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GIANT STEPS First time titles and career-best Australian Open performances mean a giant step forward for the Big Game and the players who star in it.
FEATURES 18 STAN AND DELIVER
Stanislas Wawrinka established a new world order as he defeated Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal to claim a maiden major at Melbourne Park.
24 THIRD TIME A CHARM
Li Na showed character and the best of her competitive spirit in winning a second Grand Slam title at the Australian Open.
34 SMALL CHANGES FOR A BIG DIFFERENCE
Australia’s most credentialed coaches share some small pieces of advice that could make a big difference to your tennis.
52 MATCH DAY NUTRITION A guide to meeting nutritional needs on match days that are complicated by long matches, weather delays and other unexpected events.
54 REGAINING THE MOMENTUM
Form can unravel quickly when you feel a match slipping away – but if you lose momentum, you can regain it too.
70 BACK WHERE SHE BELONGS
Casey Dellacqua is back inside the top 80 and determined to build on a stellar Australian summer.
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TRAIN LIKE THE PROS
The stars of the Australian summer of tennis not only provide inspiration, but an example of how to train for the Big Game. FEBRUARY 2014 AUSTRALIAN TENNIS MAGAZINE
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BIG GAME SWAGGER
Long touted as Australia’s Generation Next, Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis appear increasingly ready to take a bigger step in the big game.
REGULARS 8 BREAKPOINTS 10 THE HITTING WALL 56 GEARING UP 57 BE THE PRO 64 FROM THE CLUBHOUSE 72 LOOKING BACK 74 RANKINGS 76 SCOREBOARD 80 KIDS’ CLUBHOUSE 82 LAST WORD
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RISE OF THE GIANTS
Reaching new tennis heights can take on a literal meaning in world of increasingly tall opponents, but bigger players also have weaknesses – and ways for you to exploit them. 4
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Big Games, Giant Spirits
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ou don’t have to be the biggest players in the game to claim the biggest of the Big Game prizes. It helps, though, to have a giant spirit. That was the take-home point of Australian Open 2014 as Li Na and Stanislas Wawrinka claimed career-defining titles, shaping the season to come in the short term and even the Big Game itself in the longer one. At 172 cm and 183 cm respectively, neither of the newly crowned champions are literally big in a modern game of 190- or 200 cm-plus giants. Less measurable but more profound are the fighting spirits of Li and Wawrinka, who’ve overcome more than most to make their mark in the modern era. For Li, the expectations of millions of excited observers in her homeland – coupled with her own sky-high ambitions – have at times been a load too heavy to carry. So much so that when she suffered an early exit at the 2013 French Open, the 32-year-old almost quit tennis completely. Persevering for just that little bit longer provided her with another Grand Slam trophy, adding to the one she claimed at the 2011 French Open. Wawrinka has faced a different challenge. The Swiss star has not only been overshadowed by prolific countryman and good friend Roger Federer throughout his career but battled to make any inroads at all against the game’s
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Big Four. But that all changed this Australian Open. Wawrinka is the first man to defeat the top two seeds at a Grand Slam since 1993 and in the process, rose to world No.3. The impact of their victories is vast. Li joins an elite group as one of just six active women to boast multiple majors; more significant will be the growth of her alreadyincredible influence on tennis in China, and throughout Asia. How far can the megastar rise? Wawrinka crashed one of the most impenetrable clubs in world sport. Only he and Juan Martin del Potro have broken the stranglehold that Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Federer have held at the majors since 2005. Has the Big Four had its day? While fans ponder those questions they can also consider the lessons that Australian Open 2014 provided for their own tennis – all of them explored in this Big Game special. It’s possible to beat a bigger player, wrestle momentum in your favour and overcome seemingly insurmountable challenges to claim the biggest rewards that tennis can offer. Just ask Li and Wawrinka. Vivienne Christie editor@tennismag. com.au
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THE E BIG (NUMBERS) GAME
How big has the Big Game become? Some numbers from Australian Open 2014 tell the story. Number of players who competed across all events – singles, doubles, juniors, wheelies and legends
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50km
Amount of string used
Number of Grand Slam champions who contested the main singles draw
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Number of aces served by Serena Williams, the highest in the women’s draw
Male Grand Slam champions represented – Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Andy Murray, Juan Martin del Potro, Lleyton Hewitt
234 km/h
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Fastest serve of the men’s draw, recorded by Sam Groth (AUS)
Number of racquets strung in the Wilson stringers hut
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202 kp/h
Record night/day attendance record set on first Monday of Australian (breaking the previous record of 63,520 set in 2012)
Fastest serve of the women’s draw, recorded by Nadiya Kichenok (UKR)
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Most number of racquets strung by any one player (Serena Williams)
79 Number of aces served by Kevin Anderson, the highest in the men’s draw
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Female Grand Slam champions represented – Serena Williams, Victoria Azarenka, Li Na, Maria Sharapova, Petra Kvitova, Ana Ivanovic, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Samantha Stosur, Venus Williams, Francesca Schiavone
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nations represented in 256 players competing in main draw singles
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countries represented in men’s singles
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countries represented in women’s singles
15
number of French men in men’s singles (highest number)
12
number of US women men in women’s singles (highest number)
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Giant steps First-time titles and career-best performances made the Australian Open a Grand Slam of milestones and breakthroughs – along with a giant step forward for the Big Game and the players who star in it. 14
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i Na will always be China’s first Grand Slam champion. That milestone occurred at the 2011 French Open, accompanied by history, fanfare and a rapid rise to superstardom that was at times as overwhelmingly as it was rewarding. In many ways, though, her second major triumph – occurring when she defeated Dominika Cibulkova to claim Australian Open 2014 – is even more ground-breaking. Won with the best of the much-loved champion’s character on show, it also required all of her gritty spirit. Just six months ago, she’d toyed with the thought of retirement. Fighting on in her career would prove prescient for Li, who saved a match point in the third round before charging all the way to the title – becoming, at age 31, the oldest
women’s champion in the tournament’s history. Not that age is any impediment to Li’s ambition. With her passion reignited by becoming a member of an elite group on the WTA Tour – she is one of just six active players with multiple Grand Slam titles – Li is determined to keep adding to her major success, knowing that she is more ready now than she was in 2011. “Because first time, to win the French Open, I really didn’t prepare for that,” she said. “I didn’t know what I should do after the win. Also nobody tell me what I should do.” With coach Carlos Rodriguez having previously taken Justine Henin to multiple Grand Slam titles, there is no shortage
“If you practise well, if you work hard, you will always have a chance to be in a great position to play your best tennis.” StanISlaS WaWrInka FEBRUARY 2014 AUSTRALIAN TENNIS MAGAZINE
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