Date Krumm becomes oldest WTA winner since King
其實內容與上面的奪冠文差距不會太大..
不過伊達在文末有提到她感覺體力上還能撐五年...
不過因為還想生小孩和有其他事情要做，但還是會多打兩年啦:p
(什麼!!!我以為她沒打算生小孩呢..那為什麼不在之前休息的12年裡生@@" 哈哈)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP)—Japan’s Kimiko Date Krumm became the oldest winner
of a WTA Tour tournament since Billie Jean King in 1983, beating
second-seeded Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain 6-3, 6-3 for the Korea Open
title on Sunday.
Date Krumm turns 39 on Monday. King was 39 years, 7 months, 23 days when she
won at Birmingham, England.
“Yeah, of course, very happy,” Date Krumm said. “I realized one more time
after this game that we don’t know about tennis unless we actually play it.”
The title was Date Krumm’s first in 13 years and eighth of her career.
Formerly ranked No. 4 in the world, she quit tennis in 1996 before returning
last year.
She beat top-seeded Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-4 in the
quarterfinals and defending champion Maria Kirilenko of Russia 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
in the semifinals.
After needing only 1 hour, 27 minutes to beat Medina Garrigues, Date Krumm
ran to the stands to embrace her race driver husband, Michael Krumm of
Germany.
“Above all, my husband’s love was a big help for my win,” she said.
Medina Garrigues said she was satisfied with her week and praised Date Krumm.
“I’m really happy. Honestly, I arrived here with not a lot of confidence.
To be in the final is a very good result,” she said. “Kimiko plays very,
very good.”
Date Krumm won her last WTA title in August 1996, beating Spain’s Arantxa
Sanchez Vicario at San Diego.
The Japanese is confident she can play professional tennis for at least a
couple of more years.
“I think I won’t have any problem in my physical strength over the next
five years. But I’m married … have to have kids and have a lot of things to
do,” she said. “I think I can play tennis for the next two years.”
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