A few days before meeting Caroline Wozniacki I attended an event with Monica Puig. It was an assignment – to write a profile of the tennis player – but I wasn’t allowed to interview her. This was not Puig’s decision but the WTA’s. I was told that I could email my questions to the WTA (through the PR firm hosting the event) and that they would be passed on to Puig.
Luckily for me, the evening included a Q&A with the player. And I got to chat with her briefly, mostly about her dog. I came away from the meeting, as after that with Wozniacki, impressed by the young woman’s poise, friendliness, and dedication. The next day I emailed my inquiries, thinking of Vladimir Nabokov, who always insisted that would-be interviewers submit their questions in writing.
Today, Wozniacki plays her first match at the Miami Open – against Monica Puig. Having met – and liked – both of them, I am understandably torn as to who to root for. Though the journalist in me realizes that if Puig loses, she’ll have more time to answer my questions.
