I’m physically exhausted, I have nothing left in the tank. I played really badly, the same as I did in Moscow. I really don’t want to be on the court at the moment playing like this and I think I need to take a rest to get the motivation back. |
If the match is a bit tighter, if I give her more points with errors, I don't know, but perhaps she would stay in it. There really was zero hope for her, so from my point of view, this victory is deserved. |
In between the points I saw how much difficulty she sometimes had breathing. But my level was OK, I'm satisfied. |
In the end the final decision was made by the Australian Open directors, ... The best answer is probably on the court. |
In the second set, I missed a couple of chances to break her serve and I got frustrated. I thought I can't go on like this, so I was able to refocus and come back. |
It always makes the tournament very special when you win it once, and twice is very different, |
It is great feeling. It is the biggest win, obviously. I really think that's a huge step for me. I don't know where it's going to take me, but it is a step. You know that it's an important moment. |
It is important to recover well because I feel very tired at the moment with the accumulation of matches and it is having an impact on my game. |
It is tough, obviously a little bit more for her than for me. |
It is very strange to get through like that, we had such a great battle. It was a little bit of an unfinished match, I just hope it is not too bad and it gets better soon. |
It took me a few years to understand how to play on this surface and now I'm starting to feel comfortable. So it's a very good feeling actually, |
It was a big battle, |
It was a bit more difficult than what the scoreboard shows. She didn't play badly, but I countered her in almost every area. |
It was a tough match but I was well physically. |
It was a tough one, ... She really took her chances and I thought she played great tennis. I also think I didn't play as well as I did [Thursday] or the day before, but all the credit to her for pushing me the way she did today. |