“Martha came to a press conference after the confrontation of the KBDC Spain-Ukraine”, – WRITE: Sport.ua
– Martha, you obviously immediately set the team the right tone. Can you talk about your match that, in your opinion, has become a key difference for winning, especially on the first set Tai Break?
– I was ready to be nervous because when you play for the country, you want it or not, you always feel great responsibility. You want to win not only for yourself, but also for the team, for the country.
The beginning was a little difficult. She started very well. I managed to find my rhythm. I think a game of 1: 3 was very important when I made a reverse break. Yes, it was a very important point. I really didn’t want to lose the first set because I didn’t want to play three parties.
My statistics on Tai Breics this year are not the best (smiles). I really didn’t want to play a Tai Breik too. It seems to me that I just tried to be in every draw. I think she overdone. I was just patient.
In the second set, I also started with a devoted feed. Yes, I managed to make a reverse break immediately. Then it was easier. But it is never easy to play such matches. I am very pleased with today’s duel. I think it was a really good match. I think we both played well.
I tactically played really well. When there was an error, I corrected it almost immediately. Ilya helped me a lot on the bench. I think everything was well.
Martha brought the national team of Ukraine the first point after the victory over Buzas Maniro with a score of 7: 6 (7: 3), 6: 2. Elina Svitolina, who overcame Paul Bados, brought the general victory of blue and yellow. In the semifinals of the KBDC-2025 Ukrainians will play against Italy (September 19, 12:00).
