Yesterday (October12,2007), I got the assignment to take the interview photo with VENUS WILLIAMS after her match with Camille PIN from France in Sony Ericsson WTA Tour: PTT Bangkok Open at Muangthong Thani. It was my first time to see the world live tennis tournament. This match was fun and exiting that I did not want it finished.
Ms.Williams is the one of many VIP and the world celebrities who love to be in Thailand. She loves Thai food,Thai elephants, beaches and Thai spa. She would like to have Thai cook books to prepare for herself also.
The final match of this tournament would be on Sunday,October 14,2007. Please read more info.about the tournament between her and Camille Pin from the followings article:
Article from : http://www.pentanglepromotions.com/PTT%20Bangkok%20Open%202007/Ptt07_news_Fri12.htm
VENUS WINS AGAIN, BUT DEFENDING CHAMP RETIRES
by Barry Wood
Defending champion Vania King won a marathon battle against Dominika Cibulkova to reach the semi-finals of the PTT Bangkok Open on Friday, but was then forced to withdraw from the tournament with injury.
But Venus Williams came through comfortably, beating Camille Pin 6-1 6-1. At least the score says it was comfortable, but Venus said otherwise.
“Well, I think the scoreline was easy, but I had to hit a lot of balls,” said Venus. “Every time I hit a good shot she brought it back, and it was important to keep the concentration and not miss the easy ones. There were some easy ones I missed and it made the games a lot harder, fighting for those games.
“With her style of game I knew I had to be patient and make my shots, and that's not always easy to do. That's not in my nature. I want to play fast and crazy and powerful.”
Venus now plays Flavia Pennetta for a place in the final, and will not be taking her opponent lightly.
“I know she's going to take her chances and play consistently and try to make me hit a lot of balls, and at the same time play aggressive when she can,” said Venus. “So I'll have to bring my best game.”
It helps Venus that she feels very much at ease in Thailand.
“The first time I came here I felt really at home,” she said. “I got off the plane and was on the highway and I kind of felt I was in in California. It was strange. I've been trying to take the opportunity to learn some words and phrases.”
And she's done a good job and learned quite a lot, including how to let people know when she's hungry or thirsty, and now she regrets that she didn't study more before she arrived.
What of her opponent? Pennetta survived a tough battle with Shahar Peer, winning 3-6 6-4 6-2.
“I was very nervous in the beginning because she's a good player and is with confidence,” said the Italian. “So I went on the court with the idea it was a tough match and I wasn't running and didn't play very good.
“And I had a big blister on my foot and it was very painful, and the tape on it was with too much pressure. I called the trainer and they tried to make two tapes but that didn't work, so they took off everything. Then it was much better and I could move more. And from the middle of the second set I served very well and started to improve my game.”
Yung-Jan Chan is also in the semi-finals, finally ending the run of wild card Urszula Radwanska 6-2 6-3, and she plays Zi Yan, who received a walkover into the semi-finals when Vania King withdrew from the tournament.
Earlier, the American had completed a tough, tough match against Dominika Cibulkova, winning 6-7 7-6 7-6. Doesn't get closer than that. At least it was played over two days, with the match suspended overnight in the first set tiebreak, but it was tough enough to produce an injury.
“I didn't expect to have to play so hard, and last night my back started to hurt a little bit. I didn't think it was that big of a deal and I thought it would just go away,” said King.
“But combined with the travelling, and this is my fourth tournament, and we played three hours just for the second two sets, I feel that piece by piece I'm breaking down. As the match went on my back just got worse and worse, and even at the end I wasn't sure I could pull it out. If I keep playing it will only get worse. I was going to see if I could try and play singles, but I don't think that I could finish the match.”
