I grow, I mature a little bit, Victoria said.
Her ranking and reputation is on her racquet. The equation is .
Trying to prove she is not a cheat. Trying to earn respect.
She was diagnosed with concussion in what had already become a long list of physical setbacks.
Young, attractive and full of personality,tumour3762.typepad.com. she looked set to be the new ce of womens tennis.
She withdrew from matches because of TENNIS World No 1 has another point to proveinjuries and lost her nerve in winning positions.
Famously, she was taken from the court at the 2010 US Open in a wheelchair after collapsing behind the baseline wh1ile trailing Gisele Dulko 5-1.
Trying to prove she deserves to be regarded,employment. as well as ranked, the number one player in the world.
The 23-year-old, however, has the opportunity to affirm her standing when she battles Chinas Li Na in the final of the Australian Open today.
Her commanding 6-3, 6-0 defeat of Maria in last years decider was supposed to exorcise all demons, but in Melbourne she again finds herself under siege.
If Victoria defends her title,xinedu3917.typepad.com. she stays at number one. If she loses, the honour goes to Serena. Victoria will receive what she deserves.
Victoria made history as the first player from Belarus to win a Grand Slam by thrashing Maria Sharapova in the final of the Australian Open last year.
Trying to prove she can control her emotions.
Her on-court grunting has long been regarded as a form of gamesmanship and her injury timeout against Sloane Stephens, immediately after blowing five match points in Thursdays semi-final, was described by the teenagers coach,board4019.typepad.com. David Nainkin, as cheating within the rules.
In her early years on tour, Victoria was regarded as too emotionally and physically weak to threaten the top players.
She lost in the fourth round at Roland Garros, the semi-finals at Wimbledon, was pipped by Serena in the final in New York and fell in the semi-finals of the WTA Championships. Her doubters had ammunition.
I get a lot more experience over the years. I tended to be a little bit more emotional before. I just try to control my emotions much better now. It takes time to learn.
Trying to prove her Australian Open title last year was no fluke.
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The final against Li Na provides the chance to prove she can handle any controversy or tense situation thrown at her, and win back a few ns.
But when Serena Williams won Wimbledon, the Olympics, the US Open and the WTA Tour finals, she put Victoria firmly in the shade.