Good to see Alicia Molik looking happy again.
From The Age: Wildly happy, Molik earns her place
AS ALICIA Molik stood clutching a box of orchids and a giant Australian Open sign supposed to symbolise the wildcard she had just won, the former world No. 8 was also warning that she does not intend to return to Melbourne Park next month simply to contest the first round.
Vowing to maximise the opportunity she had earned over the previous four days, Molik reminded the crowd that she had been an Open quarter-finalist two years ago. "And it's my intention," she added, "to get as close as I can to that again."...
After an intense block of training with coach Paul Kilderry, Molik vindicated her decision to play her way into the Open draw rather than wait for the invitation she almost certainly would have received from Tennis Australia's discretionary stash. "It's nice to be given a wildcard … but I'm going to rock up to the first round knowing that I've earned my spot and I deserve to be there, I should be there, and it's quite a different feeling," Molik said...
Yesterday, she generously endorsed the wildcard claims of 16-year-old Moore — "If I was sitting on the panel, I think I'd give her the nod" — and was diplomatic on the subject of Philippoussis, describing her Hopman Cup partner as "a drawcard".
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