I felt like we both got a little sloppy, |
I felt like, for awhile there, I couldn't have played much worse - like, it was not good. |
I felt that I wasn't even close, to be honest, |
I felt within myself. I felt like I was hitting the ball well and I wasn't panicked and I wasn't uptight about anything. |
I guess you could argue that. That changed drastically when they started seeding 32, |
I had people coming up all the time and even now they are still and they seem very touched by what happened, ... I don't know if it's because they feel sorry for me or they really enjoyed the match or whatever it may be. But for some reason, that match sticks out more in fan's minds than other matches that they've ever brought up to me. |
I had people coming up all the time and even now they are still and they seem very touched by what happened. I don't know if it's because they feel sorry for me or they really enjoyed the match or whatever it may be. But for some reason, that match sticks out more in fan's minds than other matches that they've ever brought up to me. |
I had the chance there after the first set, she wasn't looking so good. I definitely let her back in early in the second and gave her some confidence and when she has confidence, she plays really well. |
I haven't had any problems since I came back the second time this summer. Every other day helps quite a bit as well, knowing that I now have almost probably 48 hours before I play again. It's obviously much tougher when you've got back-to-back-to-back matches. |
I hope I have that desire in me when the time comes. I'm annoyed at the moment. At Wimbledon, I played my heart out and totally got beat. Today, I felt like a lot of it had to do with me. |
I hope, ... I mean, of anyone she is probably the most fit player we have on tour. She looks like she is in incredible shape again. While I hope that's the case [that she's tired], I'll just expect that she'll be ready to go. |
I hung in there, played some good points and found myself in a third set. Her level went down in the third set and I was hitting the ball much cleaner then. To play her here in the first match is probably the most difficult draw I could have had, so I’m glad to get through it. |
I just have to serve well, be aggressive, hit the ball hard and not allow her to get into any rhythm. |
I just hope I can get better as the tournament goes on. |
I knew before the match started that I was in. It was a bizarre feeling walking out. It was hard. There are no ranking points, no extra money, nothing like that. That's a shame. But when I started losing, pride hit me. |