(ats) – How do you feel?
“I’m very happy. That’s when I worked the whole preseason. It’s very strange, when you get to that match point, you start to shake because you start to ask + and if … +. And so there, it is one of these + and if … + that I am living “.
– Do you think this new coronation could help make you the new face of women’s tennis?
“Not at all.”
– How would you describe this final?
“I think it was a mental battle. We were both nervous I think. Me, I was extremely nervous. Honestly, I thought just before the game: + I’m probably not going to play well. shouldn’t put the pressure on myself to play perfectly but just go in and fight on every point. Whatever the outcome, it will be okay if I know I fought with all my might. + Why was I so nervous? don’t know, ask my nerves! A Grand Slam, you want to win it. You don’t play a final by wanting to be the finalist. For me, every opportunity to play a Grand Slam is an opportunity to win one, c Maybe that’s why I’m putting too much pressure on myself. But honestly, it’s working for me so far. “
– You have won your four Grand Slam titles on hard. – What will be your first on another surface, clay or grass?
“I hope it will be on clay because it’s the closest. But I need to feel comfortable on those surfaces. That’s the key for me because I haven’t played in juniors, so I didn’t play on grass at all growing up. I honestly think I will have more chances on clay. Last year (2019 because she did not play at Roland Garros in 2020 ), I hadn’t played badly at all (eliminated in the 3rd round by Katerina Siniakova, editor’s note). I just need to get used to it. “
– You are getting closer to being the world’s No. 1. How much of a source of motivation for you?
“I don’t think about the standings at all. I just want to do well in all the tournaments I play. My goal is to be consistent this year, not to have big dips in the middle of the season like that usually happens to me. I don’t want to think too much about the standings. I tell myself that if I play well, it will come. “
– You are now part of the very closed circle of players who won their first four Grand Slam finals, with Roger Federer and Monica Seles …
“It’s an amazing company. I hope I can have an ounce of the rest of their career. It’s something crazy to hear.”
– Is there something you would like to experience in tennis that hasn’t happened to you yet?
“It’s going to sound strange to you, but I would like to play long enough to play against a girl who will tell me someday I was her favorite player. It’s the coolest thing that could happen to me. I could. , me, see my favorite players play. Unfortunately, I did not have the opportunity to face Li Na, but things have to move forward … “
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