Whether as participant, cheerleader, assistant captain or simply their “team mum”, Australia’s Billie Jean King Cup finalists are imploring Sam Stosur to stay part of one other push to beat the world.
The 2-0 defeat by Switzerland within the closing in Glasgow meant the 38-year-old did not get her probability to make a possible enjoying farewell to the world ladies’s crew championship that she’s graced for half a lifetime.
She had been lined as much as play within the doubles if a deciding rubber was wanted however following singles defeats for Storm Sanders and Ajla Tomljanovic, that match wasn’t wanted with Stosur left reflecting on her second loss within the closing in three years.
And she would not know if there will be one other probability.
Asked about her future within the competitors, the previous US Open champ, who made her BJK Cup debut in 2003 when the competitors was nonetheless often called the Federation Cup, smiled: “I’d love to be part of it forever, but, yeah, that’s probably not possible.
After collecting her runner’s-up medal from the great Billie Jean herself, Stosur added: “I’ll take pleasure in this second, and if that is the final one, then that is a proud second.”
Never rule out Stosur, though. She played two high-pressure doubles with Sanders in Glasgow, and won them both, improving her remarkable record in the BJK Cup to 39 match wins from 35 ties.
“We are very pleased with ourselves, once more reaching the ultimate twice in three years. You know, there’s a lot upside nonetheless to this crew; we have a reasonably younger crew – apart from me!
“These guys will be around for a long time to come. Absolutely so proud of them, we give it our heart and soul every single time we step out on court. That’s all you can ask for.
“Finalist is nice – however, yeah, we wish another.”
Asked if she wanted to be involved in the team in the future even in a non-playing capacity, Stosur, flanked by her admiring teammates, had barely had to time to respond before singles No.1 Ajla Tomljanovic cried ‘yes!’ and Ellen Perez should ‘team mum!’.
The ever-popular Stosur simply told them all: “Yes – however I’m joyful simply to return and cheer.”
