of red lips will feature somewhere on her attire during the final grand slam of the year.
www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/sport/tennis/article3847544.ece |
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Post by Edna Krabappel on Aug 19, 2013 18:58:23 GMT -5
Certainly that can't be true?
It's rather worrying if it is. She has been acting weird lately but this would take it to a whole new level.
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Post by Pamela Shriver on Aug 19, 2013 20:26:30 GMT -5
If Sharapova went Amanda Bynes, or even just a quarter of the way in that direction, it would make all four of those slams worth it.
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Post by The Chloe on Aug 19, 2013 20:52:29 GMT -5
Silly.
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Post by matvey on Aug 20, 2013 2:48:21 GMT -5
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Post by R. Black on Aug 20, 2013 6:34:40 GMT -5
She's obviously trolling as there is no way the Supreme Court would allow a 2 week name change. She would have to apply for a name change, and then apply again for another name change.
I have to admit, it's quality trolling. Media are talking about it.
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Post by DBBN on Aug 20, 2013 6:47:20 GMT -5
Hopefully Larcher de Burrito will beat Sugarpova early again.
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Post by Traveling Man on Aug 20, 2013 9:14:43 GMT -5
I don't even know where to begin...
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Post by lexpretend on Aug 20, 2013 12:12:12 GMT -5
So, not happening...too difficult, she says, but I assume just a marketing ploy she never intended to follow through on. Which begs the question, did they trick a (foolish) Neil Harman into thinking she was serious, or was he in on it? The ONLY reason the story had a shred of credibility was because it came from him.
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Post by R. Black on Aug 20, 2013 14:06:50 GMT -5
It's hilarious how the journalist uncritically reported the story, without any hint of research or skepticism.
A story like this belongs to TMZ until there is any evidence it could realistically happen.
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Post by Denise49IQ on Aug 20, 2013 15:15:29 GMT -5
Gosh, that could have been gross. I posted a snide comment in Shoutbox at work about De Screamo defeating Sugarpova, but it failed. Whatever.
Good marketing.
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Post by Old Hag on Aug 20, 2013 20:06:05 GMT -5
She's obviously trolling as there is no way the Supreme Court would allow a 2 week name change. She would have to apply for a name change, and then apply again for another name change. I have to admit, it's quality trolling. Media are talking about it. Ma$ha didn't earn her name for nothing. She's a quality whore. |
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Post by The Chloe on Aug 20, 2013 21:43:41 GMT -5
Everything about this is the worst. |
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Post by Traveling Man on Aug 21, 2013 6:55:41 GMT -5
This is the kind of stunt TEENAGE Monica pulled in the early 90s.
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Post by lexpretend on Aug 21, 2013 9:05:31 GMT -5
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Post by lexpretend on Aug 21, 2013 9:06:22 GMT -5
By way of background, Sharapova is constantly on the lookout for ways to sublimate her essence into product form, and last year branched into high-end glucose retail with the launch of Sugarpova – a range of sweets with names she says reflect her various personality traits. "Sporty", "Quirky", "Flirty", "Sassy" and "Chic" are expected to be joined next year by "Acquisitive".
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Post by Lady on Aug 21, 2013 9:09:41 GMT -5
Certainly that can't be true? It's rather worrying if it is. She has been acting weird lately but this would take it to a whole new level. That was my reaction, I was actually sure that it was a joke on twitter. Was it in any way serious? OMG, even if Maria never thought of going through with this, it's just embarrassing. |
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Post by lexpretend on Aug 21, 2013 9:17:05 GMT -5
I still can't work out whether it was a success. I assume she never planned to actually do it because that would have been ludicrous and tacky. On the one hand, the reaction of most people, tennis fans and non-tennis fans alike, has been mockery. On the other, millions more people are aware of her nasty sweets than a week ago and in the internet age mockery dies down really quickly.
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Post by janie on Aug 21, 2013 10:18:58 GMT -5
That's right. It was just a marketing ploy and it worked very well, because sports shows, etc were giving her ludicrously expensive treats free advertising by naming her brand name on their shows over and over again. Makes me puke when pretend "news" items like this get the intended result the way this little plot did, because news agencies pick it up and either take or pretend to take it seriously.
Ma$ha has become a strange person this year, though. Between the bizarre hiring/firing of Connors, the deliberately nasty remarks about Serena at Wimbledon, and now this, it's like she's entering puberty or something. It's actually kind of interesting to watch. But please lose early.
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Post by R. Black on Aug 21, 2013 11:29:13 GMT -5
I can't believe there is a market for overpriced candies. You would think the only reason people eat that crap is because candies are generally cheap.
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Post by R. Black on Aug 21, 2013 19:34:37 GMT -5
LOL.
Maria Sharapova withdraws from @usopen
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Post by The Chloe on Aug 21, 2013 19:42:43 GMT -5
cray-cray?
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Post by janie on Aug 21, 2013 20:01:32 GMT -5
She's flipped her wig, I tell ya.
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Post by janie on Aug 21, 2013 20:10:33 GMT -5
... Ma$ha has become a strange person this year, though. Between the bizarre hiring/firing of Connors, the deliberately nasty remarks about Serena at Wimbledon, and now this, it's like she's entering puberty or something. It's actually kind of interesting to watch. But please lose early. And that was only about the name stunt! And now she suddenly w/d's from a Slam? Wish we knew what's going on here. But meanwhile I'm glad she's out. #schadenfreude |
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Post by Old Hag on Aug 21, 2013 22:45:02 GMT -5
It's about time issues with Ma$ha started showing. She didn't have a childhood. Her dad was a super authoritarian dick. And she hates all the attention she gets.
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Though to be honest, JC is one of the few athletes I really loathe, while I merely can't stand MS. 
But maybe he can teach her to scream COME ON even louder, and with more body english. 
