The doubles modality of the women’s circuit experienced a change of leader at the top in the last week. The Australian Storm Hunterwho is paired with Elise Mertens, reached the top and premiered as the new number one in the world… although his ‘celebration’ has not been the most orthodox possible: he had to make an almost impossible trip from Cancunwhere she played the WTA Finals, until Sevilla, where today she secured the doubles point for Australia with Kimberly Birrell. What’s more: not even six hours passed from the time the Australian landed in the Spanish city until she jumped onto the runway, an odyssey that she recounted at a press conference.
“It’s been a very busy and complicated last 24 hours. As soon as I finished in Cancun I tried to look at the fastest flight options to get here. In the end, I landed in Seville at 08:30 this morning. My bags didn’t show up, which made everything a little more complicated, but I had some rackets and was ready to play. I had a kit, some shoes and I was mentally ready to play as soon as the team asked me to. For me, representing my country is the greatest possible honor that exists“The most incredible thing I can do in my playing career, so I wanted to be ready no matter what.”. In the end, they ended up winning a point that, despite the 2-1 aggregate defeat against Slovenia, no one knows if it could end up being vital.
2023-11-07 20:10:46
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