I want to win this title again. I think that you are really, at the end of the day, judged on how many Grand Slam titles you have, and probably how many titles you have. |
I was a little nervous out there because the last time I tried to play my back wouldn't let me, |
I was a little scared going out. The last time I tried to play, it didn't go so well. |
I was actually a little nervous. I've been counting down the days because I wanted to play. |
I was consistent and hitting the ball very hard. I was very excited about that. Today was the best match I've played since Wimbledon (where she lost to Venus Williams in the final), the kind of tennis I want to play. |
I was excited to get out there and play, I was jumping around, ready to go. |
I was glad I came back the next service game and broke her, so that was important, |
I was happy to get her in the first match because she's the type of player who gets better as tournaments go on. I played well. |
I was hoping to recover in time, but unfortunately I'm not yet ready to play competitively. |
I was just able to eke out the second set, and the third set I just played a lot better and she started to make a lot more unforced errors. |
I was never in too much danger, |
I was probably as surprised as anybody when it was all said and done, ... I feel really proud of myself. |
I was really encouraged by how the first set went, ... and at the same time, I got a really tight set under my belt. You get nerves whenever a match gets that close, so it was nice to experience that again. |
I was really fired up to play well and I'm glad I did that, ... I was in control of most of the match, dictating most of the rallies and played very well winning those four games in a row in the middle of the first set and again to finish the match. |
I was really happy with the way I started out today, |