I keep saying that I need matches, I need confidence, I need just to take the rhythm of the competition again, especially in Grand Slams. |
I knew at the beginning of the match I couldn't win it. You always want to try because you know it's a Grand Slam final. If I would have kept playing, maybe I would injure something else. I have no regrets. |
I lost a bit of my concentration for a few games. |
I love the finals, |
I played the first set and the beginning of the second with very high intensity. After that the match changed a little bit. It was very difficult to keep the intensity as high as it was, but I could win this match probably earlier. But finally when I had to be aggressive at the end of the set, I did. |
I really enjoyed it. It's only in this situation, especially at home, that you feel this atmosphere, you get this feeling. |
I run like probably I never ran in the past on the tennis court. So it's been very hard for me physically, but I could handle it and be stronger at the end. |
I start to feel old on the tour, |
I started very well. Even when she came back [after a break] in the first set, I think I [was] very consistent, won a lot of points with the forehand. I was up 2-0 in the second and lost a little bit of energy and aggression. She took all the opportunities. She was serving much better, came to the net much more often. |
I think for me it's much harder to play my first rounds where I have a lot of pressure, where I have to win. I'm more comfortable when I know I'm going to play a seeded player. It's going to be a good test for me. |
I think I played pretty solid in the second and the third sets. She put me under a lot of pressure in the first but I kept fighting. |
I think I was dominating the match. I was up 6-2, 5-2, then I lost my concentration a little bit at that point. That cost me the second set. I really helped her to come back in the match. |
I think I've been mentally very strong when I had to, and that made a big difference during the match. Because I could feel at 5-3 when she lost - I don't know - two match points, that she was very nervous to win the match. I could feel it. And at that point, I still believed that I could win the match. |
I think it was a great match. That's the only thing I can say because it's been very intense physically and mentally. Maria played a great match - the best I've seen her play in a long time. It was tough, very intense, even in the third set. But I'm very happy the way it ended, for sure. |
I think Kim played pretty solid, very consistent. But the conditions were difficult. ... I'll have another chance. My main goal remains the U.S. Open. |