Daniela Hantuchova
Daniela Hantuchova
Daniela Hantuchováis a Slovak tennis player. She turned professional in 1999 and had her breakthrough year in 2002, when she won her first WTA tournament, the Indian Wells Masters, defeating Martina Hingis in the final and becoming the lowest-ranked player to ever win the tournament. She also reached the quarterfinals of that year's Wimbledon Championship and US Open, ending the year in the top 10. She was part of the Slovak team that won the 2002 Fed Cup and the...
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth23 April 1983
CityPoprad, Slovakia
closer match nice playing pleased score secret special sure time week
Im really pleased with my week so far, ... Its nice to do well here again. I think todays match was closer than the score reflected. Theres no special secret to how Im playing at the moment, Im just making sure Im doing the right things at the right time now.
confidence couple definitely gained great last momentum playing states time
It was a great time here in the States this year, and definitely I feel like I'm playing well again. I gained a lot of confidence in the last couple of weeks, and I just have to, you know, keep going and keep the momentum now.
believe calm control early felt few hard kept matter missed playing satisfying serves shots start stay summer tournament tried
I've been playing really well the whole summer and it's very satisfying to start a tournament like this, ... I missed a few opportunities early in the first set but I just kept going for my shots and tried to stay calm and believe in what I was doing. She serves hard but I felt I was in control and it was just a matter of time.
beating coming playing
So many times in my matches, especially when I was coming up and I was really, really young and not having the experience, I was sometimes beating myself and not really playing the opponent.
came playing
She came out playing unbelievable. I don?t think there was much I could have done about that.
best deserves players playing proved
She proved she really deserves to be one of the best players in the world. She's just playing unbelievable tennis.
both conditions decided difficult form hot playing reason second win
I was playing well in the first set, then for some reason I decided to make it difficult for myself in the second set. I was able to get back in form and win it. The conditions were very hot but it was the same for both of us.
advancing easy happy rounds
It's never as easy as it looks, I'm just happy to be advancing through the rounds here.
best difficult second turn
I made the second set very difficult for myself, but I managed to turn it around in the third. That was the best part of my match.
against aware decisions dictate easy hit mature second served shot smarter supposed time win
I'm more mature now. I'm making smarter decisions on the court. I'm more aware of which shot I'm supposed to hit at the right time to win the important points. I served well, especially in the second set. I got a lot of easy points. I was able to dictate against her.
aware ball court decisions definitely easy fun mature smarter swinging top
I must say I am much more aware of what I am doing on the court now, ... When I was in (the) Top 10, everything was easy for me. I had nothing to lose. I was just swinging at the ball and had fun -- there was no pressure. Definitely now I am more mature and making much smarter decisions on the court.
guys ready williams
Are you guys ready for the Williams sisters? ... Yeah! We'll see you on Sunday.
afford against players
Especially against players like Lindsay, I just can?t afford not to take those chances,
beat best court felt finally strong win
Yes, yes, I'm very happy that I finally got through this match, beat No. 7 in the world. It's my best win so far. So I'm really happy the way I play today and felt really strong on the court physically, mentally.