http://www.womenstennisblog.com/2007/12/31/how-was-it-at-singapore-exhibition-between-sharapova-and-chakvetadze/ Latest WTA News, Top Women's Tennis Players Articles Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:18:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.womenstennisblog.com/2007/12/31/how-was-it-at-singapore-exhibition-between-sharapova-and-chakvetadze/comment-page-1/#comment-2378 short balls: jelena’s new website, santoro to break a record, what happened in singapore, etc. « tennis served fresh Wed, 02 Jan 2008 04:25:07 +0000 http://www.womenstennisblog.com/2007/12/31/how-was-it-at-singapore-exhibition-between-sharapova-and-chakvetadze/#comment-2378 [...] So, what happened in Singapore? The Maria Sharapova Live! event has come and gone (see Regentville’s review of the event here), and now Singapore is dealing with its effects. To capitalize on tennis-mania, some folks are planning to bring a tourney to the country by 2009. (via WTB) [...] [...] So, what happened in Singapore? The Maria Sharapova Live! event has come and gone (see Regentville's review of the event here), and now Singapore is dealing with its effects. To capitalize on tennis-mania, some folks are planning to bring a tourney to the country by 2009. (via WTB) [...]

]]> http://www.womenstennisblog.com/2007/12/31/how-was-it-at-singapore-exhibition-between-sharapova-and-chakvetadze/comment-page-1/#comment-2373 Marija Tue, 01 Jan 2008 17:52:37 +0000 http://www.womenstennisblog.com/2007/12/31/how-was-it-at-singapore-exhibition-between-sharapova-and-chakvetadze/#comment-2373 <p>Thanks for giving the other side of the story. I can imagine the situation. A few people presented it as a frenzy, and now the whole world believes it. I've noticed in the photos that there were not so many people at the exhibition, but I thought they came later... Hm... But what do you think, who are those who want to buy the auctioned stuff? And is it true that the tickets cost about $150, if that's true, no wonder so little people came.</p> Thanks for giving the other side of the story. I can imagine the situation. A few people presented it as a frenzy, and now the whole world believes it. I've noticed in the photos that there were not so many people at the exhibition, but I thought they came later… Hm… But what do you think, who are those who want to buy the auctioned stuff? And is it true that the tickets cost about $150, if that's true, no wonder so little people came.

]]> http://www.womenstennisblog.com/2007/12/31/how-was-it-at-singapore-exhibition-between-sharapova-and-chakvetadze/comment-page-1/#comment-2372 not bothered Tue, 01 Jan 2008 17:43:43 +0000 http://www.womenstennisblog.com/2007/12/31/how-was-it-at-singapore-exhibition-between-sharapova-and-chakvetadze/#comment-2372 Singaporean and a huge tennis fan here. I can't stand how the media reports as if the whole of Singapore went crazy over Sharapova. I can tell you, the majority of Singaporeans still do not know who she is, and do not care. And even a huge tennis fan like me, did not bother, even when offered free tickets (because the exhibition did not sell) refused to go, because I do not want to buy into her media circus that IMG creates for her Singaporean and a huge tennis fan here. I can't stand how the media reports as if the whole of Singapore went crazy over Sharapova. I can tell you, the majority of Singaporeans still do not know who she is, and do not care. And even a huge tennis fan like me, did not bother, even when offered free tickets (because the exhibition did not sell) refused to go, because I do not want to buy into her media circus that IMG creates for her

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