WTA Championships 06 - Ole SF Saturday! - 網球

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WTA Championships 06 - Ole SF Saturday!
10/11/2006:

Justine returns to the WTA Championships semi-finals on Saturday. She was
unable to participate these last two seasons, despite making the elite 8
player due to illness, and injury. The draw has been completed and Justine
will face off with Maria Sharapova at 14:00 hrs and Kim Clijsters will take
on Amelie Mauresmo in the second semi-final.

Earlier today Justine played her final RR group match against Amelie
Mauresmo. It was do or die for the Frenchwoman or she was out of the
tournament, and she played with purpose defeating Justine. As with their
previous matches there was no generic tennis on court. It was crafty
masterful shot making, and strategy priorities over brute force. The Belgian
heroine won the first set with solid tennis, but Mauresmo was playing for
survival and took the intense second set tiebreaker thowing in anything and
everything. The third set was very different as Justine, already a guaranteed
semi-finalist, looked forward to Saturday.

Final score: 6-4 6-7 2-6

Justine shared her thoughts after her Friday's match, and reviewed her own
form this week.
"I feel positive, I've been out of tour for two months. I'm content with the
level of play that I reached this week. It is good. I served well, and pushed
forward, my backhands are working too. I slowed myself down after the second
set. It was an intense match, and the second set was very physical. After
weeks of inactivity it wasn't easy."

Friday's match gave Justine more court time.
"I played well, but not enough in the end. I'm trying to gain match practice,
strengthen my legs, and off course confidence. If it isn't already obvious,
I'm doing this in a very short period of time. I started to play this week
after a very serious injury, yes there was a risk, but today I'm reassured of
my fitness. The injury doesn't bother me. And tomorrow I will have the
opportunity of playing another match!"

Justine's focus will be only on Maria Sharapova now. The American based
Russian is on a winning streak, but Justine is ready for her.
"If I didn't believe I could win or had lost earlier this week I would've
already left for my flight. It's a semi-final, and regardless of who my
adversary could be. I move on court well this week, I'm not injured. I have
the right to have a bit of leeway, the season is almost over. I still will
give the maximum, and I hope to do so in the next two matches. It was a huge
challenge for me to be able to play here, I see where my tennis form is. I am
not very near from my best level yet, and despite the loss today, I'm very
pleased. I'm still improving the mental aspects of my game. I will show her
that my motivations are enormous at home in Europe too. One of my main
objective was to make the finals at the Masters (Madrid), and I have an
opportunity now. She's in great form, and has alot of matches in her, but I'm
relaxed because when I have my goals set, I always attain them."


ALLEZ JUSTINE!
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juju這次真是很有氣勢阿！

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