Tennis: Australian Storm Hunter has won her first ever Grand Slam match, defeating Parrizas Diaz at the French Open.
Aussie wins first Grand Slam match | 00:26As Sam Stosur considered a selection squeeze ahead of her first tie as Australia ’s Billie Jean King Cup captain in Brisbane , she resisted the temptation to reach for the phone.
But when Storm Hunter, who Stosur described as the team leader in an interview with foxsports.com.au earlier this week, injured herself in a training session on Thursday afternoon, Saville was immediately elevated in her place. The situation that unfolded on the eve of the tie being held at Pat Rafter Arena is an example of the challenges the Aussie great will face in her new role in tennis.Stosur said she considered whether to tap into a network including Molik and her former coach David Taylor, who is in Brisbane this week coaching emerging teenager Emerson Jones.
“I can’t replicate everything Alicia did. She did a phenomenal job and she did it her way. I obviously want to do the same … but I want to feel like I can try it my way, whatever that may be, and not feel like ‘Oh geez, I’ve got to make that exactly the way Alicia did it’. The former Roland Garros finalist is adapting to the differences that come with leading a team in an off-court role, saying there is a significant change in preparation.
“Obviously we have other coaches and people around as well. But being the captain, you try to do everything you can for each person and you feel responsible for the outcome.
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