“Tennis, it comes down to so many things than just hitting a ball, you know. I think she’s feeling it a little bit. Footage of her weeping openly after a heartbreaking Australian Open defeat in January was aired to the world across the globe. There even are positives to take away from the negative of Martić losing to Markéta Vondroušová in Paris, Zaniewska said. She helped me find my identity, and only now I see my game as an advantage. “For her, it was always tricky to, you know, figure out, or maybe believe in, the fact that the way she plays can be successful, as well, because there are so many girls that just hit really fast and flat and, you know, points are short, while she likes to construct the points a little bit more,” Zaniewska said. I think it was more a big thing for her, thinking like, ‘Okay, is it really going to work, am I making a mistake or am I not?’ I know at the beginning she was struggling really a lot, and I was just there saying, ‘Hey, if you want we try it, if you don’t, we don’t. Petra Martić (Croatian pronunciation: [pêtra mâːrtitɕ]; born 19 January 1991) is a professional tennis player from Croatia.Having made her international debut in 2008, she reached a career high singles ranking of No. Zaniewska, 27, is a year younger than Martic, and the Pole explains what it’s like being a young coach on tour. Will be used in accordance to our Privacy Policy. "When she played she had a similar style to mine - ", Smiling, Martic continues: "The game I have is not always easy, because I have many options on the court - so for me to choose the right option was always challenging. Her physio is Joško Greželj and Frane Žuvela takes care of her fitness. “So, I said, let’s try and be, you know, steady, top 40, top 30 maybe, like in the best way,” she said. @WTA https://t.co/KF0XueCgKm, “She was like, ‘Whatever, give me anything, I don’t care anymore’, because she was just so desperate,” recalls Zaniewska. You still have to be honest with yourself and with them. “I said, ‘Listen, let’s get back to work, it’s going to be amazing. “So, I said let’s not try and get ahead of ourselves for the next year just because we ended up so much higher,” Zaniewska said. Her mother was facing very hard decision when Petra was 5 … World No.17 Petra Martic and coach Sandra Zaniewska will not continue their partnership into 2020, Zaniewska has confirmed to the WTA. I came to her not long later and I said, ‘Hey, you’re going to keep on playing like this and you’re going to be winning tournaments like this soon’, and here we are. Zaniewska watches videos, including interviews, of other athletes, even in other sports. So, if she plays 10 great shots, notice that, as well, and don’t just notice the one that you played bad, because, yeah, you know, if you just focus on this, then the next 10 can basically go and be even worse.”. “Being on the side, of course, it’s much easier to observe and to see, you know, those bad habits or patterns that players can get themselves into, and these are, you know, just for example, the simplest thing ever, playing a couple of great points, missing one ball and just, you know, agonizing over this one bad shot and not noticing all of the others,” she said. I feel so much better’. Her goal for Martić was to end last year ranked among the top 50. Zaniewska, 27, is a year younger than Martic, and the Pole explains what it’s like being a young coach on tour. NEW YORK — Serena Williams and her coach Patrick Mouratoglou moved to allay fears over her right ankle after she turned it during her U.S. Open win over Petra Martic. “The more she is able to step out of this and see the game as the game, because that’s what it is, you know. À ce jour, elle compte deux titres en simple et un titre en double dames sur le circuit WTA . AND she’s female........so she understands the female psyche and body. "I always tell her, listen to it, it's really good - it's better that you listen to it than not at all, because I know how that can go - in a bad way.". Martic lost in the Australian Open third round in two tiebreak sets to Sloane Stephens. The Croatian formally started working full-time with her coach, former top-150 player, Sandra Zaniewska, after last year’s Australian Open. (August 16, 2019) CINCINNATI — Sandra Zaniewska seems like any other female tennis player. At the US Open, Serena Williams plays against No. “He’s such an aggressive player.”. Like every athlete, she has experienced gut-wrenching lows but also emotional highs. Of course everywhere we come we want to win, no matter who is playing and I think that’s the case for every single player. Jan 2005 – Dec 2010 6 years. Mahalakshmi Murali October 21, 2019. I’m not going to be here and say I know everything because I obviously don’t’; and she also knows this, so we really formed this partnership based on trust. Now, the 2019 Roland Garros quarterfinalist is in the form of her life - and credits their partnership with helping her find her true identity. Sandra Zaniewska celebrates charge Petra Martic's run to her maiden Grand Slam quarterfinal at Roland Garros 2019 (Jimmie48/WTA), Petra Martic and Sandra Zaniewska train together at the Nature Valley Classic in Birmingham (Jimmie48/WTA), Petra Martic relishing 'second chance' in Paris. ", Zaniewska has also been able to turn her career-ending injuries into a source of advice as the two have sought to maintain Martic's health. And that isn’t likely to change, at least anytime soon, Zaniewska said. Entering Roland-Garros, Martic had the third highest winning percentage on tour of return points won against the first set (42%) and in Paris this fortnight, she is tied second in the percentage of return games won (61%, 23/38). The Arkansas women’s swimming & diving team has announced the hiring of Petra Martin as the program’s new assistant coach. went on vacation together and enjoyed the sun in cute bikinis (see photo below). Tweet. W orld No.17 Petra Martic and coach Sandra Zaniewska will not continue their partnership into 2020, Zaniewska has confirmed to the WTA.. And I’m like, ‘Oh my God, we’re going to Dubai, we’re going to play’. It’s a fact that is definitely on Martic’s mind. “It’s not even for her,” she said. She is now in her maiden Grand Slam quarter-final and riding the wave. Fifth time is the charm.....Petra Martic celebrates her first career Grand Slam quarter-final in five attempts with a 5-7 6-2 6-4 win over Kaia Kanepi. https://t.co/7mM6cVEJqV#RG19 pic.twitter.com/tp1XukheYQ. It’s not life. Martic, who was defending quarter-final points at Indian Wells in March, lost in the first round to Poland’s Magda Linette 7-6 in the third. (In practice, Martic says that while she wants to be mindful that she needs to do without it at majors, "it's harder in the moment" to resist when she realises a few words from Zaniewska can set her right mid-match.). It took me a long time for me to figure out what I want on the court, and she really narrowed my options so it's easier for me to win.". “We were lucky that right after we started she did really well at Indian Wells, it was her first quarter-final at a Premier event and I think there already the pressure went off of her a little bit, she felt, ‘Oh I can breathe. Martic had a tough start to 2019. ©2020 - all rights reserved Martić was returning to competition after four years plagued by injuries, particularly a major disc protrusion in her lower back. Brady, who was a Nottingham semifinalist in June and the Indian Wells 125K runner-up in March - as well as taking Wimbledon champion Simona Halep to the brink of defeat in a 4-6, 7-5, 7-6(5) Toronto thriller in August - will be looking to continue this year's improvement with the 49-year-old German. But after six months, Martic, who blends power and finesse to make for one of the most well-rounded and dangerous skillsets on tour, realised how valuable Zaniewska's input had been. She finished No. So, if this is the way you want to play, then we’re going to take this and we’re going to try to make you the best player possible in this way. That is why she was asked two years ago by Petra Martić, who broke through with her first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the 2019 French […] Petra Martic’s coach Sandra Zaniewska met the media ahead of tomorrow’s QF match in Paris today pic.twitter.com/bLMAp7MOf9. Initially, Zaniewska - who had never coached before, and had no intentions to start beyond a jobbing part-time way to earn extra money as she returned to studying - was just a background voice offering advice to Martic. People underestimated it, people even laughed at it, said I did a crazy thing, what am I doing? Wimbledon 2019: 'She helped me find my identity' - Martic on partnership of equals with coach Zaniewska. Read more: Petra Martic relishing 'second chance' in Paris. google_ad_height = 600; (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Enter your email address to subscribe to this website and receive notifications of new posts by email. Their partnership is exceeding even their own expectations. The 28-year-old pro from Croatia is making a comeback after struggling with injuries including a major back injury (a disc protrusion in her lower back). Zaniewska, actually a year younger than Martić, reached a career-high No. All of this is despite the fact that Martic and Zaniewska describe themselves as "entirely opposite" as people. Because it’s so much easier to risk it now than if you’re out of top 50,” said the Polish coach. In April she won the Istanbul Cup in Turkey. She had a mysterious stomach illness that wasn’t properly diagnosed, despite the numerous medical tests she underwent. She’s just able to, you know, have a better overview.”. “Of course, there are always things that can be better, you know, on every single match, even if she plays perfectly and wins against better players than her. She goes on the court and she’s like, ‘I can move, I don’t feel nauseous. Aleksandra Krunic and Petra Martic are playing football - Duration: 0:46. She didn’t take all of them the way she could have. On WTAs, I just say a couple of things and then I say let’s see what it’s going to be on the court because, obviously, I’m going to come there, as well. What was it? It’s required a lot of tough soul-searching and questions that don’t necessarily have easy answers. Two years ago, Petra Martic sprung a surprise when she hired Sandra Zaniewska, a fellow player a year younger than her with no coaching experience, to guide her full-time. Meanwhile, World No.26 Julia Goerges has split with both coach Sebastian Sachs and physiotherapist Florian Zitzelsperger, Tennis Magazin reported this month. knows the WTA Tour. I said, I have no idea, maybe it’s only going to be 50, but I said, you know, and maybe you will have a better chance playing a different way and be 10. 22 Petra Martic from Croatia. Previously on the WTA circuit, Petra Martic split with her coach Sandra Zaniewska and Julia Goerges also split with her coach Sebastian Sachs. Martić was returning to competition after four years plagued by injuries, particularly a major disc protrusion in her lower back. However, Zaniewska would eliminate on-court coaching, or at least make it uniform at all events. So, I want her to be able to be pretty much like an observer more of herself rather than feel like, you know, she’s in there and there are so many emotions, so many things happening and then you basically cannot see things for what they are, you know,” she said. You know, I think that the best thing about tennis is seeing players go out there with the skills that they have with the mindset that they have on a certain day and just try and figure it out on their own,” she said. With the likes of Naomi Osaka, Serena Williams, Karolina Pliskova and Garbine Muguruza already out of the tournament, there is (once against at a women’s Slam) a sense of a real opportunity on the table here for any of the remaining eight ladies to lift the trophy on Saturday. She has focused specifically on how to strengthen Martić’s mental game. google_ad_width = 300; I think at the end of the day, you know, on matches like this, it just comes down to the fact that there were two players that really wanted to win and really played good tennis and really worked hard for this,” she said. "We're pretty different, but we manage to put it together," sums up Zaniewska of the unconventional path the pair are forging. "I was injured many times because of the fact that I wasn't listening to my body," she recalls. knows tennis. Martic is actually older than her coach. She didn’t take all of them the way she could have. “And I don’t think that a coach, a tennis coach, has to be all that, but you have to be able to tackle those things a little bit, because, obviously, you are not there with the player the whole time always.”. Petra Martic understands the agony that can often present itself in sport. “And herself as the player, as someone that, you know, is able to do it really well, then she is able to see, yeah, to notice things better when it comes to, you know, her maybe being a little bit too emotional, but also when it comes to tactics and her techniques. But for the last two years I would say that I've really figured out what I want because of her. “I thought when we were starting that it’s going to be really funny, we’re probably the only player-coach relationship where the player is older than the coach,” said Zaniewska in Paris on Monday. “It’s for me, because I feel like, you know, the better I am, the more I know, the more I can give her, as well.”. MY JSME TENIS 1,295 views. The pair had drawn attention over the course of a year in which Martic won her first title in Istanbul and reached her maiden Grand Slam quarterfinal at Roland Garros as one of the more unique collaborations on Tour, due in part to Zaniewska being younger than her charge. She noted Martić, from Croatia, looks up to Martina Navratilova. 17-year-old Amanda Anisimova marched into her first Grand Slam quarter-final on Monday. In Paris, Martic recalled the scepticism she had faced after hiring Zaniewska: "When I started working with her, everybody was doubting my decision. Official Facebook page of Petra Martic. During the Round of 16 at the 2019 US Open, 23 Grand Slam title holder Serena Williams faces world No. Will be used in accordance to our Privacy Policy. Zaniewska, of Poland, is one of only a few traveling female coaches. I had it where I was just listening to the coach and I didn't have any input. The … And that isn’t likely to change, at least anytime soon, Zaniewska said. “I like the fact that, you know, I can come and give her some tips that are really specific to the match to what’s going on because then she is able to turn things around quicker,” she noted. Tennis Pro Donna Vekic Flaunting String Bikinis After Wawrinka Breakup, Donna Vekic, photo: si.robi [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons. The Roland Garros semifinalist will be working with the legendary Carlos Rodriguez, famed for his work with seven-time major champion Justine Henin and two-time major champion Li Na, until Melbourne 2020. She’s just able to, you know, have a better overview.”. For three-and-a-half years prior to working with Sachs, Goerges' coach had been Michael Geserer - who has moved on to Jennifer Brady, the American who has risen from World No.116 at the end of 2018 to hit a career high of World No.56 this month. It’s just tennis. Martic has won one singles title on the WTA Tour—the 2019 Istanbul Cup, and reached the quarterfinals of the 2019 French Open. And then suddenly she just went up and I think now she’s just on a roll. With even more success, the partnership could broaden the horizons of many more players about what a coach-player relationship can be. Risk more. Martic had broken her small toe in that match against Linette and the continuous bad luck really got to her. In May, she reached the top 30 for the first time in her career, and made it to the fourth round at the 2019 French Open (her first ever Grand Slam quarterfinal) and achieved the same a month later at Wimbledon. Maybe still far from winning but as close as she’s ever gotten.”. “For her, it was always tricky to, you know, figure out, or maybe believe in, the fact that the way she plays can be successful, as well, because there are so many girls that just hit really fast and flat and, you know, points are short, while she likes to construct the points a little bit more,” Zaniewska said. “Now I can’t go. Fédération Française de Tennis. Roland-Garros is her best Slam, having made the fourth round or better on three occasions. Split , Croatia. 36.9k Followers, 112 Following, 328 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Petra Martic (@thepetramartic) It’s just a game. Again I can’t practice but I really need to, like what’s going on?’ And someone took a really great picture of us, Petra is like down on the court and crying and I’m just there holding her, and I’m like, ‘Listen, we’re going to do whatever we can, even if it’s standing, we’re just going to hit balls and that’s it. You know, I said it doesn’t matter how you’re going to play, but you need to commit to something. “It’s not even for her,” she said. Martic also won the WTA 125k singles and one doubles tournament of the French Open 2019. Even in women’s tennis, coaching is a man’s world. ... Tennis Coach - Life Coach /Self-employed at Tennis Star academy / professional tennis player. ON THE GROW "[Developing] it was very hard," she remembers. Tennis “I showed [the video] to her because I didn’t see it as a bad thing,” says Zaniewska. Her coach was not wrong. “I’m sure it’s helps a player. “I said, I don’t know, maybe it’s not going to be top 20. Martin replaces Anthony … It was a crushing defeat that left her crying in the parking lot after the match. Zaniewska, 27, is a year younger than Martic, and the Pole explains what it’s like being a young coach on tour. The partnership between two players so close in age also makes for a refreshing on-court dynamic.
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