Re: ‘Miracle woman’ Date marks 40th with Toky …
以下這篇是伊達在擊敗韓娃後WTA官網上的新聞。
伊達公子是近年間少數超過40歲還能在WTA級比賽取得勝利的球員，
上一位是2004年老娜在溫網首輪獲勝。
伊達公子提到自己豐富的經驗對她在對壘年輕球員時幫助很大。
TOKYO, Japan - Kimiko Date Krumm put the 40th birthday celebrations on hold
on Tuesday and continued to advance at the Toray Pan Pacific Open, reaching
the third round of her country's biggest tournament.
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Date Krumm was leading Daniela Hantuchova, 26 60 40, when her fellow former
Top 5 player was forced to retire due to a right shoulder injury. Date Krumm
was in total command at the time however, and became the first woman in her
40s to win a main draw match at a Sony Ericsson WTA Tour-level event since
Wimbledon in 2004, when Martina Navratilova achieved the feat.
"I'm very happy, especially because it's my 40th birthday. There were many
Japanese fans cheering for me; it was a special occasion," Date Krumm said.
"Yesterday was my last day in my 30s, so beating Sharapova was a very big win
for me. Now I'm not going to put any pressure on myself for my 40s."
Date Krumm came out of almost 12 years of retirement in the spring of 2008
and still manages to hang with today's big players. "I don't have a secret. I
just enjoy playing tennis. I have more experience than the younger girls,
too. I turned professional at 18 and played for eight years, then learned
many things during my break. I know when to be calm now too; for instance,
after I lost the first set today, I can always put a bad point behind me and
focus on the next one. I couldn't do that when I was younger. Experience can
be very helpful."
Next up for Date Krumm will be No.5 seed and reigning French Open champion
Francesca Schiavone, who recorded a 75 63 win over Alexandra Dulgheru.
Schiavone leads Date Krumm in their head-to-head, 1-0, winning their only
previous meeting in the first round of Indian Wells this year.
"Against Schiavone I have nothing to lose," Date Krumm said. "She's very
strong and obviously by winning Roland Garros she has a lot of confidence.
She puts a lot of spin on the ball and uses the angles so I need to run a
lot!"
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