Tszvetana Pironkova
Tszvetana Pironkova
Tsvetana Pironkovais a Bulgarian tennis player and the current no. 1 Bulgarian in the WTA rankings. She is right-handed and plays with a two-handed backhand. Born in Plovdiv, Pironkova started playing tennis at the age of four on being introduced to the sport by her father, who later coached her. After playing at a junior level and winning Atlantic Cup, she made her senior international tournament debut in 2002 at the International Tennis Federation circuit. Early in her career, Pironkova...
break nervous relax sat tennis
I was a little nervous in the beginning. And then when I sat down for the break between the sets, I said to myself, 'It's O.K. You are here in the Vodafone Arena, this big court. You need to show some tennis to the audience. Just relax and play your game.' And that happened.
idol love since time tv venus
I know Venus since a long time from the TV when I was just a little kid. I always love her game, but when you go on the court, I am a professional player. I should not think about that she was kind of my idol before.
idol love
I always love her game, she was kind of my idol before. (But) I just have to play tennis, and I did.
match
It's just one match that I won. I don't think I should celebrate.
audiences ok relax tennis
I said to myself, 'It's OK ... this big court, you need to show some tennis to the audience. Just relax and play your game'.
beat chance court percent
I try always to go on the court like it's 50-50. You can't go on court like, 'She has a 99 percent chance to beat me.