Pole seeks place among elite
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November 6, 2012, Tuesday
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LITTLE-KNOWN Pole Jerzy Janowicz set his sights on a place among the tennis elite after being beaten 4-6, 3-6 by fourth-seeded Spaniard David Ferrer in the final of the ATP Paris Masters on Sunday.
The 21-year-old's barnstorming run to the final secured a place in the world's top 30 and a seeded place at the Australian Open, the grand slam tournament he skipped in January because of a lack of cash.
Another consolation for the unseeded Janowicz's runner-up finish was a check for 234,865 euros (US$301,700).
"I have just become a top-30 player so I think I will not have to worry any more about money and I will have good opportunities to fight for an even better ranking," he said.
"I'm going to be seeded in Australia, that is a huge help. In the small ATP tournaments sometimes I will have a bye in the first round. This is a good opportunity to work even harder and to fight for everything. Maybe one day I will become a top-10 player in the world."
Janowicz beat five top-20 players in Paris, including US Open and Olympic champion Andy Murray.
"At the beginning of this year my goal was to be in the top 100 and suddenly I am in the top 30," he said.
Janowicz, who saw his parents sell their shops and apartments so that he could become a professional, said he would keep his feet on the ground.
"Right now I cannot relax. I just have to keep my focus all the time because there is a good opportunity to become even stronger," he said.
The 21-year-old's barnstorming run to the final secured a place in the world's top 30 and a seeded place at the Australian Open, the grand slam tournament he skipped in January because of a lack of cash.
Another consolation for the unseeded Janowicz's runner-up finish was a check for 234,865 euros (US$301,700).
"I have just become a top-30 player so I think I will not have to worry any more about money and I will have good opportunities to fight for an even better ranking," he said.
"I'm going to be seeded in Australia, that is a huge help. In the small ATP tournaments sometimes I will have a bye in the first round. This is a good opportunity to work even harder and to fight for everything. Maybe one day I will become a top-10 player in the world."
Janowicz beat five top-20 players in Paris, including US Open and Olympic champion Andy Murray.
"At the beginning of this year my goal was to be in the top 100 and suddenly I am in the top 30," he said.
Janowicz, who saw his parents sell their shops and apartments so that he could become a professional, said he would keep his feet on the ground.
"Right now I cannot relax. I just have to keep my focus all the time because there is a good opportunity to become even stronger," he said.
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