Two attacking players ready to fight out Australian Open final The Australian Open final between Li Na and Dominika Cibulkova is probably not the one that many people would have predicted before the tournament, but to me it's not that surprising to see these two playing for the title. Obviously Li Na is a fantastic player and especially here, where she's been in the final twice before. She's also a grand slam champion and she was always going to be a threat because she plays so well on these courts. She always prepares really well in the off-season so she is fit and ready when she arrives. My fellow Slovakian Cibulkova has probably come out of the blue for some people but everyone on the tour knows how dangerous she can be when she's playing well. She has caused a lot of upsets in her career because she is not afraid to go after her shots and be aggressive when it counts. Like Li, she is also a very good mover. Staying aggressive is very important against big players, where it's easy to let them dictate the points, especially if you are feeling a bit nervous. But Domi really showed that she can stay on the attack against Agnieszka Radwanska in the semi-finals and when she knocked out Maria Sharapova earlier in the tournament. This is a huge occasion for Domi and a very big day for tennis in our country. We are only 5.5 million people, but sport is very big in Slovakia and tennis is probably up there with soccer and ice hockey as the most popular to watch. We are quite a young country (we were part of Czechoslovakia until the early 1990s) and I think that makes us very patriotic, especially about sport. We have had a lot of success in the last few years in women's tennis especially, and it has really grown, so we now have a new generation of very talented girls coming through juniors as well. When I was part of the team that won the Fed Cup in 2002 it was a really big story and things have grown from there. Any time any of us gets a big result there is a massive media interest back home. Domi and I both speak to the Slovak media on the phone after every match we play, wherever we are in the world, and I know from my Twitter and Facebook messages how passionate the Slovakian tennis fans are and how many people are watching us on TV even at smaller tournaments. I'm sure Domi's phone has been ringing a lot in the past few days! You have to shut that attention out a little bit in order to keep playing well. She has been in a semi-final before (at Roland Garros) and she has probably been using that experience and what she learnt from dealing with the attention then. That's when your team can really help you, by keeping all the routines you have had for every match and trying not to change too many little things so that this feels, as much as possible, like just another match. Once they get on court and start playing, it will be about who is not afraid to go for it and execute their shots. Li Na's backhand is her biggest weapon but her forehand has also improved a lot. Cibulkova needs to find a way to neutralise that and stay on the attack, because that's when she is at her best. Personally, I am always sad when another Australian Open comes to a close because I love being here. It's been a pretty good tournament for me and I can't wait to come back next year. Follow Daniela on Twitter: @dhantuchova