Alicia Molik
Alicia Molik
Alicia Molikis an Australian former professional tennis player. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 8 and won a bronze medal for Australia at the 2004 Athens Olympics by upsetting then world No. 3 Anastasia Myskina. Molik peaked in the doubles rankings at No. 6 and won two Grand Slam women's doubles titles, the 2005 Australian Open and the 2007 French Open, alongside Svetlana Kuznetsova and Mara Santangelo respectively. In addition, she won the 2004 Zurich Open, defeating...
critic good harsh hitting looking loose work
So being a harsh critic I know what I need to work on between now and the Open. It's getting out there, hitting a lot of loose shots, a lot of loose forehands. And if I can do that I'm going to be looking good for the Open.
effort enjoying sure upbeat
I'm sure she'll be upbeat and I'll make every effort to make sure she is enjoying herself.
bottom happy matches road tennis win
I want to play more tennis. I want to win more tennis matches is the bottom line, so I'm more than happy to get on the road more,
admit amount family hope life miss normal opportunity realize spend time traveling
It was an opportunity to spend time with my family and live a normal life back in Australia, ... When you?re traveling a lot, you hope for some time off, but having that amount of time off from the game, you realize how much you miss it. I have to admit that.
best playing quite struck tennis timing unusual
The timing couldn't have been worse, basically, ... I was playing the best tennis of my life. I was struck down with quite an unusual illness.
win
The way I win is by being aggressive, very pro-active and I wasn't today.
conditions factor result
It was very humid, but the conditions weren't really a factor in the result today,
definitely matches
The more matches I can play the better. I can definitely get back.
high win
I have high expectations. I'm not just out here to get back into it again. I want to win again.
carry form happy playing regularly
I have been playing well regularly and I am happy that I could carry that form into Doha as well,
free points
I didn't get any free points on my serve, which I usually do,
aggressive bit few fight free glad pace playing points position rhythm serve steps taken
I didn't get any free points on my serve tonight, which I usually do. I could've been more aggressive and taken a few steps into the court, but I let her get into a rhythm too much and she was playing at the pace she likes. I'm glad that I was able to fight back a bit after 5-1 in the first, but I shouldn't have got into that position in the first place.
feeling french fresh open time
I feel fresh after having such a frustrating feeling around the time of the French Open and Wimbledon,
great
It was a win, which is great and fantastic,