My back is fine, |
My back is good. I was scared going out on the court. But it feels fine right now. It's been 7-to-8 weeks since I played a match. I didn't play my best but I won. |
My back was not a problem. I was consistent, hitting the ball hard, and I am very excited about that. |
New York has its ups and downs for every player. |
Normally you don't want to give yourself that many chances till you win it, ... I kept coming back here, kept always struggling in the finals. And today I was happy, finally, after all these years, able to pull it out. |
Obviously I'm happy to get a good win, and get it in before it rained. |
Obviously, you never know when a career is going come to an end, ... I have no absolute, no plans to stop. If I said on court as long as I am playing and in contention for titles and not injured, I am going to be back, I absolutely believe that. |
On the men's side, obviously, you have some upsets still here once in a while. Hopefully women's tennis will get to where there's a lot of depth from one through 100. |
On the second set, I felt like I was playing well and hitting the ball well, ... First set, I just don't think either of us played all that well. ... But as the match went on, I felt like I was getting much better rhythm and on top of the balls and being a little bit more consistent with my shot. |
People believe what they believe. You hear about women playing only three sets while men play five, |
She gave me a few errors, which always helps, |
She has played well against me a lot of times, |
She is a great competitor, one of the few pure lefties on the tour, |
She is a huge fighter. |
She is a little bit dramatic when she wins and it takes her a while to get to the net, |