„Motivace je pomíjivá, ale nejdůležitější je disciplína,“ tvrdila osmadvacetiletá rodačka z Osijeku pro letní vydání Elle.
Vekičová loni prožila senzační léto. Kromě semifinále v All England Clubu dokráčela jako první Chorvatka do olympijského finále v singlu. V boji o zlato se musela sklonit před Číňankou Čeng Čchin-wen.
Fantastické cestě Wimbledonem a o pár týdnů později zisku stříbra v Paříži přitom nic nenasvědčovalo. „Chtěla jsem odstoupit z French Open. Chtěla jsem jet domů a dát si dlouhou pauzu. Neměla jsem žádnou energii. Žádnou motivaci, abych dál trénovala. Poslední měsíce byly strašné, protože jsem tenisu dávala všechno – a výsledky nebyly takové, jaké jsem očekávala,“ přiznala tehdy Vekičová.
Letos ovšem aktuální světová dvaadvacítka vyhrála pouze osm utkání, a pokud se jí nepodaří na blížícím se Wimbledonu obhájit 720 bodů z loňska, v žebříčku se propadne zhruba ke 40. příčce.
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