From Another Planet - 網球

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13/11/2006:

Off tour for seven weeks, Justine was not the first name on the media pundits
list of players to finish at #1 or even win the WTA Championships, despite a
history of playing out of this world tennis at big marquee tournaments. Flying
very much under the radar Justine entered Madrid, and gave a standing ovation
performance to sweep the honors of year end #1, season #1, plus Sony Ericsson
WTA Masters Champion.


The Big Questions

"I came here with a lot of questions in my head and I didn't know if I could be
healthy and play five matches at this level in six days. I just didn't know
what to expect, but it couldn't have ended better. I won the tournament and
ended the year as number one. What more could I ask for? I'm just so happy
right now. The key this week was being very aggressive no matter what
happened. I did a lot of serve and volley. I went to the net and it really
paid off. It's the first time I play well in the championships, and it's not
my best surface but I proved I could play here and I played well on it".


Living For The Moment

"I don't want to think about next year. I want to enjoy the moment. Life goes
by too fast, and if I start thinking about what's going to happen next year I
think I'll miss very important emotions right now. It's been an unbelievable
week. We didn't even know if I could play here 15 days ago, but we decided to
give it a go and it's gone like a dream."


Rating 2006

"I think I played 13 tournaments, got to 10 finals, had six victories and got
in the finals of all the grand slams and won the French Open. I wasn't at my
best level at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, but I'm not going to think too much
about that. I can say now that this has been the best season of my career,
that's for sure."


Flight Plans For The Future

"Wimbledon is a goal next year, but it's not going to be an obsession, that
would be a mistake. Every time I walk on the court I want to give my best and
it's going to be great."


Allez Justine, and Thank you!


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