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Sam Stosur believes her best form may not be far off as she gears up for a busy month of tennis spanning two continents.<\/p>\n
The world No.17 is in Hong Kong ahead of tonight\u2019s World Tennis Day exhibition match against reigning Australian Open champion Li Na, and will then head to the United States for back-to-back spring hardcourt events in Indian Wells and Miami.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom Hong Kong I go straight to Indian Wells and Miami, then I play Charleston, so yeah the next five weeks or so will hopefully be very busy,\u201d she said with a laugh.<\/p>\n
Despite a less-than-ideal swing through the Middle East, the Australian believes that she\u2019s hitting the ball well and that it\u2019s just a matter of time before that form translates to the match court.<\/p>\n
In Doha, Stosur lost in the second round to little-known Jana Cepelova, before being taken down in three tight sets in her opening match against highly-rated youngster Annika Beck. Softening the blow in Dubai was a spirited run to the doubles semifinals with Italian veteran Flavia Pennetta.<\/p>\n
Her singles losses took her 2014 win-loss record to a nonetheless impressive 8-4, one of her best starts to a season in recent years.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor sure the Middle East wasn\u2019t what I was hoping for but overall I actually feel like I\u2019m hitting the ball well and on court I\u2019m feeling good, you\u2019ve just got to win,\u201d she said matter-of-factly.<\/p>\n
\u201cHopefully that means the rest of it is not too far off, and I guess that\u2019s what I\u2019ve really got to knuckle down on and improve for when I\u2019m in the States.<\/p>\n
\u201cDuring those matches (such as against Beck) you\u2019ve got to put people away when you win the first set, so I guess it\u2019s just that last little bit that I\u2019ve got to improve at the moment and hopefully I can do that in the next few weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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