I knew I'd be rusty and trying to find my rhythm. I felt I got a break at 4-4 in the first set. After that, I played calmer and more consistent. |
I knew it would be tough, ... I didn't feel I was playing my best or striking the ball that well, but I still managed to win despite the circumstances. |
I knew that if it wasn't in two sets, that my chances were significantly reduced. |
I made a few errors and allowed her to come back into the match, giving her confidence. She broke me a few times but I still managed to come back, and I feel good about that. |
I mean, when she's playing consistent and she can make more balls than she's missing, she's playing tough. |
I played a good tiebreak, a good second set and served well, |
I played well and my body held up. So I am thrilled. To win here, I need to play four days in a row. I am not getting any younger and I have to be fresh for my next match. |
I really don?t know how to explain it, |
I really felt that this was a lot closer than the score suggests. Francesca is a tough player to play against. Every ball she can get is going to come back. |
I really wanted to come in here and kind of test my back and play matches and see how everything held up. This definitely went better than I could have hoped or expected. |
I remember as the rally went on thinking, 'Oh, God, it's getting worse'. |
I sprained it a little bit the other day. It was just a little bit swollen. ... I kind of jammed it on one shot. Hopefully, it will have a little time to get better. |
I started playing tournaments at 15 and I'm 29 now. It definitely gets a lot tougher as you get older and older. |
I still feel a little worn down, ... It was a great but demanding two weeks. I started to feel a bit better today but getting over a loss like that is probably the toughest thing you have to do. |
I still feel like I would have beaten a lot of players today. She's going to be at the top as soon as she plays more and more. |