Posts Tagged ‘Bali’

Time for a break!

Time for a break!

9 November 2009

I'm writing to you from Icheon Airport in Seoul, Korea. I have my computer going, talking on Skype and listening to my iTunes, which needs some updating!! I only have another 6 hours to wait (it’s been two already) before my flight to Honolulu so should be able to fit that in ;) Some of the latest songs I have put on my playlist are, ‘Space they cannot touch’,’ The last day on earth’ and ‘The one thing I know’. They are all from Kate Miller-Heidke and another one I like is ‘Neopolitan Dreams’ by Lisa Mitchell. I’ll have to let you know what else I’m listening to soon. I didn't get the result I wanted in Bali, disappointed to only win one match there but I played well against Maria Jose so at least I’m happy I finished playing a good match. I stayed another two days in Bali after my tournament was over, went snorkelling two days in a row which you can  see from all my new pics. Bali photo gallery Doha photo gallery It was awesome, there were so many different kinds of fish, even saw a sea snake. The guide told us it wasn't poisonous but I still wasn't going near it. There was another weird looking really long and skinny fish down there with some sort of spear looking thing coming out the back of it, which I wasn't too keen on going too close to ... I know you are all thinking what a scaredy cat I must me ;) There was another guy in the water from another boat with a spear gun! Not sure what he thought he was doing with it with a bunch of people in front and around him, our guide told him off but he just turned around and pointed in another direction ... Anything goes in Bali I guess. I have never been snorkelling before, I think with a little more practice I’ll be able to do it without swallowing so much water and feeling ill afterwards ha ha! We also went into Kuta one afternoon for a couple of hours, neither Dave or myself bought anything. Well except for a double cheese burger from Maccas ... Was good to see but I can’t say I’ll be rushing back there any time soon. Apart from that spent some time on the beach and just chilled out. I have watched many hours of the Animal Channel the last two weeks in Bali and Doha too, I love it. I'm on my way to Honolulu now, that's why I’m stuck in the airport right now ... I'm going there for two days to do some stuff with Oakley then I head back home to the Gold Coast. I'm really looking forward to getting back, to see my friends and just be home. Don't have any plans but I do want to go for a ride on my bike ... Poor Scotty hasn't been ridden all year and now that I’m living in a different area it will be more interesting to go for a ride. I call him Scotty cause it’s a Scott mountain bike ;) Before I go I want to thank all of you for cheering me on this year and supporting me. I appreciate it and hope I can give you even more to cheer about next year. Thanks for reading my blogs and checking out my website too :) Until next time, Sam

Hi everyone,

I'm writing to you from Icheon Airport in Seoul, Korea. I have my computer going, talking on Skype and listening to my iTunes, which needs some updating!!

I only have another 6 hours to wait (it’s been two already) before my flight to Honolulu so should be able to fit that in ;)

Some of the latest songs I have put on my playlist are, ‘Space they cannot touch’,’ The last day on earth’ and ‘The one thing I know’. They are all from Kate Miller-Heidke and another one I like is ‘Neopolitan Dreams’ by Lisa Mitchell. I’ll have to let you know what else I’m listening to soon.

I didn't get the result I wanted in Bali, disappointed to only win one match there but I played well against Maria Jose so at least I’m happy I finished playing a good match.

I stayed another two days in Bali after my tournament was over, went snorkelling two days in a row which you can  see from all my new pics. Bali photo gallery http://samstosur.com/2009/11/09/sams-bali-adventures/

Doha photo gallery http://samstosur.com/2009/11/09/doha-photo-gallery/

It was awesome, there were so many different kinds of fish, even saw a sea snake. The guide told us it wasn't poisonous but I still wasn't going near it.

There was another weird looking really long and skinny fish down there with some sort of spear looking thing coming out the back of it, which I wasn't too keen on going too close to ... I know you are all thinking what a scaredy cat I must me ;)

There was another guy in the water from another boat with a spear gun! Not sure what he thought he was doing with it with a bunch of people in front and around him, our guide told him off but he just turned around and pointed in another direction ... Anything goes in Bali I guess.

I have never been snorkelling before, I think with a little more practice I’ll be able to do it without swallowing so much water and feeling ill afterwards ha ha!

We also went into Kuta one afternoon for a couple of hours, neither Dave or myself bought anything. Well except for a double cheese burger from Maccas ... Was good to see but I can’t say I’ll be rushing back there any time soon.

Apart from that spent some time on the beach and just chilled out. I have watched many hours of the Animal Channel the last two weeks in Bali and Doha too, I love it.

I'm on my way to Honolulu now, that's why I’m stuck in the airport right now ... I'm going there for two days to do some stuff with Oakley then I head back home to the Gold Coast.

I'm really looking forward to getting back, to see my friends and just be home. Don't have any plans but I do want to go for a ride on my bike ... Poor Scotty hasn't been ridden all year and now that I’m living in a different area it will be more interesting to go for a ride. I call him Scotty cause it’s a Scott mountain bike ;)

Before I go I want to thank all of you for cheering me on this year and supporting me. I appreciate it and hope I can give you even more to cheer about next year. Thanks for reading my blogs and checking out my website too :)

Until next time,

Sam

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Sam’s Bali adventures

Sam’s Bali adventures

9 November 2009

Take a look at some of my shots from Bali.[gallery]

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Stosur goes down swinging

Stosur goes down swinging

7 November 2009

Sam Stosur has been bundled out of the Tournament of Champions in Bali with a semifinal in sight after a straight sets loss to Spain's Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez. Second-seeded Stosur, who has reached a career-high singles ranking of 13 this year, fired down seven aces but was weighed down by six double-faults in a patchy serving effort. The 25 year old broke her Spanish opponent twice in the second set but dropped her own serve three times to eventually go down 7-6(4) 7-5 after a struggle of just over two hours. Stosur was a late qualifier for the Bali field thanks to a title in Osaka, the first of her singles career. Both women arrived in Bali at the last moment after competing in doubles at last week's WTA Championships in Doha. Martinez Sanchez won the doubles title with Nuria Llagostera Vives, the seventh of the season, while Stosur and Rennae Stubbs lost in the semifinals to Cara Black and Liezel Huber.

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Sam off to a winning start in Bali

Sam off to a winning start in Bali

5 November 2009

Australian Samantha Stosur claimed an opening-day win at the Bali Tournament of Champions on Wednesday, defeating Hungary's Agnes Szavay. Stosur, who only arrived in the Indonesian holiday resort town on Tuesday, beat Szavay 6-2 3-6 6-1 to get off to a winning start at the USD$600,000 (AUD$664,231) tournament. The field at the Bali tournament comprises the 10 highest ranked female players who have won a WTA tour title this year but who did not compete in the season-ending WTA Championships in Qatar last week. Two wildcards have also been included in the draw, which splits the players into four groups of three in the opening stages. Stosur, seeded second, is in group D with Szavay and Spain's Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez. France also cashed in on the opening day with top seed Marion Bartoli and Aravene Rezai both winning their matches. Bartoli, who played the final in Bali three years ago against Svetlana Kuznetsova when the event was a regular WTA season tournament, started her campaign over Slovak Magdalena Rybarikova 6-4 6-4. Rezai earned the opening win for France at the 12-woman event as she upset fourth seed Sabine Lisicki 1-6 6-3 6-4 despite eight aces from the German. Belgian Yanina Wickmayer won a battle of the generations over 39-year-old Kimiko Date Krumm 7-6(5) 6-3. Bartoli won two titles this year that put her into the Bali field, taking wins at Monterrey and Stanford. The top seed secured her opening victory after losing serve only once and breaking three times, including in the penultimate game. Bartoli improved to 47-21 this season. At 20 years of age, Wickmayer, a surprise US Open semifinalist two months ago, is nearly two decades younger than her evergreen opponent Date Krumm, who at 39 is renewing her career after a decade-long pause. The veteran Japanese who returned to the WTA in 2008 and claimed lower-level ITF titles in Tokyo and Monzon, Spain, last season, capped her comeback by winning Seoul in September to qualify for the Bali field. Date Krumm lost serve five times as her European opponent took charge, never allowing the veteran a chance to turn the tide. Wickmayer's victory in just over 90 minutes was her 55th of a breakthrough season in which she won both of her career titles. Rezai, winner of the title at Strasbourg, took one hour, 44 minutes to secure victory over Lisicki, one of the up-and-coming players on the circuit. The Frenchwoman kept the pressure on the 20-year-old German, forcing her to save 11 of 14 break points. Rezai came through with a win despite seven double-faults.

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Bali

4 November 2009

Rd Opponent Result W/L
RR A Szavay (HUN) 6-2 3-6 6-1 W
RR MJ Martinez Sanchez 7-6(4) 7-5 L

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