It's the first time for me to throw beans at the media. It's kind of revenge. |
It's very unfortunate. She played unbelievable tennis, the best I've seen her play. She played basically out of her mind in the second set, and it was so close in the third set. |
Lindsay is always tough on this surface, it's very quick. I know it was a great final this year, so I'm really looking forward to, hopefully, another great final with her. |
Martina's return gives a lot of excitement to the game. Definitely she hasn't played for a long time, but I think everyone is very excited. |
Mentally it was pretty tough, when you know you've got a very patient opponent and you know that it's really hot out there. |
Mentally, ... I wasn't there. I didn't have any motivation. But I was better in the third set; I started making the great passing shots that I needed to break her. |
Most of the top players are playing, aren't they? |
My dad was my wake-up call and he said, 'Good morning, champion,' ... He is really happy. My mom called later, and she is really happy. |
New York hasn't ever seen the best of me. |
Not many people can say that they're No. 1 in the world, ... If I can have it for an hour, for a week, just the fact that you're No. 1 is an amazing feeling. |
Nothing is out of reach for me, |
Obviously, I felt a little tired but that's normal after playing four straight weeks. I mean, I'm not gonna feel great. My body's not gonna feel great. That's absolutely normal. But I just have to give it all I had, and I tried. But, you know, at the end of the day, just come up short. That's all right. |
Of course, it's a surprise, but Kim has not played in a while, and it's hard to come back and play your best tennis. I just knew I had to worry about my match. |
Oh God, I don't know what I'm doing here right now, ... I'm so excited to be in the semis, it's an amazing feeling. |
Overall I'm happy to get through the match, but it definitely wasn't the best match I played, |