| It’s really hard. I
don’t know what happened. Match point and I’m out of everything. I’m not
on the court, I’m not somewhere, I’m just... I didn’t know what to do so
that’s why I lost. Maybe later it’s going to be better, I will still be
on the court at match point, not somewhere. |
| (Were you satisfied that
you were able to compete so well?) I don’t know, I really don’t know.
I’m just in that condition that I’m not understanding anything. I can’t
understand who. |
| On the first match
point, I thought that it wasn’t out. I saw that two balls weren’t out. I
was surprised that the umpire said it was in. Maybe two more points but
not more. |
| I have learned a lot in
the past year. I have learned to fight, to play better, to think, to
play in the seniors. When you play in the juniors it is very different
between the seniors and juniors. And that is what I learned. The
difference is in your heart, because when you are playing juniors you
play like a child and here everyone plays like they are a woman. They
think better, they can concentrate in the very important points, so that
is the difference. |
| I was born in the
Ukraine in 1984 (giggles). My mom was coaching tennis, and my dad was a
medical doctor. I started to play tennis every day at 3. My first
tournament was at 6, I won my first tournament at 7 (giggles). I played
in Russia. I have a little brother, he also plays tennis. His name is
Alex. (Is he good?) Yes. (Better than you?) I hope so. Maybe. |
| I am interested in
school. I am trying to study. It’s really hard, tennis and school. I
have to go two more years. Then I hope I will learn in a university or
somewhere, because I like to learn, I like to study. |
| (When asked if she was
serious about having her own television show) It is serious. Yea. I
don’t know yet, I didn’t think. I have to learn how to do it so then I
can decide what I want and what I can do. Maybe a talk show or
something. |
| I like football, to
play, not to watch. I like windsurfing. I tried one year ago and really
like it. What else? I played golf – only once (giggles) just to try what
it is. But it is too hard for my back. And that’s all. |
| (What about a
boyfriend?) No+ No time. |
| I live in Russia, near
Moscow. The name of the city is Obminsk, and it’s really nice, because I
have everything I want: 24 hours to practice, to go to school, to have
individual programs in school, everything. |
| (You didn’t shake hands
after the match. Was that personal?) I don’t know. I was a friend with
her but it is her business. I don’t mind what she is doing, I think God
will remember it for her. I don’t know what she thought, but I already
told you it’s not my business. |
| I have been working with
Larissa since Roland Garros this year. She’s just helping me this year,
but I am not sure what’s going to be next year. She’s always with me and
I visit her and she visits me when I am in Russia and she is in Latvia,
and we are really good together. |
| I left Ukraine when I
was 6. We have some problems so that’s why we leave. In Russia they sent
an invitation to my mom that we don’t have a coach so can you please go
to Russia and coach our children. My brother had a little bit of
problems with his health. He was sick so that’s why we move. |
| You know what. I just
thought about it and I think that I started to be more aggressive here.
It’s not really good for me, not for the game, for me, for myself. So I
will do everything I can to win next time. I don’t know if it’s my
maximum, but I think this game that I have now, it is the best since I
played tennis. I really enjoyed it and I hope everything will go OK. |
| I never look at the
spectators, because I need to concentrate. I felt it because they were
so loud. |
