– What happened in the first set?
– Without comments. I didn’t understand at all what was happening …
– What was the difficulty?
– Just to make a draw. She began to punch immediately, and I tried to at least turn the ball into the game, tear a ball and tie a draw. When I played too gently – she answered tightly when I tried a little more – I was wrong. The second set I played more or less well, somewhere she also played unstable. The third set seemed to start normally. Then my feed was, 40:15, there were two receptions under the back line. I have already dropped on my knee – everything flies. I had the idea just to hit the court. Because in the second and third sets she no longer gave that density and was not so sure of those lines.
– How dense was the rotation, it seemed that you could not cope.
– I would not say that the case was in rotation, as it seemed to me, but more in the fact that it gave a good depth and density.
– It seemed that you did not get the center of the racket on the ball, just because the ball rotated so quickly and lowered so quickly that you got on it the bottom of the racket.
– I did not feel it particularly. But very well I saw that the ball on the racket did not sit at all. Two receptions for 40:15, then 4: 2, 15:40 on its feed …
– What happened at this moment?
– 15:40 … At the first there was a good flow to the body. My ball just slides into the net. Then he gives Aes – equals the account. Then the first two innings. I could not accept at all. Although just went to the reception as usual. And it was aimed at just turning the ball into the court, to the center, to tie a draw, because in the draw I had more opportunities to somehow impose a game and a pace. You play gently – she has been working very well today. As soon as she was comfortable with her the ball – she immediately deployed it. I had today the day I don’t know just … really without comments.
– What did you do during the pause through the rain?
– I ate, dressed, went to physio, because a few days ago I started to hurt his back a little. She kneaded again …
– How do you relationships with yoga instructor? What does she give to you?
– Very good. I feel my body is better recovering, helps calm. Every day we make yoga, stretch marks 2 times. We also practice working with breathing, visualization … But in such a match as today, peace is not present.
– Do you know that after the last match, Rospropaganda called you “the main Russophobia of Ukraine”?
– I don’t care what they said. How do I react to it? I have a poffig. Can write everything they want.
– Have your plans changed for further tournaments, you had to play in Prague?
– I had to play in Hamburg and then in Prague. But I cannot fly from London so far, there are no tickets in the near future, now we are resolving this issue. I need to restore my back and some knee.
– Satisfied with the general result in the tournament?
– I am pleased that I was able to overcome something internal for myself in two matches and that I played normally. Today, of course, it is unfortunate … Especially when you realize that the grid is also good enough that everyone can play, plus grass, plus I was in a good shape. So such matches as today, they are very annoying, because you realize that somewhere the wind, somewhere she was a little more lucky, she played somewhere more stable, somewhere I was a little more mistaken …
Source: Sport.ua