From promise to reality
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Lara Arruabarrena arrived at CAR Sant Cugat with just 10 years and since then has become one of the great female quarry regarding the ‘Armada’. The Tolosa, Spanish tenth WTA ranking has placed high hopes in 2012. Play Grand Slam, WTA tournament to be regular, joining the exclusive club of ‘Top-100′ or continue to grow and enjoy this sport are a few examples.
Lara Arruabarrena has more than met expectations in 2011 had been marked. Tolosa finished the season ranked in the WTA ranking 170, adding four more titles to his resume (two singles and two doubles) and moving from promise to reality in women’s tennis nucleus Spanish. “I put a high note because I got to the goals established even before the season concluded. I have been able to compete at tournaments, I’ve even played the previous three of the four Grand Slam (Roland Garros, Wimbledon, U.S. Open). I can not be happier because I know I’m still growing, “he says with humility this pearl of 19 years. Lara last tracks on the CAR of Sant Cugat, and his life coach (Anthony Capella), A preseason in which he has worked hard to carve out for battle. One of the things that has worked has been the service, looking for variety in the direction and the rate at first service. “I know that to be competitive, especially against higher level players, I have to take the initiative and that points can only be achieved with good service,” says the protagonist, whose strong point is still the magic wand that has the drive .
“I know it will be a long season full of demands,” he says when asked about his road map. Still not sure what the fate in store, although it is evident how excited you make your first stop: Open in Australia. “My first trip to Australia is to try to qualify for a Grand Slam. If I say a couple of years ago, I would not have believed it,” says Lara, who talks about his chances of getting into the final frame: “The previous always hard, but the ‘big’ even more. In addition, Australia comes early in the calendar and will have to wait to see the real level of each player. The good news is that many of us know and we know what to expect. to give the best of myself and remain true to the philosophy of the game by game. ” The Basque player is spending part of the holidays at home with his family and the January 4 catch a flight to Melbourne, where from the 13th to start the season will
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After his visit to the Antipodes, Lara will traverse the globe to complete the first phase of its season in the South American tour tournaments in Cali, Bogota, Monterry, Acapulco. “The idea is to end the year in the Top-100 ‘, play as many tournaments as possible and keep adding WTA ranking points,” he says. The Tolosa has in mind also play the doubles with Ekaterina Ivanova, With which they won last year’s ITF Biella. “When we come together we have pervaded right on track and we play together we can improve our ranking in this discipline. I think I may well also come to practice and improve my game details at the individual level,” he says.
Tracks their evolution has not gone unnoticed by the big brands that have seen Lara a reef in the face to hold on to exploit in the future thinking. The Tolosa has signed a three year contract with the firm Lotto Spain, so it will look the same models Carla Suárez, Francesca Schiavone, Agnieszka Radwanska or Marion Bartoli and others. Of course, she will have her own style. And will certainly talk about.
