M. Sharapova - Day 7
Monday, June 27, 2005
Q. Were you disappointed in a way that the second set wasn't a bit tougher
today?
M: What?
Q. The second set.
M: Was it tougher? No, the first set.
Q. Were you disappointed it wasn't tougher?
M: I'm sorry, I thought you said it was tougher.
No, I thought I picked it up from the first set. She was playing really
well the first probably six games, and I was ?? you know, I was making a
few errors when I shouldn't have, but still felt like I was in it, still
felt pretty confident on my serve. You know, I felt like if I could put
some pressure on her return, then I'd get a break, serve it out. That's
exactly what I did.
Second set, I just didn't make as many errors and was getting better and
better.
Q. Do you feel generally that your game is progressing through the tournament
the way you'd like it to?
M: Yeah, especially in today's match. As the match went on, I think I played
better and better. I played a different opponent than the round before, a
little bit different ? not as big of a serve, but more consistent.
But overall, yeah, playing better.
Q. Can you compare to last year when you were here, do you feel you're playing
better now? How are you feeling in terms of having done what you did last
year? Is it different?
M: It's so hard to compare it to last year because last year I was in a totally
different situation. I was happy to be in the second week of a Grand Slam.
This year I'm expecting myself to be in the second week of a Grand Slam.
It's hard to say. But overall I'm really excited to be in the second week
of a Grand Slam, of course. You know, no matter how I do, I'm excited to
be in the quarters.
Q. Do you look at the performances of the other women? Serena and Justine have
gone out. Were you surprised by those defeats? Where do you see the danger
now?
(每次都是這個問題...)
M: I just try to focus on my next opponent. You know, obviously those are big
upsets. But, you know, I mean, that happens in tennis. Like I said, the
level of tennis is really high right now. You know, players like that can
cause upsets. You just have to be on top of your game and be able to tough
it out every single match. You've got to be mentally and physically ready
for it.
What was the second question?
Q. Where do you see the danger now?
M: Well, I don't know if Petrova is winning. I think she was 3-Love up. I
don't know if she won. Did she? I don't know. What's the score?
Q. She's not won yet, 4-2 up.
M: Played her a long time ago. Big game, big serve. You know, obviously it's
going to be another tough match. I'm looking forward to it.
Q. How much better do you feel your game is this year than it was last year?
M: Game-wise, I think I'm a much more experienced player. You know, technically
-wise, I don't think there was a big need of improvement. But I think
experience-wise and confidence-wise, in certain situations I feel like, you
know, I've been in that situation before, and I feel like I manage it a lot
better.
Q. Do I understand you made a complaint about photographers taking your
picture when you're practicing on the practice courts? Is that not part
and parcel?
M: I did not.
Q. You haven't made an official complaint. We understood you've made an
official complaint about having your picture taken on the practice courts.
M: That's something new to me. I learn something every day over here. God
(laughter).
Q. Everybody talks about the second week of Wimbledon. They up the ante. Does
that just happen naturally or do you walk out and go, "Second week of
Wimbledon, I better get serious now"?
M: Yeah, every Grand Slam is like that. I mean, Grand Slams are for two weeks.
Once you're in the second week, mentally and physically you've got to be a
lot tougher. You know, matches from now on are going to get tougher and
you've just got to be ready.
But overall I'm excited to be in the second week of a Grand Slam. Great
opportunity to go even further.
Q. You can't concentrate about the next match straightaway. Do you go away,
forget about your next match until tomorrow?
M: I guess you just try to rest, you know, try to -- I go in the locker room,
go talk with my team, see what I think I need to improve for the next match.
For the rest of the day, I basically forget about tennis and just relax,
you know, try to forget about it as much as I can. Because, you know, once
you're on the tennis court, you've got to give it all you've got out there.
Q. Do you find the British people here at Wimbledon quite supportive of
international players? Should London win the Olympic bid, would this be a
good place to host the event?
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M: Yeah, the English people are really -- are really excited about the English,
that's for sure. No doubt about it. But it's great. It's normal, I mean,
when you have so much support going for your country and for the people
that play for it. Obviously, it's very important.
I'm actually running for the Moscow bid, so I don't want to give you guys
any credit (laughter). I don't know. It would be exciting either way it
goes. Every Olympics is amazing. Hopefully I can take it home.
Q. Do you think Wimbledon is a good place to host a tennis tournament for
the Olympics?
M: Yeah, it would be amazing. I don't know if it would be on grass. If it
will be, yeah, of course. For me, it would be great.
Q. It's said the courts here are playing slower and slower. Is that true? If
so, does that place an extra task upon you to adapt?
M: You know, I haven't really paid too much attention to it. Now as I think
about it, maybe it has a little bit. I don't know what that has to do with
the height of the grass or whatever. I have no idea. You know, if it's
slower for me, it's slower for my opponent. There's not too much you can
do about it. I'm not going to go and cut the grass during the night.
Q. A year ago, saying you were thrilled to be in the second week, now you
expect to be. Does that make the whole thing a little less fun and more
job?
M: No, it doesn't make it more of a job. But, you know, I kind of expect myself
-- I go into a tournament and, you know, sort of expect myself to be there
for a longer period of time. You know, it's normal now.
I mean, it's still a lot of fun. I enjoy it. Of course, every single match
I go out there and I give everything I've got just because I enjoy it. I
love being out there. I love competing, especially here.
Q. Less of an adventure?
M: Less of an adventure? I don't know. It's hard to say. It's totally
different. That's why I don't know. It's hard to say what the difference
is. I'm not making sense, am I?
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