I first saw her playing on TV at the Fed Cup finals against Spain in 1998. Then in December 99 I went to the Isospeed Tennis Trophy in St. Anton, which is just 20km from here. I saw her playing against Barbara Schett and though she lost the match I was impressed by her game. She was so nice to all the fans, she gave autographs to everyone and was so friendly. The next year I went to the tournament again and finally she won it.
Dreams do come true.
2001 Masters Series in Indian Wells - The desert setting is picturesque surrounded by glorious mountains. The whole tennis garden is remarkable. Soccer balls sanctioned by FIFA, the international soccer federation, often were handsewn by child laborers making far less than poverty-level wages in poor nations where people were desperate for any kind of work. And while NIKE athletes were making millions of dollars on their shoe endorsements, NIKE shoes were being made by Indonesian and Vietnamese people living in poverty and working under conditions the U.S. State Department described as oppressive. All rights reserved.