The winner of this weekend can really go far in the competition. This will be the hardest match for us. |
There are many good players and pretty tough first-round matches. Things will be hard for me, as early as my first match. |
There have been a lot of strange calls. I felt really uncomfortable on the court because of that because we're playing one of the best Grand Slam tournaments and (there's been) so many wrong calls. |
This is a great step forward for me, |
This was the point, when I got really nervous, ... Being so close to my first title made my legs disappear. |
To be honest, this morning I didn't feel like playing. I have been here since Saturday and only played my first match on Thursday so I had a lazy feeling. But as soon as I stepped on court everything turned around and my legs felt back and I was ready to fight. |
Today it was hard to challenge. She was going for winners and getting them. I tried to play my best, but I just couldn't do it. |
We both were on and off, ... We both had some great points and we both had some bad - a lot of unforced errors. But we both fought hard and stuck to the end. |
We had break points, we had really bad points. We had a lot of unforced errors. It was a very tough match mentally, ... We both wanted to win. That's why we were a bit over-reacting, I can say. |
We have like six weeks off, and you take two weeks for vacation and then you have to start training for the next year already. The weeks fly by. We need more of a break. |
When she came back, |