Watch out for 16-year-old Nicole Vaidisova next year. After winning her third title in a row today at the Thailand Open I think we can safely say she's ready to graduate from these lower tier events. But will Nadia Petrova ever win a WTA title?
Trophy pictures here and here.
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The teenager used her unrelenting groundstrokes and huge serves to win her third successive title with a 6-1 6-7 (5-7) 7-5 win over the top seed yesterday, adding the Thailand Open trophy to the ones she won in Seoul and Tokyo...
“I felt good and have played consistently for three weeks. When I was 2-4 down, I was thinking maybe I was not going win my third title. But I pushed myself to fight back,’’ said Vaidisova...
“I want to work more on my net game, the volleys. I have to come more to the net,’’ added Vaidisova, who left for Florida last night without getting a chance to try Thai food or do any sightseeing due to her strict training regime...
Petrova said a right arm muscle strain which she picked up at her last tournament hampered her movement on the court in Bangkok.
“I couldn’t really serve from the beginning. Every service game I felt pain and it was really hard to challenge her from the baseline. She hits hard and went for winners,’’ said Petrova...
“Luck was not on my side in the last three finals and today I was in pain. But I’m not going to be crazy about this as there are still new tournaments and new seasons,’’ added Petrova.
Poor Petrova. She's a headcase. She has to win 1 tournament.
Posted by: Shawn | October 17, 2005 at 01:34 AM