Sam Stosur will captain the Australian Billie Jean King Cup for the primary time in Brisbane subsequent week.
Brisbane, Australia, 2 April 2024 | Leigh Rogers
Sam Stosur is trying ahead to sitting within the captain’s chair for the primary time on the upcoming Billie Jean King Cup tie in Brisbane.
The 40-year-old loved a style of her new position over the Australian summer time, the place she spent numerous hours courtside supporting Aussie gamers.
“Watching tennis and back-to-back matches is definitely fairly tiring,” laughed Stosur, who’s changing Alicia Molik because the nationwide captain.
“I’ve already watched extra tennis this 12 months than I’ve achieved in a few years.”
However Stosur, who ended her illustrious enjoying profession at Australian Open 2023, is relishing the chance to present again to the game as a mentor.
“I at all times cherished watching tennis after I was a participant, however clearly now I’m making an attempt to do it otherwise,” she mentioned.
“I’m watching for various causes. I’m making an attempt to work out various things for various gamers, and the way issues may match up for them, fairly than your personal tennis. However I’ve actually loved it to this point.
“This primary tie is what all of it comes all the way down to, having the group there to get us by and hopefully into the finals later this 12 months. That is what all these weeks in January watching matches and all of the construct up comes all the way down to.”
Stosur admitted choosing the 5 gamers to tackle Mexico at Pat Rafter Enviornment subsequent week was “troublesome”.
“Clearly I’ve by no means achieved it earlier than,” she mentioned. “However I’m actually pleased with the group we’ve chosen.”
Skilled campaigners Storm Hunter and Daria Saville spearhead the Aussie line-up alongside top-10 doubles star Ellen Perez, the in-form Arina Rodionova and rising star Taylah Preston.
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“I’m actually happy with them already for being within the group and know they will do completely all the pieces they will to hopefully get the win in opposition to Mexico,” Stosur mentioned.
“You’ll be able to’t take something evenly on this competitors, however they’ve bought lots of expertise between them.”
The Australian group performs Mexico at Pat Rafter Enviornment from 12-13 April.
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