There was just kind of like this little voice inside of me that just said, 'You know, you're not done,' |
There was just this little voice inside of me that said, 'You know, you're not done. Now is not the time to retire. You still have some great things to accomplish in tennis.' |
We played good tennis during three hours and the crowd enjoyed it. It was tennis of a good level but not of the highest one, |
We'll see what happens. I'll just give it my best. |
We've played twice this year and I haven't beaten her, but I'll just give it my best. |
weirdest situation that I've ever experienced in a Grand Slam. |
What can I say? ... I am 30 and I have been on the tour for 17 years and there are still firsts for me. That's pretty amazing. |
What went wrong? What didn't? April or May was my last bad match so it happens. I'm only human. |
When I lost the first set, I said, 'OK, I need to get help,' ... The treatment ... helped. |
When I lost the first set, I thought, 'Okay I just need to get help,' |
When I was out with my injury, I didn't know if I was going to be able to play again or not, ... There was just kind of this little voice inside of me that said, 'You know, you're not done. Now's not the time to retire. You still have some great things to accomplish in tennis.' |
When she came back to 30-all, I knew it was going to be tough. A very tough match, |
Winning a Grand Slam changes everything. There is so much off-court stuff to deal with. And there are expectations of keeping it going that make it tough. |
Women's tennis is a lot tougher now that it was 10 years ago. So for me to be competing in the top now means I need to be stronger and faster and better than before. |
You never know, this could be my last one, ... Not because I want it to be, but who knows what can happen in life? So each time that I get farther and do better, yeah, it means a lot more to me now than before. |