I was ready, but I wasn't at my best, ... Now nobody will disturb me about this. Nobody will say nothing to me. I'll just relax and take some time off, I guess, and just prepare for the next events. |
I was so tense that my nerves just got me today. I just couldn't think properly. I am very upset with the game I played... but I am very happy to go through. |
I will do my best to play here and I guess everyone will understand my decision. |
I will play [in Ashe] also. |
I'm getting there. Today I understood what I have to work on, and I have to just get back to the training court and work about it. But hopefully in a couple matches with top players, I'll get my level and can compete against them in the top level. |
I'm pretty excited with the way I played. You know, I (was) dictating the match almost all the time. I could have done better, as always, you know, but I mean, I am pretty excited with the way I played. I played very well (in the) first set. The second set was pretty close, but I knew I have to hang there. Otherwise, if I let Amelie play a little bit, I wouldn't get it back, I wouldn't have another chance. |
I've learned a lesson, and it's tough. But the tough things make you grow stronger and make you learn. |
In the start of the match it was a little difficult. It was my first match of the tournament. I need more matches to get into my rhythm. I don't feel like I am on the top of my game right now. |
It can't be a bad season when you win a Grand Slam, but we have to now play the most important tournament of the year, this one, the Fed Cup, and we want to win it. |
it just happened. I wasn't at my best. This year was not good for me. I take things how I take them. |
It seems so little, |
It was an easy match, ... I lost concentration in the fourth game of the second set and allowed her to break me but I never lost control of the match. |
It was really hard to retire from this because I couldn't move and I was (down) 7-6, 3-2 or set and break. It's pretty disappointing. Imagine if I could move what could have happened. I had some easy balls. I just couldn't get my feet under it. If I cannot move it's very frustrating. |
It was tough, I wasn't playing my tennis. I felt like I was playing defensive tennis against her best offensive tennis. |
It's been a tough year. I played too much and I burned myself out (in the indoor tournaments late last year), |