I mean, the second year on the tour is obviously much harder than the first. |
I think I played one of my best matches. She's the number one seed, and I'm happy that I was able to play my game. |
I think the match was pretty winnable, but that is how it is. It is hard when you are not playing your best tennis and the other girl's coming from winning a tournament...The bottom line is I did not play up to my standard and did not play well. Of course I'd love to have done better. But it's the beginning of the year and I just have to put it behind me. |
I thought I played a good match, ... I knew that she can run well and that she likes a certain pace, so I tried to change the pace as much as possible. She hits a very solid ball and takes it early, so she can also make you run a lot. But I stuck to my game and played my shots. |
I thought I played a good match. I had a solid start to the match in the first set. In the second set, she picked up her game, but I think I played well when it mattered on the important points. |
I wasn't really in it from the beginning. She played a good match. I think I was really rusty. |
I'm actually very excited, ... I still have nothing to lose. |
I'm feeling the ball good. I guess I'm just playing the best tennis I've ever played. Just feels like I'm improving on a daily basis. |
I'm going to have maybe 50 unforced errors one day, but I'm going to also have 50 winners that day. Maybe I can add variation to my game, but I'm going to win matches only when I hit those winners. If I win matches by moon-balling, then I'm not going to satisfy myself the way I played that day. |
I'm old enough to know better, but still too young to care. |
I'm very happy about it. |
I've never played at senior level in Japan, but I've been to Osaka twice and to Nagoya twice in the juniors. I've always played well in Japan. I'm looking forward to a great week, |
I've never played at senior level in Japan, but I've been to Osaka twice and to Nagoya twice in the juniors. I've always played well in Japan. I'm looking forward to a great week. |
If you expect me to play perfect tennis, I can't. What matters most is that I won. |
It is a delightful experience to partner a player like Kim and very exciting to win a match against Venus and Serena. |