“After a hard victory over the Greek tennis player Emma gave an interview”, – WRITE: Sport.ua
At the WTA 500 in Washington, the US Open 2021 champion has already reached the semifinals, beating Martha Kostyuk in the first round (7: 6, 6: 4), then Naomi Osaka in the 1/8 finals (6: 4, 6: 2) and Maria Sakkari (6: 4, 6: 4, 6: 2).
After a difficult victory over the Greek tennis player, in which she gave way to both sets, Emma gave an interview.
“I think my confidence has started to grow from Miami tournament. The amount of work I do behind the closed doors helps to reduce the pressure because of the need to show the result. I am fully focused on training, work in the hall and intensive training to win in matches like today. I am very pleased that it went on – the sakari played incredibly, and such conditions are perfect for her active style of the game, ”the tennis player admitted.
“It is difficult to play in such a heat, but watching a match from a stand is even harder, so I am grateful to anyone who is left to support us.”
In the second set, a medical examination was underwent due to the poor state of health, since the temperature exceeds +35 degrees in Washington. However, at the end of the match she tried not to focus on it.
“Sometimes you just need to take suffering – no matter how bad it sounds. It is necessary to be taught at the court until the end, to the exhaustion, ”Radukana said, which came to her first WTA semi -finals in the last 13 months – from the grass tournament in Nottingham 2024.
