“The Ukrainian commented on her victory over Mirra Andreeva in the Brisbane quarterfinals”, — write: sport.ua
– In two days, you won not just two victories, but two victories over tennis players from the top ten. It’s safe to say that Pat Rafter Arena is becoming your favorite venue.
– Yes, of course. The stadium is packed, the support is incredible and, you know, I can say it a hundred times, it’s incredible to play in front of such a crowd. I don’t mind people rooting against me, I just want to keep the energy going and everything was amazing today. Thank you very much.
– Mira is an excellent tennis player, she is in the top ten, she had a great year, you have never played against each other before. Did you expect anything from tonight? Because it seemed like you just wanted to play aggressively.
– I talked with my team about the fact that when you play with very powerful players like Arina [Соболенко]like Yelena [Рибакіна]like Amanda [Анісімова]no matter who you play next, the balls will seem very slow. Mira plays very deep, she often changes the pace, so today was really more difficult physically and the conditions were not easy. It is very humid here.
She has a really good serve and changes pace a lot as well. It was difficult. I was just watching her play, and when you never train with someone and never play against them, it’s very difficult to go into a match with tactics, not knowing what the other side is going to be. So I felt like I just had to start playing very aggressive, very energetic and find a way to win, because we have to find a way to win every day. That’s why I had to do it.
– Speaking of your team… I told you last night that this was your best match. I think this is now the second best matchup. Maybe we’ll ask your coach again?
– I think we stick to the fact that this is one of the best matches I’ve played. We never single out one match because I’ve had a lot of amazing games in my career and I hope there will be more. But, yes, it is very important for me to stay stable and work on what I have to work on. I really don’t try to focus too much on the result, and winning is just a very big and nice bonus. The key to success is to just keep working because it gets harder every time.
– Your recovery. It happens very quickly. How do you plan your recovery now?
– I hope that today I will go to bed earlier, and not like yesterday. I’ll just stay with the people I love. I will take salt baths, sing, nothing else I can do, but we try our best every day. And see you tomorrow!
Video review of the match Marta Kostyuk – Mirra Andreeva