![]() But every tournament is different but I think I’m ready to make good results. “I know it’s really difficult but maybe yes (I’m ready to win a major) because I had good results in Miami and in Rome, these are tournaments where all the top players were there. ![]() That puts pressure on her and I think we need to – rather than put pressure, we need to help her.”Ī four-time grand slam quarter-finalist, Suarez Navarro feels she might be ready to go for moe at the majors. Definitely they’re comparing what she’s doing to us but I think that’s a big mistake. “After me and Conchita stopped playing there was a lot of pressure seeing there weren’t any female players in Spain coming up. “After us, she’s the third Spanish woman to be in the top-10 and I think it’s amazing,” said the three-time French Open champion. Sanchez Vicario has known Suarez Navarro since she was 12 years old and she has seen first-hand the evolution of her game. It’s just work and practice hard and in competition at the important moments, being solid, being focused and I think it’s really important if you are playing a lot of times with top players, you have a good level, you have more important moments… and I think these are the things that made my season good so far,” she explains. She believes that to be the best you must compete against the best, and this season, she’s been doing a lot of that.Ĭarla Suarez Navarro in action in her first round match against Nicuescu /7L4GzmecjJ It’s no wonder she admires Michael Jordan and likes the similarities in mental fortitude that basketball players share with members of her sport. She’s developing mental strength that is the envy of many of her peers. This season alone, Suarez Navarro has beaten nine top-10 players. “My game is about being solid, about putting one more ball in the court every time, to run, to fight…” ![]() I know I don’t have winners as easily as they have but maybe I’m faster than the taller girls. “But you can have other things in your game, you can be fast, you can see better where they put the ball. “I knew that I was going to be the short one on tour from a long time ago because when I was young at all the tournaments I was the short one every time,” Suarez Navarro told Sport360 on the sidelines of the French Open, where she lost to Flavia Pennetta in the third round. With most players a good 10-20cm taller, Suarez Navarro knew she needed to find a way to compete against the big girls with their huge serves and monster strokes.
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