I feel optimistic about the Open and my shoulder is doing well, |
I fell ill during the trip from Tokyo to Paris, |
I felt I could break her any time. I know people are hungry to beat me after I won Wimbledon but I love beating them too. |
I felt pretty good out there, ... I was hitting pretty solid, doing the right things, serving well, putting pressure on her. |
I felt really good. It feels good to get back into action. It's good to be back on the court competing. That's where I belong. |
I focused in the third set and won it. I'll need to play better than I played today. |
I focused in the third set and won it. Obviously I'll need to improve for my next rounds, but I'm pretty sure I'll get better. |
I gave it all I had in the tie breaker and then in the third I ran out of gas, ... At that point it's pretty tough, physically as the points were going longer, it was to Kim's advantage. Physically, I still have to get a lot better. |
I go there to play and would like to play against strong opponents. I always enjoy high-level competition, |
I got off to a great start and then maybe I wasn't aggressive enough and let her into the match in the second set. I don't know exactly what happened, I just lost my concentration a bit, but was able to get back on track in the final set. |
I grew a few centimeters this year and I'm still getting used to my height, |
I had only myself as company, ... It just made me tougher. |
I have to feel safe in order to perform well, |
I haven't played a lot of matches, so I'm just trying to get used to the conditions, the stadium, the wind, playing under the lights for the first time in a while. When you're out for a little while, first match you're a little tentative. The injury, you don't know how it's going to be. So far it's OK. |
I haven't really seen much of how she plays. I've heard she's got a big, powerful game. |