There is a 3-page article on Anna in the current (June 2007) issue of
British tennis-magazine _Ace_ (pp.30-33).

It's an exclusive interview which covers how Anna started playing
tennis at age 8 ("I was the weakest player in the group because all
the other kids started at six"), how the US Open is the Grand Slam
she would most like to win, her university-studies ("they have my
picture on the first floor"), how studying psychology has helped her
to control her emotions after being such a nervous junior, how she
doesn't like being compared with Martina Hingis, and various other
questions.

The most interesting exchange for me is the following:
Q: At 5ft 7ins and 128 pounds, you are smaller than many of the top
10 players. How do you overcome their greater size and strength?
A: It's very difficult because when you are taller and bigger, it's
easier to hit the ball harder. Since I'm not that big and tall, I
should do something else. I should change pace and think more on
court.

For me, the most obvious answer to that question is that Anna
has /flairsome/ power, i.e. she times her strokes perfectly to
generate shots of power, wonderful placement (she makes the court
seem very wide on her opponent's side), and they're very deceptive!

It's also true that when she /is/ on the defensive, she anticipates
so well, and knows exactly how to make her defensive shots awkward
for her opponent - those are Hingis-like qualities, and are the
reason why she's such a nightmare for Nadia Petrova (whom she owns
4:0).

The article includes five on-court colour-photos of Anna, including a
wonderful full-page one that showcases her eyes like twin lagoons
slumbering beneath a southern sky. There's also a small version of
that photo on the front cover.

--
Dr. Andrew Broad
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