Rarely do I get into talking about players from Canada simply because there is not much to talk about. Sure, there has been some success in men is doubles (Olympics and Slams) but in singles, there really has been nothing to talk about. And while I certainly do not expect Aleksandra Wozniak to become a top 20 player overnight, her win in the Bank of the West Classic on Sunday was a great start, and at the perfect time.
With two weeks to go before the start of the Rogers Cup in Montreal, Tennis Canada was hoping to see a possible Canadian success. Last year saw the surprise run of Frank Dancevic who made the quarterfinals (knocking out a returning Mario Ancic which is interesting since they meet again in Toronto tonight) and gave high hopes to the emotional fans.
And now, with Aleksandra Wozniak pulling off a big performance in Stanford, it gives hopes of seeing her do well in Montreal.
But let is not get too excited either. Reading the main newspaper in Montreal describe her win over Serena Williams as “Historical” was ridiculous in my opinion. No matter how good of a player someone faces, if that player is injured, it takes away a lot of the credit. Strangely, two years ago, an event as ridiculous happened in Montreal when Stephanie Dubois started crying after taking out an injured Kim Clijsters.
But I am not writing this to bash on Wozniak. I am more than happy to see a Canadian now enter the top 50 (ranked at a career high obviously), I hope the trend continues and that tennis can continue to grow as a sport in Canada, let is just keep ourselves in check and not get TOOO excited, it is a first win, probably not the last one, but I am not expecting anything out of Wozniak in Montreal so will be happy if she pulls off a win or two..!
Go Aleks!
# posted by Pierre : 7:58 PM
