Sam’s French Open Blog
27 May 2009
I’m through to the second round in Paris after beating Francesca Schiavone and I couldn’t be happier with how things have gone so far.
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I was pleased with my win over Francesca, even though I didn’t make the best of starts out there. Even when I was three-love down I was still pretty calm about it all and I knew that I was going to be okay if I just stayed composed and started playing a little bit better.
To win that one in straight sets was a great one to get away with. I’ll gain a lot of confidence from beating someone like Schiavone because any win against a player like her is great. She is a great competitor, she fights hard and she always gives 100 per cent 100 per cent of the time and with an opponent like that it’s never over until the last point. I have a lot of respect for Francesca and to get a win over her means a lot.
Conditions were pretty tough. It was very hot in Paris on Sunday and Monday but we had a lot of rain yesterday and even though we had blue sunny skies by the time I got on court it was still pretty cold and there was some pretty big gusts of wind out there – during one point it was like playing in a dust blow as the wind blew the clay around the court. It was a bit tricky but I guess I handled it just a little bit better.
Away from the tennis I’m getting to relax a bit, especially as I’m staying in an apartment with my fellow Aussie and doubles partner Rennae Stubbs. I’ve been trying out my cooking skills the last couple of night by making dinner. I followed my Mum’s recipes to make chicken and rice and it was pretty nice, if I do say so myself!
I’ve also been trying to see a bit of Paris and last night I visited the Arc de Triomphe, which gets lit up at night and at around 8:30 last night it looked absolutely amazing. It’s pretty cool to watch the sun go down in a city like this.
Paris definitely rates as one of my favourite cities in the world because it’s very beautiful. I’ve always enjoyed my time here ever since I first visited here when I was in the junior tournaments. It’s somewhere I like spending time and I feel pretty lucky that I’ve been able to come here so many times.
That said I’m hoping the tennis keeps me pretty busy over the next few days and that I’m too busy winning matches to have any time to go out and do any sightseeing at all!
That’s it from me for now but I’ll be blogging again soon,
Sam x
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