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
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.
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.
fighting paid respect shots tried
I have so much respect for the way she plays, ... I just tried to keep fighting for every point. I went for my shots and it paid off.
balls crazy difficult lines possible shots sure tried
It was really difficult out there and I just tried to make sure I put as many balls as possible in court, and not go for too many crazy shots or go for the lines
chances hard patient shots starts stop stupid
I went for some stupid shots and was not patient enough. If you don't take your chances and she starts to feel she's getting on top, it's so hard to stop her. I didn't play the right shots the right way.
against best matches played shots step time tried
This was one of the best matches I've played against her. I tried to step it up a little bit, went for my shots and be aggressive, but at same time be a little smarter.
against best good passing players return serve shots tough
Well, I like to - the game of serve and volley, but it's very tough, you know, against the best players because they return so good and their passing shots are really good. So it's really tough to get there with those players.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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,