Player Quotes July 28th
Jelena Jankovic Quotes During Post-Match Interview
On fear in tennis…
Never. You cannot have fear. If you have fear you will be done. You have to go out there and believe in yourself and know that you can win those matches.”
On today’s match….
“I played well today and am happy with my win.”
On staying in shape…
“I do my fitness of course. My fitness now is based on everything that I do with my tennis and my movement on the court and the way I hit the ball. I have to be quick and flexible.”
Serena Williams Quotes During Post-Match Interview
On today’s match…
“I was too anxious and ready to go home and I’m playing a tough player who never gives up, and she’s always played me really well and given me some tough matches. So it’s important not to be over-anxious.”
On the competitiveness of Li Na…
“She’s a really good player and one of those players who keeps improving over time. It is [a tough first round match-up] but it’ s good for me because I have to bring my ‘A’ game from the first round on, so to win in straight sets was good because she is definitely no pushover.”
On playing doubles with Venus…
“I can’t get a better partner. I just don’t think so. She gets everything, she has a great volley, an incredible serve. It honestly doesn’t get better than that.”
Venus Williams Quotes During Post-Match Interview
On today’s match….
“It was a great match. I really got in my rhythm, hit a lot of balls and worked on my shots. You know, she’s a young player who’s coming up and she’s going to do really good things as long as she keeps working hard. “
On playing more doubles with Serena…
“About a year ago we started to play more, trying to get ready for the Olympics. After that we kind of kept playing. We have this secret goal that I can’t really talk about, but we have this goal, and once we started playing we started winning. You have to be in a little bit better shape and really healthy and willing to be a little more tired for your singles but it’s a sacrifice we’re willing to make.”
On why the Bank of the West Classic is special…
“For me, it was my debut tournament back in the day. And we love playing in California. It feels like home to us. It feels good.”
