Sam Stosur heaps praises for Astra Sharma
Rising Australian star Astra Sharma recently reached the finals of the WTA Event in Bogota and that caught the eye of fellow Australian and former Grand Slam champion Sam Stosur.
“I saw that she made the final in Bogota and had some good wins along the way; first tour final is always an exciting moment,” Stosur said. “And now she’s what, 102 in the world? She’ll probably make main draw of the French now, probably. So yeah, what a step up from college a year or so ago.”
She further added, “I’d like to get to know her more, because I’ve never practised with her or anything. But now that she’s doing what she’s doing (on tour), I’ll be seeing a lot more of her, which will be great.”
Sharma in recent interview said that she looked up to Stosur and tries copying her game style. “That’s lovely, whenever anyone says they kind of try and mould their game (in your style). If you’ve had that kind of impression on someone who then makes it and wants to play sort of similar tennis, that’s just something that’s kind of cool,” Stosur said.
“She’s obviously got a great physique and looks super athletic – that in itself is cool to watch in someone because you think, if you have that athletic ability, you’re gonna be pretty handy around the court.”
“For someone like Astra, who’s been through the college system, to now make that transition so quickly, is really promising. I’m really excited for her, and you can just see in herself, she’s pretty bubbly, this kind of happy personality to have around.”
from Tennis World USA http://bit.ly/2IqATF6
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