My trip to Europe didn't exactly go according to plan, therefore I'm writing another doodle from home!
My arm didn't hold up during my match and the next day I could barely lift it. I got to Zurich and tried to play some points with Michael to see how it felt but it was so weak that I couldn't serve full pace which only left me to get on a plane and go home.
There were a couple reasons I wanted to play in Moscow. First of all it's the only tourney in Russia and because of all the bad luck I have had there in the past 2 years, I thought maybe, just maybe, this year would be different....I was clearly wrong.

Two, was that I couldn't stand practicing anymore. The most frustrating thing about being injured is having that feeling of doubt and limitation. It's better in practice but will it be the same in a match when the adrenalin and nerves kick in? Is it ever going to 100%? I was just really sick of the whole thing and wanted to do things my way, which always seems to backfire somehow.
So I guess now I'm paying for it. And it's extra frustrating when I remember how well I was playing this time last year and how after the US Open I really didn't care if I was winning a tournament in Zurich or somewhere else. All these other tournaments seemed so minor compared to my win at the Open and after winning the next two in Europe I didn't even feel the need to celebrate anything, whereas now I'm like please just get me out there playing!! Anywhere!

I really want to thank all of you for hanging in with me through this rough patch. You guys are truly amazing and with every fan mail I read, I realize more and more how lucky I am to have you guys supporting me and loving me
for being 'me'. Your letters are truly incredible and I am always amazed at how much you know about me!

I just got my new batmobile looking car and how cool is it to have car keys that open you car automatically when you're 5 feet away from your car and lock it when you walk 5 feet away from the car? And starts the engine by a press of a button? Pretty cool!! I always wondered what it would be like to live in the Jetsens.....well now I know! Growing up playing with Barbie dolls, where the only car I knew about was the convertible Barbie drove in with Ken, I have no idea where I gained the love for cars....can't say my mom is too happy about it haha!

I had my first PinkBerry yoghurt the other day ( for those that don't know what it is.....it's this new popular yoghurt place that is supposedly really healthy but tastes really good) Here's my take on it: if your mind decided to treat your taste buds with something sweet, why would you go to a 'healthy yoghurt' place? As I'm eating my vanilla yoghurt with raspberries and mango on it, I kind of feel like I'm cheating myself. I guess my point is, is if you are going to treat yourself, why not do it the right way and try not to save 100 calories? Just my opinion. Although don't think that I'm not going back to that place J .

Did not really plan a vacation this year because I'm going to visit my friend who's filming a movie in Hong Kong. Really excited because I have never been there with free time on my hands....planning to visit some temples and markets which will be very fun. Having been to H.K so many times I have not visited anything except that Chloe store that happened to be in the hotel I was staying at.

My friend Nadia gets quote of the week (or more like the month hehe). She got her wisdom teeth pulled out and said "was not the smartest one to begin with, and now my wisdom teeth are gone"

As I'm writing my doodle, I have this magnet in front of me that I bought many years ago that says 'Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, riches take wings. Only one thing endures and that is character." It couldn't be said any better!

Xx Maria