Schnyder returns after 5 years
Gstaad ( Switzerland), July 13: Former top 10 regular Patty Schnyder has no idea what she will face on her return to the WTA after five years away.
The Swiss 37- year- old mother of one plays on a wild card at the Ladies Championships in Gstaad this week. Schnyder last figured at the elite level at the 2011 French Open, where she stepped away from the game after a firstround loss following months of poor results and frustration..
But after a few years out, the 11- time tournament winner whose past career comprised a mash- up of personal and coaching problems, said she had begun to feel the pangs of competition.
She eventually made the move to pick up 2015, virtually starting her career all over again at the Futures and Challenger levels.
She won minor titles in Prague and Bangkok last season and added Bastad last May. “It’s hard to tell what will happen,” Schnyder said on a rainy Tuesday in the Alps with matches washed out.
“It is hard to say what would be a good week here. If I play a great first match and my opponent plays a better one, well, would that be a good week?
“I just feel ready to try and win any match every time I step onto the court. It would be the same in any round.”
The field is headed by Serb Jelena Jankovic, who stands 3- 3 with Schnyder.
Schnyder is due to test herself in the first round against Czech Katerina Sinakova, a 20- year- old ranked 93rd.