Thursday 20 June 2013 18:24, UK
Daniela Hantuchova may be approaching the twilight of her career, but the 30-year-old has not given up hope of breaking back into the world's top 10 and winning Wimbledon.
Hantuchova is also known to be a perfectionist at everything she does in life, although she has since found out that she was aiming for something that never truly existed. "I used to be (a perfectionist) but I've learned over the years that it doesn't exist at the end of the day. "It's great to strive for it and try to be perfect in many ways but at the end of the day you have to accept that it's never going to be like that and as long as you're giving your best, then that's fine." Tour stalwart Hantuchova also seems to have the upper hand over young British hope Laura Robson after defeating her for the third time in as many meetings in Birmingham. However, she believes the world No 37 has bright future ahead of her and needs to carry on working hard in order to achieve her goals. "There are some players where you feel just more comfortable playing against than others, but it's always been tough playing against her. "She's a great player and she's got a great future ahead of her, but I'm just always focused on my game." Hantuchova appeared in the 2009 Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition, but when her career does come to an end, she is already planning on bringing out her own clothing range. "I do a bit of modelling which is just something to make things interesting. But there are many other things I would love to explore and try and see how good I am at doing it. "I've always been very interested in fashion so you know designing my own line one day would be awesome."
