Hantuchova celebrated its fifth title in the pool with mom
Slovak tennis player Daniela Hantuchova (28) defeated in the finals tournament in Thailand Pattaya Russia Kirilenko 6:7, 6:3, 6:3, and won his fifth career title. We caught her in a hotel when you packed on the way to the next tournament in Doha, Qatar.
In the finals you have lost the first set in the tournament. Kirilenko was the toughest rival?
"Yes. It seemed to me that endless game play. Maria came to Pattaya straight from Australia, here are preparing more than a week. You'll get used to the surface climate. Transmitting the first set tie-break me, but I give up and the other sets I was more active." First time in his career have defended the title. You believed it at the beginning of the tournament?
"Not at all. Last week, the matches I played Fed Cup with France in Bratislava and then followed the path of frost in the Slovak Thai heat. Were someone to say that the defending champion, I'd probably just laugh. But day by day I feel better here." In the final, you should support the fans in the audience. It helped?
"I thanked them right on the court. They were the Slovaks, on vacation in Thailand and resort were great. I felt at home in Fed Cup match." Last year you celebrated with her mother Marianna title in the pool at court. And now?
"Again we are with mum jumped into the same pool. It was only once a week, I was in this seaside resort bathed. All I subordinated tennis." The fact that you tournament in Pattaya so with you?
"Court with fast surface fits my game, no less high temperatures and humidity. In every match I fought, even if I am struggling casinos." As a coach Claudio Pistolesi react?
"He was not here with me, comforted in the distance. Meet the next tournament in Doha." In January, you played in a tournament final in Brisbane, now you have the triumph of Pattaya. After the successful start of the season you are in top 20 Ranking What is your goal for this year?
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Hantuchova again after five years aimed at championship Author: SITA today 15:23
Slovak tennis player Daniela Hantuchova after this successful title defense in Thailand Pattaya:
"I've always felt that the issue is whether to enforce their own aggression." Daniela Hantuchova
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BRATISLAVA 13th (AFP) - Slovak tennis player Daniela Hantuchova yet appeared on the sixth rung progression Ranking Race to the WTA Championships, the 2012th
If it ultimately failed to maintain a five-year intervals and for seasons 2002 and 2007 would qualify for the third time in his career at the prestigious "selection" tournament for the best eight, instead of Istanbul would almost certainly be the third consecutive year, announced at least called. Small World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria (still being played in Bali). Basic conditions in the form of profit due to the status of International met last week. In Thailand Pattaya defended the overall triumph at the Dusit resort wrestling record 10:0 to 20:1 sets.
"If only I had such tournaments in at least ten years. I would be happy. I have gone through was calculated that ten mathematically would be enough for me to qualify for the championships in Istanbul," said Daniela Hantuchova SITA after its appearances in the finals at the January event in Brisbane, Australia.
Now managed by the duel trophy when Russia overcame Maria Kirilenko at 3:15 h 6:7 (4), 6:3, 6:3. Triumphed in the 11th of their last 12 trojsetových "marathon" (6 in a row), has reached the seventh success in this year's meeting, which lost the first set.
"The final victory, I appreciate all the more so that at the end I think I beat Maria particular condition - all the strain of recent weeks do not even know how I could succeed in it," said D. Hantuchova for SITA and continued:
"Of course, light a few errors in the tie-break I am sorry if I have the status of 3:5 for gems in the first game finally tightened up so far. It was important to forget and move on. Group has helped me very Slovak fans, I felt their support, it fueled me."
"Daniela will certainly be conditionally fit, because Pattaya is perhaps the most important right good physical readiness," said Henrieta Nagyova for SITA, the local champion seasons of 1997 and 2003.
Hantuchova addition to excellent condition, of course, proved to be a quality game. Kirilenko is gradually moved to defense itself less and less formed, waiting for offensive failures rival.
"She nepredvádza nothing extra. I knew that it is in my hands - either you will aggressively go after those my balls, or you let him play the maintenance. Certainly it is not on the part of some good tennis, but sometimes it takes if you focus only on the fact that something must always return the ball over the net into the court. The first game was just an error that I let her show off her game. Even in the third sete Maria fought for every ball. I've always felt that the issue is whether to push their own aggression," recapitulated Hantuchova.
Poprad-old native is perfectly cope with crossing six time zones and abrupt climate change by about 50 degrees. During the fourth Fed Cup this weekend - 5 decreasing temperature in February in Bratislava below minus 10 degrees in Pattaya attacked limit plus 40 degrees.
"In the early days I did not know where north is. I was not truly all one. It was a terrible shock to the body." "So I did not expect many. I have always mobilized for individual matches, I took the ball after ball," explained D. Hantuchova and added:
"It's all been about something more difficult by the fact that this year I was in Thailand before departure difficult matches in the Fed Cup. I really had a lot of manpower and somehow now I do not have any at all, so the next few days will certainly be interesting ... " Twenty world rankings are almost immediately moves to Doha, Qatar.
"We're going on the second night of Sunday to Monday. No we do not have time for some celebration. Rival in the first round and not even know it yet I do not know. I do not have the strength now to think about . coach Claudio Pistolesi already waiting for me in Qatar. In Pattaya, I was just with mum and we came out just as great as last year, so mom is probably the best trainer," smiled after winning his fifth title of the main professional level D. Hantuchova, who in the first The Doha round on Tuesday with the challenge of Romanian Simona Halep.
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