Forward in the third career

it was a brisk Prodigy. With twelve she announced, driven by their ambitious and demanding father Igor: "I want to be more successful as Martina Hingis." The father has separated himself for a long time and with lots of noise, an old, ugly story. She lost any desire for the Tennis , after an injury break (ankle) had you completed the career in the spring of 2013 already.

to complete But instead of a hotel school, started her career from a whim of fate, out of the front. Far below, in the qualifying of the French Open. She led them to new heights, to four WTA titles, in the semi-finals of Roland Garros in 2015 and 2017, and up to rank 9 in the world. But injuries remained your companion, and last year, in the June 30 which has become Vaud countries did not want to succeed, after a six month forced break the connection. You won up to September not a single game, lost nine times in a row, even at small tournaments always immediately.

"I was obnoxious,"

The Lausannerin crashed into the the world ranking list up to the rank of 761. The last defeat of their negative series is the worst part: a 1:6, 2:6 at a small ITF tournament in Montreux, against which She Ylena In-Albon. "Because I would have really almost stopped," said Cox on Tuesday in Melbourne.

"I trust no man with too large. But I must admit: Now I'm not proud of."

On the Basis of this return in case of a severe hand injury, which she left in the fall of 2017 in Milan for the surgery. When they forced the return of rebel, the body rebelled again – first the wrist, then the calf.

"I was obnoxious, even for my soon-to-be husband," she at the Australian Open. "I am him, my Team and my family enormously grateful, like me, in these difficult times, all finding. I was physically and mentally in a bad state." Melbourne, Paris and Wimbledon had to 2018 omit. And yet, she says: "I always had the Faith to back up. But I asked me very many questions. It should look precisely in such phases, only forward."

The variant fighter from Geneva had indicated their good Form in Sydney.

thanks to the good results in smaller tournaments in France and a semi-final in Tianjin, China, you stand the end of 2018, then again at rank 241. You could now start as number 145 in Melbourne in the main field, thanks to a protected part of the previous Ranking – a rule of the game is to make it easier to injury, the return, and was allowed to take it now for the last Time. As you found, ultimately, from the Deep? The short version is: "patience, hard work, and not to high expectations."

The variant fighter from Geneva had indicated their good Form in Sydney, with a push in the quarter-finals and a win over the number 13 (Sewastowa). In front of the eyes of your sample trainer Stéphane Robert, a hardly expected Coup in Melbourne on Tuesday Against Daria Kassatkina, the world number 10 from Russia, she won after a 0:3 deficit to twelve Games in a row and the match in just 55 minutes 6:3, 6:0. The young Russian played extremely flawed and double-hit error in the series, didn't need you to take care of, because their own performance was flawless. "I realized quickly that she was tense, played more aggressive than usual and was extremely focused."

thanks to their first victory over a Top-10 player in almost two years in Madrid, she beat at the time, Garbine Muguruza – fighting Cox in the world ranking again among the top 130. And chances are high that your path in Melbourne goes even further. You will now meet the 21-year-old Natalia Wichljanzewa (WTA134), a 1.85 m large Russian from the Volgograd region and the qualifier tournaments to the Grand Slam-and only two wins.

"for many years"

"I'm not a man with too great self-confidence," says Cox in Melbourne. "But I must admit: Now I am proud, proud of this performance and my return." The Australian Open in 2019, is your swing, it is the initial ignition of your third Career. "My path is not over yet, he is likely to go on for many more years," she says of this dream day, relieved, almost euphoric, and a little pathetic. "Thanks to the Injury, my career will be extended, perhaps for years."

Timea Cox has once again proved that it pays to persevere.

(editing Tamedia)

Created: 15.01.2019, 22:28 PM