SEOUL, South Korea - Two semifinals, five quarterfinals, two No.1 wins... it has been a very strong season for Dominika Cibulkova, and now for the second straight week one of Slovakia's best writes the latest WTA Player Blog.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Hello everyone and welcome to my blog... my first WTA blog!
This is the first time I've ever been to Seoul. I haven't seen much of the city yet but the hotel and tournament are really nice. The site is at the Olympic Center, which has a lot of history. They held the 1988 Olympics here. A lot of great players fought for their dreams and won gold medals here - it feels sacred.
I hope I can play well in my first time playing this tournament. I'm still looking forward to my first WTA title - that's also my main goal here.
The flight was long but nice. I've been trying to travel more with my family or friends on the tour, and this time I came with my best friend. Flying all the way to Asia is a long journey, so it's nice to have such a good friend with me.
We had the player party last night and it was a lot of fun. The stage show was good and the atmosphere was great. We laughed a lot. I had a very good time!
I had my first match today, against Arantxa Parra Santonja. It was a tough match, especially in the second set. She plays aggressively. The conditions were also difficult - it started to rain and there was a strong wind too, but I just focused and adapted my game to the weather. I'm happy I was able to win.
Oh and as an update... you may have read that I had an abdominal injury in the summer and had to stop in the middle of the US Open Series, but it's really not bothering me anymore. It's gone now and I hope it won't come back.
Tonight my friend and I are going for dinner and just relaxing. Nothing special!
Thanks for reading and please send your questions in!
Have a good night :)
