▁ 1 0 ▁when ▁her ▁brother ▁May kel ▁Silva ▁Lor ente ▁took ▁her ▁to ▁a ▁table ▁tennis ▁club ▁in ▁Mat anz as , ▁Cuba . ▁The ▁next ▁year ▁she ▁started ▁in ▁the ▁Sport ing ▁Initial ▁School ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 3 , ▁she ▁joined ▁the ▁Cub an ▁High ▁Performance ▁Center ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁Can c un ▁Open ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 6 . ▁After ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁Mexico ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁she ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁tra iner ▁and ▁her ▁students ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁Games ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁She ▁obtained ▁Mexican ▁citizens hip ▁after ▁marry ing ▁the ▁Mexican ▁Roberto ▁Mad rig al ▁Hern ández , ▁who ▁is ▁also ▁her ▁coach . ▁She ▁has ▁two ▁daughters , ▁Y ad ira ▁and ▁Angel ica ▁Mad rig al ▁Silva , ▁and ▁lives ▁with ▁her ▁family ▁in ▁the ▁Mexican ▁city ▁of ▁Villa h erm osa , ▁Tab as co . ▁Silva ▁cons iders ▁herself ▁a ▁house w ife ▁who ▁still ▁prepar es ▁Cub an ▁food , ▁but ▁has ▁been ▁taught ▁Mexican ▁cu is ine ▁by ▁her ▁mother - in - law . ▁Silva ▁has ▁conf essed ▁that ▁leaving ▁her ▁daughters ▁is ▁the ▁t ough est ▁thing ▁for ▁her , ▁even ▁when ▁her ▁mother ▁B ár bara ▁L lor ente ▁takes ▁care ▁of ▁them . ▁She ▁cons iders ▁her ▁mom ▁an ▁example ▁and ▁appreci ates ▁the ▁great ▁deal ▁of ▁support ▁she ▁gives ▁her . ▁ ▁Equ ip ment