Hi Marina, shame you couldn't quite finish off McHale at the Open, but great to see you winning at least one match at a slam, I look forward to seeing you winning more at the rest and showing people you are not ready to be a doubles specialist! Where should I look for you playing in the coming weeks?

You were dominant against McHale at the Aussie Open for the first set and a half but couldn't quite close it out. Did the heat effect you? I noticed McHale was using an ice pack between games but you were not. Was that through choice or did you not have one available?

Hi Marina do you know your 2012 schedule yet? Any chance you'll play in Copenhagen? -Christina

 hi marina                                                                                   i am 18 years boy i play tennis and i am great fan of yours . I wanna be pro  so wats the best way out for me . i should join which club  in NZ ? or should i go to some other country for tennis.please help me out .           thanks                                                                                        abby

Hi Marina

Long time listener first time caller. Congratulations on a fantastic year! It has been great following your results!

I was wondering what achievement you are most proud of this year? Beating Vika Azarenka at Stanford, Wimbledon doubles semis with Tammy Tanasugarn or your first WTA singles final in Quebec?

thanks

Paddy

Hey Marina,

Was just wondering if you know who you might be playing doubles with next year at the ASB Classic? Also, do you plan to go to any end of year tournaments?

Thanks

Matthew

Hi Marina,

What are the tournaments that you are going to play from Oct until before ASB Classic?

I see you now hit harder and move well on the court. Keep it up and looking forward to seeing you going deep at ASB Classic. Go Marina!

Hey Marina,

I can't work out why you had to play qualies to get into the main draw of the US Open.With your ranking At 90 at least b4 the tournament started.

Cheers

David Kiwi in Oz

Hi Marina,

For a school project, I'm looking at you. I have a few questions to ask you.

• When do you train and for how long?
• What is your favourite tennis memory?
• Who is your coach?

Thanks, Josephine

Hi Marina,

I was just wondering why you always have a different doubles partner? I think you and Tammy made a good team.

 Hi Marina,

You are playing very well and we love watching you at home in New Zealand. You make us so proud :)

Will you be going to the us open and the nz asb classic?

Keep it up! Eve

hey marina

sam here again will u be playing qualies for us open? or straight in main draw? and do u have facebook?

as always thanks for taking the time :)

sam

hi marina

loving the great form you are in at the moment. my question is how does being away from home how does it affect your friendships and relationships? oh and whats your favourite song at the moment and of all time?

thanks

sam

Congratulations for beating the highest ranking player you have ever beaten in Victoria Azarenka today at number 4 in the world! Your dream of being no.1 looks a lot more possible now! I'm really impressed at how you've picked up in the last 6 months. - including not seemingly getting over nervous in the third set against Victoria - is confidence and match play the key to your success or have you really improved another aspect of your game?

I've enjoyed watching you on tele in the past few months and it looks like now you'll be playing WTA for the rest of the year - so well done! That's a tremendous result considering where you were back in January! Go for it!

Hi Marina,

Would you recommend young people who start playing tennis with a two handed backhand or a one handed backhand.  what are your thoughts about which shot is best?

PIta 

 Hi Marina :)

It's Dominique again. One more question; What are your lifetime goals and what goals have you acheived already?

Thanks heaps.

Hi Marina,

We are doing a school project on you and your career, what do you think your greatest achievement is? and what was your inspiration to start playing tennis?

Thanks :)

Hi Marina, I played premier tennis down here in Hamilton, New Zealand for the St Peters Club. Coached by Dave Cashmore if you know him. Anyhow, I watched your semi-final at Wimbeldon and I wanted to ask you why you and Tanasugarn never close the net behind your serves or even after the first shot after the serve. I noticed neither of you hold serve easily and I wondered if you are giving your opponents too much of an easy time since they always know that there is a shot on cross court and there is no pressure on them. Even coming in once every game would give them something to think about.

Hi Marina what's your tennis schedule for the summer? -Christina

Hey Marina!

Congradulations on how well your going at Wimbledon!

I'm doing a year 10 PE assignment on an influencial New Zealander (You!) Here's a couple of questions i've found diffucult to answer:

When did you decide you wanted to take your tennis further?

Were you born with a natural Tennis ability or did you have to learn the works?

Where did you originally train and who are your current and previous coaches?

If you could grab a sec in your busy schedule to answer those that would be awesome!

Good Luck for the rest of your tennis season!

Much love.

Hi Marina

Congrats for making it to the quarterfinals in London. I hope you make semis with a win over Peng Shuai. Will you have to qualifier for Wimbledon or will your performances in London get you straight into the main draw.  

Hi Marina

I was wondering how many hours of training do you do a week?  and Is there such thing as doing too much training? If so what do you think is the limit?

I watched Rus beat Clijsters today.. when you see a player you narrowly lost to beating the world number 2, does that give you confidence in your game? Or is there also regret that it could have been you playing clijsters instead?

Good luck for the grass court season, keep up the good form!

 Hi Marina,

not a question, just wanted to say congrats for qualifying for the French, you must be playing awesome tennis to dismiss those decent players so easily. Now for a few wins in the main draw! Keep believing!

Hi Marina,

Which tournaments in Europe are you going to play before French Open and Wimbledon? All the best for 2011! 

Hi Marina, I have been following your matches these last few weeks, and so excited to see win after win! I see you are off to Europe - but can't see which tournaments. Do you plan to play French Open/Wimbledon qualies? Or even main draw if this form holds up?

Hello again!

Congrats on all your wins - so exciting to follow!

I was just wondering how come it is after your win in Pelham your ranking went down one? Surely not everyone around you also did amazing? Or was it losing points from a tourney last year, because I thought you were injured around then?

Secondly my younger sister keeps reminding me that I must say that she named a frog after you!

Keep up the fab playing. Oh, and one more question. I've been playing InterClub this year and I was wondering how you focus in a game and tune everything else out? And how you keep positive when you are losing?

Thanks heaps!

Georgia

Wow! congratulations Marina - 3 tournaments out of 4 a winner. And today's win on clay. Well done! Can you tell me what has changed in your game to make such a dramatic change in this past month - even beconming a clay court champion? It's really fantastic that the corner has been turned and up is the way you're going. By the way have you thought of using Twitter to keep us in touch with what you're up to during a tournament? Anyway - all the best for your future tournaments - now you'll be able to play the qualies of France and Wimbledon soon - so onwards and upwards!

Always Victory

Stuart Montgomerie

 hi marina!!! I hope that you remember me, i'm the girl that was sitting next to your couch in the "party" after the Guanajuato Open... You are the best person!! :) could you give me your e-mail or facebook for keep in contact with you, congratulations :) and i hope see you soon here in Irapuato :D

Hey Marina,

Got to see you this year at the ASB Classic in the final - very cool! You may remember me - I used to email you?

Shame you lost in Memphis. What is your schedule for the next few weeks?

Thanks and good luck,

Georgia

Jedan veliki pozdrav iz tebi znanih krajeva. Zivim u Doboju( BiH ), ali gro obitelji mi zivi na Ciovu. Sve najbolje u nastavku karijere.

hI Marina

you are so fast at the net with real subtle touches, do you think that as you get older you may one day become a double specialist.(I hope this question doesn't annoy you)...

Hi Marina. Being a solo sport with a lot of breaks in between points does your concentration ever wander during a match and if so what do you think about?

hey marina

ASBClassic is coming up soon and im getting realy excited to watch the talent that is coming to Auckland this year. I was in the crowd when i saw your match this year against Alize Cornet and was realy happy at the progress you have seemed to have made :) I was wondering though what is the main part of your tennis game you have been working on most. personally ilove it when you send a huge serve down the middle of the T and then finish it off with a nice volley, so i think you should try a couple of new things this year like serve and volley :) ps when you win a huge point dont be shy to realy hype your self up when your doing well because when your on fire your awesome you just need the confidence to get to the top of your game.

ill be watching from the crowds again this year marina and i EXPECT you to hype your self up because you hardly play in NZ

kia kaha marina :)

Hi Marina! I play tennis myself also and I enjoy it very much. I have recently had an assignment to do on an inspiring woman of NZ so then I found out that you are a NZ tennis player, so I have a couple of interview questions i want to ask you: 1.Why did you move to New Zealand? 2.What is your main accomplishment this year? 3.Why did you decide to start playing tennis? 4.Whos your role model? 5.Who helped you succeed 6.Did you ever imagine being on the top 100 world ranking 7.What is your path to success? 8.What sacrifices did you have to make along your journey? 9.When you moved to New Zealand, what language did you speak? Sorry to give you so much questions! Thanks Gloria

Hi Marina Will you be playing in Northern Italy this year - if so I will try to take a day off school and come up. (I live in Lombardia).

Hi Marina, I was watching your match against Errani, you lost the first set, but you deserved to win it! don't worry, you will defeat her tomorrow! good luck for your season on grass! f.

Hi Marina

Great result in England on Monday. I hope you win your next round match. Also I hope you do as well against the world number 1 doubles peering in England .Will you have to qualify for Wimbledon or will your injury ranking get you into the main draw. I was wondering how I should increase my pace of my serve and consistently get it in, and for my passing shots should try using more speed or just focusing on getting it wide of my opponent and getting it in.

Good Luck

 hey marina 

im doing a project on a person who has influenced me and i chose you!

a few questions i found hard to find. It would really help me if you could answer them if you have time. thanx.

-what challenges did you overcome to achieve your goals? and what were your goals in life?

- what are your human qualities and how did they help you become top in tennis?

- what other sports did you play earlier on?

-did you ever think of quiting tennis when it got tough?

- What sacrifices did you have to make to play tennis and have they affected others?

thanx sooo much if you get a chance to answer these. i play tennis myself but i have only won little things like the coco cola tour and asb. Hope to hear form you soon!!  and good luck for all your tennis.xx

Hi Marina, It's obviously taking a bit longer than you expected getting back to where you were in singles, but I'm really pleased that you're almost invincible in doubles at the moment. Are you considering taking the opportunity to use your Top-100 doubles ranking in WTA doubles events during the middle of the year, and making some decent money to keep paying your expenses, or are you focusing on singles with doubles as a bonus and hoping things will improve once you hit the grass court and hard court seasons from June onwards? What ever you choose, I'll be watching for your results and draws and hope things will go well for you - especially on the grass courts which appear to be your best surface - hope you get a chance to win the Surbiton title again! All the best from Glendowie NZ!

hey Marina    tuff luk at the asb

u did well against the 1 seeds in doubs

bt 2 weeks afta  i got ur signature after residentials ur signature came off my hat cus it rained then i forgot about it and wiped ur signature off i was so sad

i will have to get ur signature another time

best of luk for ur tennis

from Tahlia

Hi

Saw you training today and yesterday morning while the 14 nats team event on... I noticed the younger kids seemed very ambivilant about approaching you... some wanted to ask for your autograph, but felt a little hessitant. Do u mind being asked for your signature etc, after you have been training?? You really are an inspiration to the younger up and coming players.....

Hey marina,

can you please tell me if you are intrested in playing at Thailand or Mmephis, I think you should definatley play Memphis weather it is qaulies or Main draw because you have always done better then the Second round. Also i think you should play thailand because you will gain valuable Match play :) P.S i loved watching you play live in both singles and doubles at the ASB Classic even though the results were not the one's everyone wanted. Thanks alot Marina.

KIA KAHA

-Stanza

when you were playing Vera Zvonareva at ASB Classic was the pressure so intense and what was your best game on the WTA tour

Hey Marina,

It looked like a tough match against Aliza Cornet on tuesday but you still done well. Umm how come you are not playing in any Qaulies in the Aussie tournament in hobart with your original ranking of 227. Is it because it is not high enough or you have to use all of your protected ranking wildcard's first ?

ALL THE BEST FOR YOUR AUSSIE OPEN !!!!

Hi Marina,
I was informed by an informant working for the OSS at the time that you are in fact the first and only tennis playing cyborg developed during the cold war in the former USSR? Is it also true that you can fire heat seeking missiles from the controversial "small birthmark" on your knee?  It was reported that Chuck Norris has gone into hiding following this released information and we would like to know his whereabouts.

Kind Regards,

OSS - CEO Marinko "Butcher" Marinkovic
 

Kia Ora Marina, You're the best!!!

Hopefully you can get a video column for you're website later on in the year ae? I was just wondering what the greatest achievment in your tennis carreer to you is? And are you playing any other tournies apart for ASB and AUS Open in JAN-FEB.

GO HARD AT THE ASB CLASSIC !!!!! !!!!!

Hey Marina :) Since you have not be playing much on the WTA tour this year do you think your match play has gotten worse or do you think being at the acadamy in Spain has made you improve and play a different style? Sorrie don't mean to sound blunt =] 

Hey marina!! Firstly great to see you back man it's been a long wait but it'l be good in the long run. Do you have any goals for 2010? I think it would be cool if you played in every Grand slam this year to get back into the swing of things. p.s maby you could make a video column for your website, it woluld be awesome to see some of your matches :) ecspecially the one against Vera Zvonareva ;) GO KIWI GO

Hi Marina. I loved watching you play at the NZ Residentials.  I could not help notice one of your knees looked a bit battered and bigger than the other. My knees are the same and are often sore when I play tennis.  Did you have any problems when you were younger with your knees?

Hey marina what do you think is the best part of your game? And what would you like to improve on. Personally i think you have a great serve and you are pretty good at volleying. Good luck for the ASB Classic. GO KIWI GO :)

hi marina

I go to glendowie collage and have put in an election for a statue of you out side our school gynasium which is in the process of being built

hae im just doing a school project on you but i would like to know you ranking in the world as soon as possible if thats ok.

i am also croatian as well and would like to know if you still like the croatian culture and also do you consider yourself more a kiwi than a cro???

thanxs

from a FAN            P.S.keep up the good work!! :)

Hey there Marina

I see you have a tendency to play indoors before hitting the ASB Classic in Auckland. Any particular reason you are using indoor tournaments? IS it because they are ITF and they're all indoor or something? 

You should celebrate a match with a heel click one time! 

Hi Marina Will you be playing in Auckland and the Aussie open. What would you suggest when you serve has gone off because mine has lately. Good luck in Italy and France. Finely is there in chance you will play in Wellington ITF Torment. Thanks Marina and good luck  

Hey, marina! A great website! I was wondering, what is the next tournament you are going to play?

hey marina.how much to u train the day before a tournament?

Hi Marina! I'm wondering what is your favorite serbian food?Sarma??  :-) Is it true  thaht you are half Serbian?I know that you are NZ girl but your roots.....best wishes!!

Hi Marina!!

Havent seen you on the WTA tour lately. Heard you have been having trouble with an injury. Hope to see you back on the tour soon. Will you be back for ASB Classic 2010. One question though. Do you freeze when you come up to play someone like Jelena Jankovic or Elena Dementieva??

HI Marina, still on track for a comeback in a few weeks? What do you think of the US Open so far, lots of upsets in the women's draw?

Hi Marina. :)

Probably a real simple question but what's your favourite shot to hit during a match?

Oh, and whats your favourite song to play on he guitar? Im a classical guitarist! You should air guitar with your racquet when you win a match! Would be epic

Chur, from all the kiwis in the world (but mainly in Auckland)

Matiu!

Hey Marina!

Will you be making any appearances in Auckland this year to do some signing or stuff? Hows the hip feeling?