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Born in Olomouc in the Czech republic, Barbora Štefková, who is currently playing in Torino, has very nicely taken some of her time to answer some questions for this blog. If Petra Kvitova won in Wimbledon, Barbora Štefková also had some great success recently by winning 3 ITF titles in a row. This interview is a good opportunity to get to know a bit more this other very promising and talented Czech player.
First of all, how did you get into tennis ?
My mom was tennis player and tennis coach so she teached me everything. I started to play tennis when I was 6. She was my coach till I was 15 years old. Now I have an other coach but she still travel with me on tournaments sometimes.
How would you describe your playing style and what are your strengths ?
I try to play fast balls, make my opponent moves and put her under the pressure. I think in this way you make some mistakes for sure but you can also make many points. Now I am working on Read more…