Nara flies to wrong Charleston for match

AFP, TOKYO: Japanese tennis player Kurumi Nara was wildly off target Saturday after attempting to fly to Charleston, South Carolina for a tournament, only to land at Charleston, West Virginia -- 400 miles to the north.
To her horror, the pint-sized Nara realised the blunder when her coach let out a yelp while they were in the air.
“You wouldn’t believe what happened,” the player wrote on her blog. “My coach Natsuki (Harada) screamed: ‘What?! I think we might be flying to the wrong city!’ It’s so annoying they have two airports with the same name, it really is!”
Nara, the world number 78, had been flying from Osprey, Florida, where she played in a ITF Challenger tournament last week, to Charleston via Atlanta.
But she was able to see the funny side—eventually.
“I really shouldn’t laugh but it did make us laugh,” said Nara, who produced a stunning upset over Venus Williams in Indian Wells last month.
“After a run of bad luck, good things are supposed to happen. We’ll buy another ticket and go back to Atlanta and try again.”
She added: “I’ll make sure I’m in the best shape possible and try and win my next match.”

Nara flies to wrong Charleston for match

AFP, TOKYO: Japanese tennis player Kurumi Nara was wildly off target Saturday after attempting to fly to Charleston, South Carolina for a tournament, only to land at Charleston, West Virginia -- 400 miles to the north. To her horror, the pint-sized Nara realised the blunder when her coach let out a yelp while they were in the air. You wouldnt believe what happened, the player wrote on her blog. My coach Natsuki (Harada) screamed: What?! I think we might be flying to the wrong city! Its so annoying they have two airports with the same name, it really is! Nara, the world number 78, had been flying from Osprey, Florida, where she played in a ITF Challenger tournament last week, to Charleston via Atlanta. But she was able to see the funny sideeventually. I really shouldnt laugh but it did make us laugh, said Nara, who produced a stunning upset over Venus Williams in Indian Wells last month. After a run of bad luck, good things are supposed to happen. Well buy another ticket and go back to Atlanta and try again. She added: Ill make sure Im in the best shape possible and try and win my next match.