With an easy 2-0 victory over French 16th seed Nathalie Dechy yesterday afternoon, defending champion Sharapova has entered the quarterfinals and will meet compatriot Nadia Petrova today.

Even though she has become the focus of the entire tennis world, this beautiful Russian woman still maintains simple habits. Sharapova said she doesn’t like parties and especially hates watching… tennis: “During 2 weeks of competing at Wimbledon, I never watched other players play. After the match, I often flirted. talked with the members of the coaching staff and then returned to the hotel to rest. From that moment on, I completely forgot about tennis and just wanted to relax. I love Wimbledon very much but only focus on tennis every time I go on the court.” .

The 18-year-old star loves Thai food and is a regular customer of a restaurant in London. Sharapova’s second passion is reading. After every intense match, she just wants to curl up in a blanket with her favorite storybook. From the beginning of Wimbledon until now, Shara has “crushed” all of The Da Vinci Code . She is also a passionate fan of the boy wizard Harry Potter.

Although she hates watching tennis, this is obviously still Sharapova’s reason for living. The number 2 racket admitted that defending the Wimbledon championship this year will not be simple because she is no longer an “unknown” and other players will find ways to limit her abilities: ” I haven’t lost a set since the beginning of the tournament but that doesn’t mean anything. In fact, I’m much more experienced than last year but I still haven’t improved my technique much. Hopefully I’ll be lucky. lucky”.