{"id":36792,"date":"2021-02-19T22:43:09","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T23:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=36792"},"modified":"2021-02-20T01:06:43","modified_gmt":"2021-02-20T01:06:43","slug":"the-aussie-quality-in-surprise-open-finalist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=36792","title":{"rendered":"The 'Aussie' quality in surprise Open finalist"},"content":{"rendered":"

Australian tennis fans may still be mourning Ash Barty<\/a>'s elimination, but could still have a player to back in the Australian Open<\/a> final in American star Jennifer Brady.<\/p>\n

Brady, the No.22 seed in the women's draw, has captured the hearts of fans with her Cinderella run to her first Grand Slam final<\/a> after enduring a hard quarantine period.<\/p>\n

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While she is the quintessential "all-American" star hailing out of Pennsylvania, Nine's tennis expert Sam Smith noted an inherently Australian quality about Brady.<\/p>\n

"When you get to know her, she could almost be an Aussie, she's very open about what she does and doesn't get right," Smith told Nine's TODAY<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"Jennifer<\/p>\n

"She said she was so nervous at the start, it's a huge deal for a player that didn't grow up with people telling her that she was going to a Grand Slam champion, went to college because she wasn't ready to be a pro and didn't really know that happened. <\/p>\n

"With a few circumstances changing for her, great coaching and new commitment, she has literally transformed herself from a college player spraying the ball around and having a few drinks to one of the world's best tennis players."<\/p>\n

Smith also added that Brad's no-frills attitude about the hard lockdown, a stark contrast to some of her fellow players, was also another Aussie trait of hers.<\/p>\n

"She obviously trained her heart out. She did a lot of mental work with her coach, which not a lot of other players have mentioned," she said.<\/p>\n

\"Jennifer<\/p>\n

"She visualised playing matches and started seeing herself as the top player. Their big thing was no complaining. <\/p>\n

"It's extraordinary, you're quite disorientated when you come out of a ten-by-ten (metre) room for two weeks. <\/p>\n

"It's not a small thing to do and it just shows you what she's all about. In fact, sometimes the tougher things are, the more resilient people become, and I think it's actually shown everyone else what you can do. <\/p>\n

"She's put her head down, she's not complained, and that's very Aussie of her."<\/p>\n

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