Inside Wilson Next Gen……..Arantxa Rus answers Facebook fan questions

Arantxa Rus celebrates her win over Clijsters with her Wilson Tour BLX racquet in hand

 

 

Arantxa Rus swung her Wilson Tour BLX tennis racquet to have the best win over her career, defeating world #2 Clijsters to reach the third round of Roland Garros.

The 20 year old lefty has been making great progress through the WTA Tour, winning 6 ITF Circuit titles and reaching her 3rd WTA quarterfinal at Estoril last month. The 2008 Australian Open Junior champion Rus will take on Kirilenko for a spot in the Round of 16.

We caught up with Arantxa to get some insight to this rising star as she answers your Facebook questions.

Enjoy!!

 

Rebekah Franklin: Who’s your favorite player of the ATP?

Arantxa: Nadal…I love his fight and his attitude. Fun to watch.

 

 

Jordy Corallo: Arantxa, what are your career targets and this year will you return in Palermo?!

Arantxa: My first goal is top 20. But my main focus is getting better every day.  I am not sure about Palermo yet 🙂

 

 

Antonio Jesús Villarán López:  Arantxa, do you know how to speak Spanish?

Arantxa: No.  But I am taking classes

 

 

Chris Gilbert: How hard is it top make the move from being a top junior to competing on the WTA tour?

Arantxa: The jump to the challengers was ok. Not too hard. But the jump to the WTA events was tougher. It takes time.

 

 

Noradeli Caselin Gomez:  Your favorite cities to visit?

Arantxa: Barcelona. Beach, shopping, and a beautiful city.

 

 

Alvin Lam: You think you can coach me?

Arantxa: Haha. I will stick to playing. 

 

 

Tennis:  Do you prefer grilled or fried fish tacos?

Arantxa: Not a fish taco fan.  Usually eat regular taco’s.  

 

 

For the latest information on Arantxa, visit her Facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/Arantxarus

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Day 8- Paris 2011

Well, for me, I have wrapped up another year at the French Open.

The rest of the Tour Team will still be here as there is still tons of work to be done. The juniors start this weekend and we are always interested in finding our NEXT Wilson team member…… For most Grand Slams are the time to enjoy great tennis and for the Tour Team, this is where the serious work gets done…..we get to see all our players, their agents and make sure we are set up for the months and years to come.

It is always great to visit Paris, get some work done and even manage to catch up with old friends. 😉

For a few years, I have been chomping to hit balls at the Arc de Triomphe and yesterday we managed to make it happen!!

Definitely, something to remember. We also wanted to get other people involved, so Clement started approaching people so had some funny reactions! 🙂 Check out the video of our day around the city!

I hope you enjoyed our UStreams and updates on Twitter and Facebook and we look forward to continuing to share a behind the scenes look at Wilson and pro tennis.

Until next Wednesday, Tracy