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Updates from Seoul!! I have won this tournament a couple of years before, great memories here so of course I am happy to be back and give my best!! I arrived here from Taskhent quite late because of our doubles there and on the top?? there were no flights to here so the fastest way was to fly on Sunday and arrive here Monday morning. Flight was ok, i couldn’t sleep much, had breakfast and went to bed for a couple of hours, I was feeling very strange with the stomach, not so much energy so straight I saw the doctor and got some medicine. I had a light hit for an hour with a hitting partner and?? was my birthday!!!!!!!! getting older..but somehow feels good and right!!!!!!! I had a very nice dinner with a couple of friends here, of course not alcohol accept a mix of some juices but a small dessert!!!! Yesterday I was playing my first round singles vs a local one. Still before the match I was not feeling good, I knew it’s gonna be tough doesn’t matter who was across..I did lose the first set 6-4, I called the doctor  because I was feeling worst and worst. Honest..I was thinking to retire…I was suffering. I went quite fast up at the score so it pushed me to keep trying. I won the 2nd set 6-3, 4-1 up in the third and I had a point for 5-1 but I missed it. All the match changed from this moment. 4-4 very fast and the nerves were totally there, I got so tight that I was pushing the ball completely. I was serving at 5-4 up and I got broken by playing a very bad game. 6-5 up and serving again..for the match! This time  was the end of it! 7-5 with me…but with a few tears as I was too empty. A win is a win and today another victory with the doubles 6-3 3-6 10-6. I hope I feel better tomorrow as a tough singles match is waiting..have a great day!

3rd title in doubles..gives me a push,gives me energy and of course happiness!!to win a tournament it’s never easy,especially the day after my lost in singles,was tough to put everything together again for the doubles.in finals??everything and anything it’s possible..but the experienced was the key today!!the girls were playing good tennis and they had a great week here but the nerves are different at the finals especially when it’s your first one..we won 6-4 6-2,a solid match!!it was our first time with Vit and I really enjoyed!!it was her first title in her carrier and of course it’s very special for her. Tough by playing 4th finals and couldn’t make it but today was the day!!!!i am extremely happy for her and i wish her many more!!!i am flying out tomorrow to Seoul,I am playing singles and doubles there,any other tough week it’s coming up!!I have great memories there by winning the singles title so I am just looking forward to step out,can’t wait to arrive..have a great week weekend,enjoy ittttt!!!!!

Tashkent..what conditions here?! I will say not for tennis hahahahahah, very very hot, the courts are pretty hard for the body but somehow very easy going…and I say this not for the weather but for the tournament. it’s very calm, the people very friendly and at the moment all ok with the food too!! I played today singles and doubles, I won both so I can’t be more happy…by playing this tennis?? pauline is a greet player so I knew that the match will be a tough one, also at the moment she is in good form. The first set the tennis from both of us was just amazing! we were both playing aggressive and serving good. every game was very close…sometimes she was serving unreal, like 2 aces. but the moment came when I was 6-5 up. I got the feeling where she gonna serve and I returned too good on that game so i could break her!! 2nd set I started serving and it went quite fast 3-0 up as I was not missing at all. I was so much in the groove!! too happy to close in the end and win the match 7-5 6-1. I had to do press and it was quite long so I had only 45′ minutes to get ready for our doubles with Vitalia. our doubles was solid and we won 6-4 6-4. one tough day is over with a present to myself: 1h massage! tmw another tough day with singles and doubles again! back to u soon guys, have a great evening!