Sydney teen Violet Apisah claimed the 16\/u WTA Future Stars title over the weekend, on the same court as the world’s top eight women will compete for the year-end WTA Finals championship\u00a0this week.<\/p>\n
Apisah beat India’s Shivani Aminenia 7-5 6-4 in the Asia-Pacific competition final.<\/p>\n
“It’s a great opportunity to play on that court, cos all the pros have played there and that’s where I want to be,” Apisah told Fairfax’s Linda Pearce.<\/p>\n
“I want to be No.1 in the world, but I just have to keep playing and training hard.”<\/p>\n
Australian Fed Cup captain Alicia Molik told Pearce Apisah had a bright future.<\/p>\n
“She’s a strong girl and she’s a big hitter from the back of the court,” said Molik. “She has a great technique to her serve, it’s a really fluid motion, and she’s pretty sound off the ground\u00a0as well.<\/p>\n
“When she’s a bit more explosive, she’ll be better at moving up to the shorter balls. But I don’t see too many holes. She’s got the world ahead of her. I wasn’t that good at that age, and probably neither was Sam.<\/p>\n
“To play where the best eight players in the world are playing, to share that stage, is a pretty phenomenal experience as a junior. She definitely has the game to be a good player.”<\/p>\n
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