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Barbora Strycova will be in Indian Wells in just few days to play the first Premier Mandatory tournament of the season, and one week ago, the Czech player has very kindly accepted to take some of her time to answer my questions. Few month ago Barbora Strycova won the final point with Karolina Pliskova in the Fed Cup final in Prague and gave a 4th title in 5 years to Czech Republic! And this season, the player from Plzen who is now training with Tomas Krupa managed to keep a very high level. Indeed, Barbora Strycova already beat a top 5 player, Garbine Muguruza at the Australian Open, and reached a Premier final in Dubai few weeks ago… After a 2015 season with ups and downs, the talented Czech is climbing again in the WTA ranking, and it’s probably just a beginning for the one who has a big goal this year… to be at the Olympic Games in Rio! Apart from this, Barbora Strycova also talks in this interview about changes in the game these past years, what looks like a typical day of her life on the tour, and many other things like her dream to have a coffee shop 🙂

2016 will be a very special year for every athletes with the Olympic Games in Rio… You already had the chance to be part of the Olympics in 2004 and I guess it’s a big goal for you to be there again ? Yeah, it is a huge goal for me because it might be my last Olympics so I really want to be there and I will try everything to qualify.

You’re one the players who manages to have great results in singles and in doubles. But isn’t it too hard to try to be on top in singles and doubles at the same time ? It must take you a lot of energy…
It is not easy sometimes. If I play good in singles sometimes it is hard but I can’t complain because it is great to play in both competitions on big events. You have to take it how it is. And doubles can also give you good Read more…