WEBVTT - The Sit-Down with Barbora Krejcikova

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<v Speaker 1>Hi everyone, and welcome to another episode of the sit Down.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Matrolope, a writer for oz open dot com and.

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<v Speaker 2>I embraced you from the AO Show and brit.

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<v Speaker 1>Why are we sitting down with Barbora Kritiko for this week?

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<v Speaker 2>So Viv is still in Wimbledon, the lucky duck and

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<v Speaker 2>she managed to sit down with her a couple of

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<v Speaker 2>weeks ago before we even knew she would win the tournament.

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<v Speaker 2>So you know what, I'm going to hand it over

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<v Speaker 2>to Viv and let's hear what they talked about.

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<v Speaker 3>Babora, thank you for joining us today on the sit Down.

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<v Speaker 3>You're joining us from Wimbledon, where, of course there's a

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<v Speaker 3>great history of Czech champions.

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<v Speaker 4>How does it feel to return to this venue?

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<v Speaker 5>Well, first off all, I really want to thank you

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<v Speaker 5>for having me. It's very nice to be bard of

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<v Speaker 5>bard of this, and I mean being back here in

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<v Speaker 5>the in a banbladd on we have where we have

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<v Speaker 5>a really huge histudy of another czechdennis players winning or

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<v Speaker 5>editching a very very far I mean, it's it's great.

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<v Speaker 5>It's always nice to be here because this tournament is

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<v Speaker 5>very very traditional and.

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<v Speaker 4>I like this.

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<v Speaker 5>I like the history of the tournament, so I'm I'm

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<v Speaker 5>super excited to be here and and started tournament very soon.

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<v Speaker 3>What memories do you have of Wimburen from when you

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<v Speaker 3>were growing up.

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<v Speaker 5>That's an interesting question because when I was growing up,

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<v Speaker 5>it was it wasn't really that much about wim blood

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<v Speaker 5>On for me, as I mean, I'm not coming really

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<v Speaker 5>from the family that is like a sports family, so

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<v Speaker 5>it wasn't really that much about the tennis. It was

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<v Speaker 5>more about the education in our house. So I guess

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<v Speaker 5>it was a little bit a little bit later. And

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<v Speaker 5>I mean the memory that I remember from Wimbladen is

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<v Speaker 5>more when I was like sixteen seventeen and actually trying

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<v Speaker 5>to play the juniors the juniors champion and playing year

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<v Speaker 5>on court nineteen that is not here anymore, and playing

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<v Speaker 5>my first round, losing the first round, and playing very

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<v Speaker 5>late in the evening and it was already slippery, and

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<v Speaker 5>I remember I was like running to the net and

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<v Speaker 5>I kind of hit the ball, but I fell and

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<v Speaker 5>I fell on my butt, and I was very so

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<v Speaker 5>the next day.

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<v Speaker 4>So these are the I mean, these are.

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<v Speaker 5>That this is the very first memory that you know

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<v Speaker 5>that I can remember of right now that's connected to

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<v Speaker 5>connected to m blad on for me.

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<v Speaker 4>Had you played much cross court tennis before that?

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<v Speaker 5>No, it was actually actually first time here at the

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<v Speaker 5>VIM button, but the only tournament I played before there

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<v Speaker 5>was a rehabiton. And also I think I played there

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<v Speaker 5>my first match and this was my maybe second.

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<v Speaker 4>Can you check our listeners.

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<v Speaker 3>Back to your start in tennis, you said you went

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<v Speaker 3>from a very sporting family. How did you get started

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<v Speaker 3>in tennis?

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<v Speaker 5>Well, I started, well, I started. I started because I

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<v Speaker 5>have two older brothers, and one of them went to

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<v Speaker 5>play tennis. He went with his like schoolmates and and friends.

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<v Speaker 5>And and I was little, I was like maybe three

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<v Speaker 5>or four years old, and and me and my mom

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<v Speaker 5>we went with him so my mom could look after him.

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<v Speaker 4>And because I was this small, I went.

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<v Speaker 5>I went with my mom and and I got like

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<v Speaker 5>a like a little board okay, And I was like

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<v Speaker 5>trying to hit the ball with the board like against

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<v Speaker 5>the wall. So this is I think, I mean, this

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<v Speaker 5>is this is how I studied. But to be honest,

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<v Speaker 5>I don't remember that that's how I only I only

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<v Speaker 5>have this, uh this from my my my family telling me.

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<v Speaker 3>And who would you say has been the biggest influence

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<v Speaker 3>in your career.

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<v Speaker 5>Wow, so many people definitely not just one. I mean

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<v Speaker 5>starting with my family, with my parents, with my brothers,

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<v Speaker 5>going through my first tennis coach, uh, then practicing more

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<v Speaker 5>in in Borno in a city that is like thirty

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<v Speaker 5>minutes from the place where my parents live, and then

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<v Speaker 5>moving to the National that is center later on. Then

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<v Speaker 5>having a Jana Novotnas my tennis coach when I finished juniors,

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<v Speaker 5>and then having other other coaches, so so many, so

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<v Speaker 5>many people have been a big, big influence in my

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<v Speaker 5>in my tennis career.

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<v Speaker 3>And in your career You've had quite an unusual path

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<v Speaker 3>in that you thrived first in doubles, then you had

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<v Speaker 3>your singles breakthrough at Roland Garrals. How did doubles provide

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<v Speaker 3>the foundation for that success?

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<v Speaker 4>Oh?

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<v Speaker 5>Well, the doubles definitely helped. It definitely put me on

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<v Speaker 5>the big big stages before like with somebody, like with

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<v Speaker 5>my partner.

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<v Speaker 4>So it was a little bit like.

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<v Speaker 5>Better to to manage to handle and it I think

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<v Speaker 5>it gave me a lot of.

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<v Speaker 4>A lot of.

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<v Speaker 5>Like just like mental mental help or mental support too

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<v Speaker 5>to be to be able to uh, I mean put

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<v Speaker 5>it into into the singles and to feel good when

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<v Speaker 5>I was playing on a bigger stages, but I was

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<v Speaker 5>there alone.

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<v Speaker 4>When you want roll and garls.

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<v Speaker 3>It was only your fifth grandsaon Mandrel. Did you surprise

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<v Speaker 3>yourself at that point?

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<v Speaker 5>Definitely, yes, definitely, definitely yes, because in I mean in check,

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<v Speaker 5>I mean I've in Czech Republic. I never I never

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<v Speaker 5>really felt like the the the player that's gonna that

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<v Speaker 5>that it's that talented and that good to to you know,

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<v Speaker 5>to make it and to win, to win a slam.

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<v Speaker 5>So it was it was a big surprise. But also

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<v Speaker 5>on the other hand, I was really really working hard

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<v Speaker 5>during the during twenty twenty, during the COVID and really

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<v Speaker 5>tried to improve and and finally get to the top

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<v Speaker 5>one hundred and and then in twenty twenty one, everything

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<v Speaker 5>everything clicked and so far this was this was I

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<v Speaker 5>think my my my best best year.

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<v Speaker 4>It was the best year of my career.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it absolutely was your best year of your career.

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<v Speaker 3>Because you also won a gold medal that year, that

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<v Speaker 3>must have been very special as well.

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<v Speaker 5>Definitely, definitely that year was was amazing with all the

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<v Speaker 5>results that I was able to achieve a loan, but

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<v Speaker 5>also I was able to achieve with my with my

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<v Speaker 5>with my doubles partner. So I mean, winning the winning

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<v Speaker 5>the Olympic gold metaphor for Czech Republic was was was

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<v Speaker 5>a huge thing, and it was very nice because we

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<v Speaker 5>could really, I mean, we could celebrate it in the

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<v Speaker 5>in the Czech house in in in Tokyo, and and

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<v Speaker 5>it was just a different, different feeling and different, uh experience,

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<v Speaker 5>to to share this with different athleasts from from different sports.

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<v Speaker 3>What does that mean to represent your nation at the Olympics.

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<v Speaker 4>Uh, any?

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<v Speaker 5>I mean, for me, any representation of my country, if

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<v Speaker 5>it's during the Olympics but also during the team competition

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<v Speaker 5>is a huge honor. It's a it's a very it's

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<v Speaker 5>a very big deal. I want to do well when

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<v Speaker 5>I'm playing for my country. And and I mean, I'm

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<v Speaker 5>I'm really I'm really enjoying that because when I mean,

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<v Speaker 5>when I was growing up, I was watching Olympics, I

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<v Speaker 5>was also watching the tennis team competition and be very

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<v Speaker 5>really really successful. So I was hoping that one day

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<v Speaker 5>I can maybe get that far and be part of

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<v Speaker 5>the team. And and I mean, I'm really happy that

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<v Speaker 5>I am and that also that I can represent during

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<v Speaker 5>during the Olympics.

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<v Speaker 3>There are currently eight check women inside the top one

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<v Speaker 3>hundred in both singles and in doubles. Do you feel

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<v Speaker 3>like a role model to some of the other check players.

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<v Speaker 4>If I feel like that.

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<v Speaker 5>No, But I think it's maybe the question on on

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<v Speaker 5>the on the different different players and maybe more of

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<v Speaker 5>the upcoming generation that are like right now playing playing junior.

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<v Speaker 4>Are you close as a group on tour?

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<v Speaker 5>No, not only no, I think it's I think tennis

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<v Speaker 5>is very very individual, and I don't or me personally.

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<v Speaker 5>I mean I was quite close with my doubles partner,

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<v Speaker 5>I think, but I mean the rest of the rest

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<v Speaker 5>of the players, I'm not really. I'm not really that that.

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<v Speaker 4>That close, that close with them.

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<v Speaker 3>Is it hard to have close friendships in a sport

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<v Speaker 3>like tennis?

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<v Speaker 5>I think it's just very individual. I think everybody is different,

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<v Speaker 5>and I mean if somebody likes to have a person

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<v Speaker 5>here that is the best friend, it's fine. If somebody doesn't,

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<v Speaker 5>I think it's fine as well. I mean, it can

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<v Speaker 5>get complicated, but somebody can handle that better somebody somebody

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<v Speaker 5>not so very I think, very very individual.

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<v Speaker 3>Wimburon last year, you came in, you'd reached a final

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<v Speaker 3>long Grass and then you had to retire here in

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<v Speaker 3>the second round. Does I give you added motivation for

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<v Speaker 3>this year? Oh?

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<v Speaker 5>Well, I mean the motivation here is obviously every single year,

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<v Speaker 5>very very high. And I really want to do do

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<v Speaker 5>well during the during this sert event, and I mean

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<v Speaker 5>also any other tournament.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh.

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<v Speaker 4>And I mean, but I'm not really.

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<v Speaker 5>Like setting like really like high high goals because also

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<v Speaker 5>this year I was quite quite injured and ale and

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<v Speaker 5>it wasn't so far besides the Austrian Open a good season.

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<v Speaker 4>So I just want to.

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<v Speaker 5>Get the first win and and I'm gonna go from

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<v Speaker 5>there and and see how far I can I can go.

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<v Speaker 3>And you did start your year by reaching the quarter

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<v Speaker 3>finals at the Australian Open. What does that tournament mean

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<v Speaker 3>for you?

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<v Speaker 5>Well, I mean for me, Australia is very special. I

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<v Speaker 5>mean since the junior I it was you know, this

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<v Speaker 5>is the country that is the that is the most

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<v Speaker 5>far from from us from in Europe, and I always

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<v Speaker 5>wanted to visit and I was always hoping that I

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<v Speaker 5>can get there, and then doing Juniors, I was able

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<v Speaker 5>to fly there. I mean the flight is not very nice,

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<v Speaker 5>but I mean the country is amazing. I really liked

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<v Speaker 5>Melbourne as a junior and I was hoping that one

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<v Speaker 5>day in a pro I'll be able to come back.

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<v Speaker 5>And I mean, it's great that I'm coming back. It's

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<v Speaker 5>great that I was able to reach the quarters in

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<v Speaker 5>singles this year. So far, I think it's the I

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<v Speaker 5>think it's the best best result and I'm really proud

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<v Speaker 5>about this result. And also I I with Katkabi won

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<v Speaker 5>the doubles there twice in a row, and and also

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<v Speaker 5>with uh some other like mixed doubles player or with

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<v Speaker 5>the men's players, I want three times in a row

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<v Speaker 5>mixed doubles. So for me to be honest, I have

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<v Speaker 5>the most trophies from Australia. So it's it's it's it's

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<v Speaker 5>a very very special place for me.

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<v Speaker 4>Whe Rather it's trophies. Where do you keep them?

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<v Speaker 5>Well, I have them so far right now, I have

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<v Speaker 5>them in my in my parents' house. Ye, But when

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<v Speaker 5>I'm going to get to the point when I get

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<v Speaker 5>my own house, They're going to be in my own house.

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<v Speaker 3>And just to finish up, when you look back at

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<v Speaker 3>your starting tennis, what advice would you give to your

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<v Speaker 3>younger self?

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<v Speaker 5>What I would say, I think I mean for me

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<v Speaker 5>like when I was growing up, I think I had

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<v Speaker 5>everything that I needed. Like back then, I wouldn't change

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<v Speaker 5>your thing. And for me, the most important thing was

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<v Speaker 5>to enjoy and not to be really like pushed, to

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<v Speaker 5>have the freedom to decide what I want to do

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<v Speaker 5>and what I don't want to do. And I think

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<v Speaker 5>I was able. I got that I was able to

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<v Speaker 5>do that. So for me, I think this is the

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<v Speaker 5>this is the most important. But it's individually for me.

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<v Speaker 5>I think for a group of upcoming players, I think

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<v Speaker 5>it's important to have fun, to enjoy the tennis, to

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<v Speaker 5>be happy to go for the practices, to be happy

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<v Speaker 5>to spend the time around the court. And I think

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<v Speaker 5>to be dedicated to work hard and to I mean

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<v Speaker 5>dream big and go for it.

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<v Speaker 2>Wow.

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<v Speaker 1>So obviously we've proved a good luck charm for critique

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<v Speaker 1>of it, because you know, two weeks after they sat

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<v Speaker 1>down and had that interview, she ended up winning the

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<v Speaker 1>entire tournament, which was so incredible to me to listen

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<v Speaker 1>to that interview back and hearing that her expectations were

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<v Speaker 1>quite low about the tournament. She'd had illness and injury

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<v Speaker 1>struggles earlier this year, and she'd said that all she

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<v Speaker 1>was really hoping to do was with around and then

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<v Speaker 1>see how she goes from there and hopefully it goes well.

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<v Speaker 1>She goes on the wins, you know, her second grandson title,

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<v Speaker 1>and it was just an incredible achievement. Incredible and I

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<v Speaker 1>think there's a lot about her that I learned in

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<v Speaker 1>listening to that interview that Viv managed to get is

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<v Speaker 1>she seems to be someone who has been blessed with

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<v Speaker 1>a very happy outlook and really positive outlook, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>talking about her biggest influences, her family and brothers. And

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<v Speaker 1>my favorite question for me was when Viv asked her,

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<v Speaker 1>is there anything you would change or go back and

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<v Speaker 1>tell your younger self, And she said she said she

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<v Speaker 1>had everything she needed. She was really happy back then,

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<v Speaker 1>so she wouldn't change a thing. She always had the

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<v Speaker 1>joy and it's always about maintaining that joy and being

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<v Speaker 1>happy and dream big and go for it. And I

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<v Speaker 1>just think, you know, there's something in just being light

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<v Speaker 1>and enjoying the present.

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<v Speaker 4>And I just thought it was a fantastic interview.

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<v Speaker 1>And she just seems so well adjusted and so down

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<v Speaker 1>to earth. Was really it was really great to hear

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<v Speaker 1>from her. And next Monday, Vive and I will be

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<v Speaker 1>back again with another episode of The Sea Down, but

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<v Speaker 1>in the meantime you could listen to bree J and

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<v Speaker 1>the rest of the team this Thursday on the aoshow Weekly.

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<v Speaker 1>Details for how to contact us are in the show notes,

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<v Speaker 1>and please subscribe, rate and review. Thanks so much, Matt Sea,

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<v Speaker 1>brie Bye,