For the moment, at least on the fitness side, I'm getting really close to peak. And on the tennis side, I just want to get better every day and I'm not thinking about that. I just want to enjoy it and hit some balls. |
I came here chasing for a success. I knew that my game was improving but I needed a win. I served rather well today. |
I can take a lot of positives. I wanted to dictate the game and managed to do that for a while. I just lacked some intensity, particularly towards the end. |
I think she played one of her best matches against me. She stepped in from the first and played some unbelievable shots. I was really impressed by her. |
I think she played one of the best matches against me. She stepped in as soon as the match started and played some really unbelievable shots. I was very impressed by her level of tennis today. |
I was really upset when I saw that this morning. I think it's really bad. |
I'm relieved. I had the worst possible start but then (captain) Guy (Forget) told me I was playing badly and it was 7-6. It gave me confidence and I played better afterwards. |
In the first set, I really succeeded in staying in court and not backing up on her powerful shots. But then, bit by bit, I got less into the ball - and she was able to develop her game. |
She served very well and mixed her game. I had a lot of opportunities but simply couldnt take the lead, |
She still takes the ball really early and still has unbelievably good hand-and-eye coordination. When she stopped playing before, she was good. And now, she has a lot of confidence from the Australian Open. |
Sometimes for different reasons there are injuries and you don't have your (top) players. But a good team can bring out other players and we have a good team to do that. |
Sometimes for the European players, they like to go home because they spend a long time here in the States. They feel like they want to go home. For me, that would be the main benefit of a European player to go back. The main benefit of being here is, you can still practice and set up your clay-court season under good conditions. There are lots of courts, there are good weather conditions, and you can build up for the French Open. |
That's the best I've ever seen her play. |