Other tournaments are even more important to me personally because I, in the past, have never played really good here. But when I look at the draw and I see how big this event is, I, yeah, am a little bit frustrated. |
She did everything so well. She was a complete player today, all over the court. |
She had a pretty good run in the second set and I really had to fight back and focus on every point, |
She made some mistakes. But when she hit the ball, it was so strong that I had no chance to sustain rallies. I tried to change speeds a bit, but her forehand return was powerful today. |
She played great today and from the start I was not there. I couldn't feel the ball as well as I would like to. I was not happy with the strings at all. I couldn't get the racket strung the way I wanted it. |
She puts huge pressure on me. She is so present on the court. She really forces you back. It's tough to get the rallies going and move her around. |
She was maybe lucky in the first set, a little bit, to win it. Sometimes it's like that. |
She's a great player and I'm really happy to win such a difficult match and to win overall, |
She's always trying to play tactics against me ... but if it's not working 100 percent, she looks shaky and she loses her rhythm. |
She's maybe a little favorite. But I think I have a shot. |
The first four-to-five games I had to stick with her pace and her hard serves. She hit some clever shots, like slower ones to my backhand. |
There was a lot going on. In the first set, she was not on the court yet, and I was there. So I was really quick. Then I think it was pretty close all the games, and I started to be really nervous thinking too many things. Because it would be my first victory at the Championships and it means so much to me, I got too nervous. I couldn't play anymore. In the third set, I just stayed calm and was so lucky to hold my serve the first few games to get my confidence back and hit some winners and serve well. |
This is huge. I really think she is the greatest clay-court player there is at the moment. It's just amazing that I could come back and win it at the end. |
When I?m ready, I would like to start serving. I know she does it and it?s her way, but I think on the serve, you should go with the pace of the server. She needs the time, I guess. I don?t think it?s really to break my rhythm or something, it?s just that she needs it. |
When I'm ready, I would like to start serving. I know she does it and it's her way, but I think on the serve, you should go with the pace of the server. She needs the time, I guess. I don't think it's really to break my rhythm or something, it's just that she needs it. |