Samantha Stosur
Samantha Stosur
Samantha Jane "Sam" Stosuris an Australian professional tennis player. She is a former World No. 1 in doubles, a ranking which she held for 61 weeks, and a former World No. 4 in singles...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth30 March 1984
CityBrisbane, Australia
CountryAustralia
best exactly match momentum playing single tennis top
When I'm playing my best, like I was at the U.S. Open, I feel on top of the match and able to do exactly what I want. There are other times when you're not in control, but that is tennis and you have momentum changes in every single match.
games intense-training tennis
Tennis is all about mental toughness, and you have to keep your head in the game. I make time to relax away from competition pressures, travel and intense training schedules to make sure I'm looking after myself. Taking time out with family and friends helps to maintain the work-life balance everyone needs.
tennis easy enough
In tennis it's easy to get greedy - and one Grand Slam doesn't feel enough any more.
tennis want able
When I'm playing my best, like I was at the U.S. Open, I feel on top of the match and able to do exactly what I want. There are other times when you're not in control, but that is tennis and you have momentum changes in every single match.
player thinking tennis
I think Serena Williams is the best tennis player of this generation, if not the best ever. It is amazing for her to be playing as well as she is at the age of 31.
exercise tennis important
Core strength and stability is very important to me. Tennis is all about rotation of the body and my ability to create power. I incorporate a lot of abdominal, back and glute exercises into my gym sessions.
tennis battle different
You've just got to get over that mental hurdle and those battles in your own head during matches when things aren't going so well. It takes time. It's probably all things I already knew, but for someone to talk about it maybe in a different way makes you realise things.
tennis dark-tower things-you-can-control
Control the things you can control .
test trying work
We were really trying to test each other out and to see what was going to work or not work.
game top
I've got to be on top of my game and really go out there and play my own game.
nice welcome
It's nice the welcome I've always had here in Australia.
both good hopefully matches mixed playing shot singles
We both think we have a good shot in the mixed matches if it all comes down to playing the mixed. Hopefully one of us can get through the singles and if it comes down the doubles, I think we'd be confident.
bit few game happy last match nervous points pull took
I was a little bit nervous in that last game and it took me a few match points to get there. I was very happy to pull it out.
both good matches mixed playing shot
I think we both think that we have a good shot in all the mixed matches if it comes down to playing the mixed.