shit deuce at 4-4 on dani serve

that's truely a worying result, but maybe she just needed to warm up or was a bit nervous because of her tendon?

AO here we come!

It's disappointing that Daniela lost but she wasn't fit so it's difficult to really assess her performance. I hope that she didn't exacerbate her injury and that she can get fit for the Australian Open and she can at least take a bit of confidence from this that she can perform to a reasonable level without risking further injury. Being fit and competitive for the Australian Open is the most important thing and hopefully Daniela can be perform to a good level there.


One of the reasons Hantuchova lost was the fact that the Slovak unit, and the world tridsaťjednotka played still with sore Achilles tendon, which he injured just before Christmas and since then difficult for the left foot only minimally. Therefore missed by the program, and its opening season tournament in Brisbane, where they eventually paid only charitable and commercial activities.

"Today's match from the sporting point of view I can not evaluate. It was a miracle that I ever stood on the court, because even a few days ago so it did not appear at all. The injury to my legs had already been a while, but it is too early to think about the level of tennis, with which I was happy," commented Hantuchova.

It found the injury at the wrong time just before the start of the season, from which it in the follow-up cooperation with coach Matthias Liptov citizens and promised a new impetus to improve the position of Essex Emerald in Captivity. "Today it was only the second day I played, points, gems and sets. I was glad I could at least approximate what it means to play a competitive match. A few days ago I played on one leg. I miss the movement, but overall vyhratosť and hitting certainty. previous 12 days I have not been doing almost nothing," sighed Hantuchova.

Five former world revealed that compared to the original negative forecasts, the state of her legs is improving, but not yet fully fit is. I would not be the end of the week, as early as Monday 17 January, starting at Melbourne Park, the first Grand Slam peak season - the Australian Open.

"It's hard mentally to accept that you are right one hundred percent, but only seventy or eighty. Now I have to be patient and especially in preparing neprehnať nothing that my condition has got worse. The leg I care physiotherapists and I believe it will only better," said D. Hantuchova, who is going to Melbourne on Tuesday or Wed

@ google translation.

Torn muscle over the Achilles tendon

Closer to the chronology of his unfortunate injury that disrupted her plans at the beginning of the season.

"It happened the day before Christmas. Market share I muscle directly over the Achilles tendon. I had the blessing in disguise that it was not right Achilles tendon, which I should be lit. A whole head of training load and I went through pain and still is getting worse. Then it hit me suddenly ruplo for service. I went with pain in the knee. and I came out there."

"The first projections were too optimistic in relation to the recovery. Although it is treated more quickly than we anticipated, but not so quickly that I was in optimal form. It's frustrating that I was so took out the hard training that I odrobila quality," said Hantuchova.

@ google translation.