Heading to Indian Wells… Thank you Rolex!

Hi Everyone,

As promised, I am here again. I just finished a really busy day today; I actually played twice and had a fitness session as well. These past few days, I have been training really hard in preparation for the American hard court season. Due to WTA guidelines I wasn’t able to play last week, which was tough since I like competing, but I really like Indian Wells and Key Biscayne, so I am excited to play there.

I’m traveling to Indian Wells on Friday. I’ll be staying at La Quinta Resort, which I’ve never stayed in before. I hear it is beautiful, so I am looking forward to this. I also just heard that I will probably be the #2 seed. I am obviously thrilled to be one of the top seeds again after Dubai but at the same time, I will have to get used to the feeling of having the bull’s eye on your back. I am hoping that I will do a little better than I did in Dubai, and hopefully, by the end of the tournament, I will be ranked in the top 3 again.

I am also excited to see my good friend Vika Azarenka in America. I am flying out tomorrow, and we’ll be going to the LA Lakers vs. Toronto Raptors game next week, which should be great. We always have tons of fun, so this game will probably just add to it.

Some other exciting news that I have to share is that I signed a multi-year deal with Rolex recently. I already did some appearances for them at the 2010 Australian Open, but now it is official and I can’t really describe how excited I am. They already have been great to work with and I’ve always loved their watches. Rolex has had a long presence in tennis, and I really am honored to be a part of such a prestigious team. They were kind enough to provide me with two beautiful watches at the Australian Open. They are absolutely amazing, I love them.

As for practicing, I am still doing boxing, as a cross-training and I am good at it. My right hand hits really hard, and I try not to get beaten up when we train. Funny thing is that every time I do boxing, I get so hungry. So a few nights ago, after my day was over, a couple of my friends and I grabbed steak at a great steak house.  It was delicious, and I had tons of fun chatting and just hanging out with my girlfriends. I also did some yoga and Pilates. I think it increases strength, and stamina. It will give me a boost for sure. As of right now, I am staying with my brother in his apartment in Copenhagen. My mom and I spent some time in my home in Monte Carlo, too, which was nice of course.

In my last blog entry, I mentioned that I did a photo shoot for Stella McCartney. They just showed me the pictures, and they came out perfect. I think you will all like it too, once they are public that is. But my gear for the French Open and Wimbledon will absolutely be breathtaking. Along with my new Rolex watch, I think I will look pretty good .

I am pretty tired, so I am off to bed now; I am flying out to California tomorrow. Thanks for being supportive!

Love,

Caroline

March 4, 2010 at 10:04 pm | Caroline's Blog | No comment

Dubai Aftermath

Hello Everyone,

I know I have been out of touch lately, so I apologize to all of you. Now that the new season has started, I am pretty busy, as usual. I am traveling a lot again, going from tournament to tournament, and flying from country to country. Sometimes even from continent to continent.

Anyway, I am back home now, preparing for the upcoming American hard court events in Indian Wells and Key Biscayne. I am pretty excited about those tournaments; I always liked Miami. Key Biscayne is simply wonderful. I especially like Coconut Grove with its cute restaurants, and super cool shops. I also like playing in the heat, so I guess I have an advantage over some players because of my physical fitness.

As many of you may know, I played the Barclays Dubai Championships last week. I have a soft spot for Dubai, I think it has an amazing vibe and the people are nice. I was the #1 seed at the tournament, and received a bye in the first round. I am not so sure this was good; I usually like playing tournaments from day one, because I like improving my game from match to match.

Anyway, Dubai did not go the way I not-so-secretly wished it would, but Shahar played really well. I got to give her credit for her performance; she had her chances and took them. Losing early happens to everyone; it will motivate me to play even better tennis next time.

While I was there though, I did some really great things with my good friend Victoria Azarenka. We practiced a lot together, had some chatty dinners, and even went to the movies once. I also met up with Meilen Tu, a former Tour player who is now working for the company I am managed by. I also hit with Meilen once, and I can tell you, she can still hit the ball.

Vika and I have done a photo shoot for Dubai Duty free, I enjoyed that a lot. My makeup was crazy, really colorful and vibrant, and my hair was just simply great. I am looking forward to seeing all those pictures as I think they were somewhat different from what I usually do.

Speaking of photo shoots: I just had the Stella McCartney shoot in London the day before I flew out to Dubai. It went great, and I was told that I will be featured on some New York billboards. I think the photos turned out great. The makeup artists did a wonderful job, and the setting was also very professional. The video will be up on the Adidas website pretty soon, but I promise I will keep you guys updated on this one.

The best thing about the shoot was that I not only met Stella, but also her father, Paul McCartney. I got to talk to him a little, and I wish I had the nerve to ask him to sing a Beatles song for me, ha-ha. Anyway, even without a Beatles song, meeting was something I will probably remember forever. He is a legend after all.

I think this is it in a nutshell for today. Once again, thank you to all of you for supporting me, and I will check in again in a week or so.

Love,

Caroline

February 25, 2010 at 1:04 pm | Caroline's Blog | No comment

My December

First of all, I wish all of you a very happy and successful new year! I have not written anything in a while now but I hope you are not too mad at me for this. I actually have been pretty busy, as usual, but at the same time had a wonderful Christmas and am excited about the upcoming season.

In my last entry, I mentioned that I was scheduled to fly to Herzo, Germany, the Adidas Headquarters to meet the wonderful designers of Stella McCartney and discuss the new 2010 collection. It is such an honor to work with these truly creative people. I have always liked fashion, and being involved in designing some of my on-court gear is exciting. The experience has been good, and I think that the 2010 Adidas by Stella McCartney line is simply amazing. I tried on several dresses, shirts, and the colors and fit is awesome. I cant actually wait to show all of you because it is the best line yet.

After returning from Herzo, I continued my off season practice. I worked very hard on some of my weaknesses, and I really think that all the hard work that I have done will pay off very soon. I spent several hours everyday on court, but we also made sure that I spent some quality time in the gym. I did some long distance running trainings, lifted some weights, and as my crosstraining, I did boxing. Some people despise running, I actually came to be okay with it by now. The most exciting thing to do was naturally boxing. I have done it a couple of times before but never this much. I had no idea it was this tiring. After each crosstraining, I felt exhausted. Funny thing is, I got hit on the nose once by a fellow boxer. It hurt a little but I thought it was hilarious. My partner was freaking out a little, but I was just laughing because I found it so funny.

I had a wonderful Christmas; in those three days, we cut back a tiny bit from training. Christmas is one of my favorite holidays because I get to spend time with my family and closest friends. This was not different this time either; we had a couple of friends over, and had tons of food. I love Polish food, and my Mom cooked one of the best dinners ever. It was very traditional: it is usually meatless, and we had tons of carp. We had dried fruits, and kutia (a dessert made from wheat, poppy sees, honey and almonds) as dessert. It is also a tradition that before the first star enters the sky, one has to fill her heart with all good wishes and thoughts to have a wonderful time. Anyhow, me and my family had a great time.

After Christmas, I was back to my hard core training, but I made some time to attend the pre-opening premiere of the new Spielberg movie, Avatar. I thought it was very good, I saw it in 3D of course, and I can only recommend it to everyone. It is a bit too long, but the experience is priceless.

Right now, I am in Hong Kong. I arrived a couple of days ago to participate at the 2010 Hong Kong Tennis Classic. It is an honor to be invited. Myself, my good friend Victoria Azarenka and Swedish tennis legend Stefan Edberg are representing Team Europe. We already played Team Americas yesterday, I actually played Venus. It is such a wonderful experience to be in the same team with Vika and Stefan. Stefan is one of the greatest players of male tennis, and I am honored to be able to play with him. We played a mixed doubles match yesterday against Venus and Michael Chang. The crowd loved every minute of our match, and I think all of us had tons of fun.

I always like being in Hong Kong; the people and the city are great. I like their food as well, it is healthy yet tasty. The exhibition is organized great, and I always like playing this exceptional event. I had some light practices, I ususally hit with my friend Vika Azarenka. We have been good friends since the juniors, and are also being represented by the same agent, John Tobias.I also went to the player’s party with her on Tuesday, and wore the most gorgeous Stella McCartney dress that I got for Christmas. Yesterday, Vika and I participated in a children’s clinic, and we played with some kids. I had fun, and I felt that the kids appreciated it very much. They were so thankful and cute. I am glad I did the clinic. I will not play today, so I will have some time to practice very lightly. I was planning to go shopping for a couple of hours but I was not feeling 100% in the past couple of days. Therefore, I think I will just try to rest. I am a little sick and very tired from all my hard practicing, so it might be better if I just tried to get perfectly healthy before the Aussie Open.

I have to go now, but I will try to keep in touch. Once again, I wish everyone a wonderful new year!

January 8, 2010 at 6:20 am | Caroline's Blog | No comment

My Days in Barbados

Hi Everyone,

 

Now that I am back from Barbados, I thought you might like to hear about my trip. I spent 10 days there with my parents and my brother Patrick. We stayed at one of the most exclusive and beautiful resorts of the world, the Sandy Lane Hotel. We had the owner’s 5-bedroom penthouse suite with a butler and full time security. The suite was over 3000 square-feet, with a big jacuzzi in the living room. It was nothing short of amazing. The Sandy Lane Hotel has to be the nicest, most excusive hotel I have ever stayed at.

 

As I have mentioned in my last blog entry, I was in Barbados to play a one-weekend exhibition with my friend, Serena Williams. I have to admit, it went incredibly well; I was impressed with the job the promoter, Kodi Lewis and his team has done. They organized the exhibition for the 1^st time, and I think this was the best 1^st exhibition I ever participated in.

 

Serena and I had a great time; we played in front of 4000 people in the main gym in Bridgetown on Saturday. The crowd was loud and I could tell that they were really excited to have Serena and myself there, which I am grateful for.

 

I am glad I got to spend some time with Serena not only this past weekend, but over the past few years; and might add that we became pretty close friends. I have so much respect for her and what she has accomplished in her already legendary career. All young tennis players, including myself, owe a great deal to Venus and Serena for doing such a wonderful job promoting not only women’s tennis but women’s sports in general.

 

On Sunday, I joined Serena, Jeff Tarango and the #1 player from Barbados, Hayden Lewis in playing the 2^nd exhibition in the Sugar Hill Tennis Village. This absolutely spectacular tennis-only club is owned by John and David Lloyd. We played mixed doubles in front of 400 VIP guests; I partnered with Hayden to beat Serena and Jeff in a very fun pro-set.

 

Other than that, I spent my time mostly on court training. I would like to send a special thanks to Hayden, who has been my hitting partner in Barbados; I appreciate your help. When I didn’t practice, me and my family were just hanging out on the beach. Patrick and I went out sailing on a boat but what I enjoyed the most is riding the jet-ski. Altogether, it was a great trip, and I miss Barbados already.

 

I’m now in Copenhagen, staying with my brother in his new apartment. I will be training and spending time with some of my girlfriends in town. Next Tuesday, I am flying to Herzo, Germany for a day to meet some of the Stella McCartney designers in the Adidas Headquarters. The new Stella McCartney tennis clothing line is coming out soon, and I am very excited to be able to offer some input regarding the new line. I love fashion, and meeting the fabulous designers of Stella McCartney and Adidas is something to look forward to.

 

I will update you soon on my week in Copenhagen and I will offer you some details regarding my day in the Adidas Headquarters as well.

 

Thanks for all your support,

 

Caroline

 

December 3, 2009 at 6:12 pm | Caroline's Blog | No comment

My Vacation in Mauritius

Hello Everyone,

 

Now that I am back from my vacation, I thought I would share my recent experiences with you all. I spent 10 amazing days in Mauritius with my close friends Urszula and Agnieszka Radwanska and Angelique Kerber. We had two oceanfront suites in the beautiful Le Saint Gerant Resort. I enjoyed lying in the sun, snorkeling, yachting, receiving spa treatments and having dinners on the beach. I am actually hoping that we could make this an annual trip for us. On this note, thank you for the staff for all their work and kindness, I hope to see you again soon.

 

Following my vacation, I stayed with my brother Patrick at his new apartment in Copenhagen. I actually haven’t seen him for over a month now, so I was very excited to spend some time with him. Patrick is a professional football player, and has always been the one I look up to the most. He is a huge supporter of me, and I always cheer him on with his football career as well.

 

This past Tuesday (November 17) my family and I went to a party in Copenhagen to celebrate the conclusion of a very demanding yet successful 2009 tennis season. It was an elegant, black-tie event with over 200 of my closest friends, sponsors and supporters there. We partied until 3 in the morning, so I think everyone had a great time.

 

However, as usual, I did not get a whole lot of sleep while in Copenhagen. The morning after the party, I had to get up at 7 o’clock already for a Sony Ericsson photo shoot. The shoot took about 6 hours, so I think it’s safe to say that I was exhausted by the end of the day. The rest if the week I was busy with sponsor and media appearances, and catching up with my girlfriends. I went to the movies a couple times, but my trip to Copenhagen mostly seemed like work.

 

 

Today, I actually spent most of my day flying from Copenhagen to Barbados. My parents and brother are with me as well, and we are staying at one of the most exclusive and beautiful resorts of the world, the Sandy Lane Hotel. We have a 5-bedroom penthouse apartment with a butler and full time security. I will be in Barbados until December 2, just working out and training and preparing for the 2010 season. Actually, on Saturday, November 28, my friend Serena Williams will join me here for an exhibition to promote tourism in Barbados. We already played 4 exhibitions last year together, and we got along well and always had fun.

 

After my Barbados trip, I will return home to Monaco to continue my off-season training. I will write you later to update you all on how my trip is going.

 

Thanks for all your support; I appreciate it a lot,

 

Caroline

 

November 24, 2009 at 10:56 am | Caroline's Blog | No comment

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