It just came down to the one break. I had my chance to go for the break in the third, and to get back even in the last game, and I just didn't win those couple of points today. So you know, I didn't start the match playing well, but I was able to turn that around and start to play better and played well at the end of the second set. And even the third set I played okay. |
It seems like the top players are really stepping up and have been getting through with relative ease, |
It seems like the top women are really stepping up and have been getting through with relative ease. It's hard to sound too cocky about that. I think normally there's a few more closer matches in there. |
It should be an interesting next round. |
It was a bizarre feeling walking out because I knew before the match I was in, ... There was really nothing for me to play for. When I got close to losing, finally the pride hit me and I got going. |
It was a good first match to get under my belt, she is a very good player, |
It was a really tough match. I knew she definitely had the ability to be dangerous, and that was the best that she's played against me. |
It was a strange match with lots of ups and downs from both of us. I started off really well, but from 3-all in the second set, I missed a few and she stepped it up. I got off to a good start at the beginning of the third, and I think that settled the matter. Her level dropped again and I was able to take advantage. |
It was a terrible match. People asked me if I was hurt (the residue of a back injury that bothered her during the Wimbledon final against Venus Williams). I wish I could say that. Unfortunately, I felt fine. At Wimbledon, I played my heart out and played really well and I totally got beat. Against Elena, I felt a lot of it had to do with me. |
It was a tough match. I served well and didn't get a break, that was the important thing. |
It was an interesting week, |
It was like two different matches, ... I was playing really badly to start off with, missing a lot of returns and she was playing really well. At the two match points, I thought 'I’m on the plane going home tomorrow' but then it can change around that quickly. |
It was nice to hit the ball better and be in control of points, ... That's the kind of tennis I prefer to play. |
It was the kind of tennis I wanted to play, |
It was the kind of tennis I wanted to play. Even a few balls that I missed, I thought I struck the ball well, better than the other nights. I knew that she liked to dictate play so I was trying to overpower her and hit the ball hard and not let her have a lot of time. |