January 02, 2010
Maria defeated Venus Williams of the United States 6-3 6-4 in 1 hour and 23 minutes to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Thailand's beach resort city of Hua Hin in her first match of 2010.
After the match, Maria said: “It’s good to be back and I was glad to play against Venus in my first match of the year. I still remember when I first came to Thailand before. I was still young and had a great match with Venus. I will start practice now and use this beautiful hot weather to prepare for the Australian Open. I grew up in Florida. It's warm and humid there so here it's okay for me. They make you feel like you are a part of them and a part of the culture. I love the food like khao (rice) and different spices.”
In the mixed doubles Maria teamed up with Paradorn Srichaphan and they lost 6-8 to Williams and Danai Udomchoke.
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