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
It's never as easy as it looks, I'm just happy to be advancing through the rounds here.
It is pretty unlucky she could not continue. Winning like this is no fun.
I feel fantastic. It's something really special. Now I can concentrate on my singles career.
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.
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
There were a lot of points where if I could have won those, it would have made a difference, and who knows what would happen in the third set?
It's been one of the most important things for me that I have gained experience and know better what to do at crucial times.
She's very good at picking her game up when she needs to. I have to give her all the credit with the way she served.
Some players prefer to play one point after another. I prefer to take more time. There's nothing you can do about it.
It's just all part of it. I don't allow it to affect me, to turn it into pressure.
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.
Definitely I felt like I always played well in Tokyo, I like the fast speed of the ball, it's very similar to grass.
That's what I've been always saying, that I was always using the mixed doubles especially to improve my net game and being able to return a guy's serve, 'cause then when you play someone like Serena, you are little bit more prepared for that.
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.