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Q. Have you ever played this well at a Grand Slam,
three or four matches, that you're playing now?
AMELIE MAURESMO: No, not like from the beginning
to the end, probably not. Yeah, it's true, I played
a very good match, very tough, very solid from the
beginning. I really didn't want to let her get into
her rhythm, you know. She likes to dictate and be
aggressive and control the points.So I really,
you know, wanted to do that myself. That's what I
did. I didn't let her do her thing, yeah.
Q. How have you managed this year to keep your
confidence level so high through the first week?
AMELIE MAURESMO: Well, it's just maybe experience.
I'm learning a little bit from my past years here
at the French Open. I also think I have much more
confidence in my game, in every shot I'm playing.
So it's a big difference, too, when you can really
rely on a high level of tennis. So it's little bit
of everything, yeah.
Q. Was it possible for you, say, last night and
this morning, to avoid thinking about playing
Serena in the quarterfinals?
AMELIE MAURESMO: I didn't think about it at all
in the match, but before I thought about it little
bit because I watched little bit of her match
against Ai. But really wasn't a big point for
today. It was really the match and how I would
handle it, really.
Q. So I'm guessing your level has been very high, but
that will be an entirely different level of match
both emotionally, physically, technically.
AMELIE MAURESMO: Yeah.
Q. Talk about that and what you have to do to win.
AMELIE MAURESMO: It's gonna be very interesting match.
She hasn't lost a match in a Grand Slam for I guess
a year now. And, you know, so it's gonna be tough
match and very interesting, so we'll see how it goes.
Q. It's your first time to the quarterfinals in this
tournament. I'm wondering if that gives you a sense
of relief, having made it this far in your home
championship, or if it actually adds pressure?
AMELIE MAURESMO: No, it's more relief, you know, to
go this far. Probably, now I'm going to maybe be a
little bit more relaxed for the next match. But, yeah,
it's really good feeling, good emotions, good -- yeah,
good feeling (smiling).
Q. Probably at any other tournament you would go in
against Serena with really nothing to lose. Can you
go into this match feeling like you have nothing to
lose?
AMELIE MAURESMO: Yeah, I think that's the case. I think
as I just said, you know, she's won the last four Grand
Slams, so obviously she's the favorite here - even though
I beat her a few weeks ago. You know, we'll see how it
goes. I'll take my chances and we'll see.
Q. You seem to be hitting the ball with great precision.
You seem to be able to place the ball nearly perfectly
on the court, which is different than the last several
years here at the French. The consistency is much greater.
Can you explain how you view that?
AMELIE MAURESMO: How do I do that?
Q. How do you view it? How do you feel about your precision
and your consistency of precision?
AMELIE MAURESMO: Well, it's, again, something with
confidence. You know, having won a lot of matches for these
last few weeks gives you confidence. It gives you really --
when you hit a shot, I really feel that I really want to --
can put it anywhere I want. You know, sometimes doesn't work,
but most of the time, especially today, it worked very well.
Q. Do you find at this point that you would be preferring to
play Serena here at Roland Garros than somewhere else, maybe
Australia, Wimbledon, US Open? Do you like the idea that you're
here at your home?
AMELIE MAURESMO: Yeah, yeah, I like -- I mean, I like the idea
of being in the quarters here at the French Open and playing
against Serena, yeah. That's for sure. But I would take, you
know, anybody, just enjoy it, play my best tennis, try to play
my best tennis, and, you know, again, try to take the
opportunities that I will have. So I will enjoy it, yeah,
that's for sure.
Q. A lot of people say that wins in tournaments on the way
to a Grand Slam aren't always important when you get to a
Grand Slam. But last year Serena won the Rome tournament.
She came on here and won here. So beating her there must
have given you quite a lift really?
AMELIE MAURESMO: Yeah, it gives you confidence, of course.
First time I was beating her was an important step, I think,
in my career. Now, as I said, at that time it's not because
I beat her once that I'm gonna beat her every time I'm gonna
play against her. So, you know, we'll see. Having confidence
in the tournaments before a Grand Slam is always important,
but doesn't make everything, that's for sure.
Q. I remember when you came here after doing well in Australia
that time a few years ago. So much was expected of you, really
big expectations, posters everywhere. Things didn't go well for
you that time. Do you feel now that you're gradually sort of
got used to the idea that you will be playing at the French
Open and it's something that you'll enjoy rather than fear?
AMELIE MAURESMO: Yeah, that's -- I think that's what I do
very well this year, and what I wasn't really doing well for
the past few years is handling maybe the pressure . Don't
think too much about the expectations and just do my thing
match after match and not really pay attention to what's
going on around me.
Q. Serena said before that when she's lost this year, it was
her fault, that she felt like she played badly and made too
many unforced errors. When you played her in Rome, do you feel
like your best game matched up against her? If she plays well,
when you play her in two days can you actually beat her?
AMELIE MAURESMO: Well, I think if she plays her best tennis
ever and with no mistakes, no, I cannot win that. But obviously
she cannot do that every day all year long, even though she does
it very often. So, again, I just take my chances here.
THE MODERATOR: Questions in French, please.
Q. Haven't you passed the most difficult moments, haven't you
already left them behind?
AMELIE MAURESMO: Well, that's possible. The quarterfinal against
Serena I believe will be a different level of tennis. She is an
opponent who has nothing to prove, particularly in Grand Slam
tournaments. So in terms of tension, possibly I have left the
most difficult bit behind. But in terms of game, I think it's
still ahead.
Q. Were you relieved on that last point, the point of victory,
and were you satisfied with the standing ovation from the public?
AMELIE MAURESMO: Well, yes, of course it's very emotional. I was
very much relieved to see the volley go in the court. Again, I
think I never reached the quarterfinals here, so I'm very satisfied.
I think this proves that I manage everything that happens around
me perhaps better and that I've been doing good work.
Q. You had some slight worries concerning your service, a few
details to fix. Are you relieved?
AMELIE MAURESMO: I hope so. I think I've been doing, indeed,
much better today. We've been working on it yesterday and this
morning. I think that I found the right rhythm from the beginning
of the match, and that was important today.
Of course I need to stick to that and do the same on Tuesday.
Q. Do you have the feeling that you were playing the end of the
first part of the tournament for you today?
AMELIE MAURESMO: No, I think it's -- each match follows the preceding
one. I think we need to adjust slowly as much as possible. I change
between Berlin and Rome a few weeks back. I need to see what it is
that I'm not doing perfectly and work on it. I think each match is
just a new match, and at some point you need to face players, and
in my next match it will be the No. 1 player.
Q. You said you would be feeling more relaxed. Why is this? Because
you will be allowed to lose?
AMELIE MAURESMO: Well, I'm always -- I always have a right to lose.
That is possibly why I'm feeling more relaxed this year.
I think there will be tension, in any case. But I need to use every
chance I'll get. I watched the beginning of the match against Ai,
and she made a few mistakes. It wasn't her best tennis. So I know
today that I have the weapons to beat her. Of course I won't beat
her every time, but I think I can hope, I have hope for the match
of Tuesday.
Q. Could you tell us what you remember of your match against
her in Rome.
AMELIE MAURESMO: What I remember most is the end, the victory.
Because the beginning of the match, I wasn't playing very well.
She really dominated the first set. Then, I managed to come back.
But it was more emotional. It's more the emotional factor that I
remember rather than the game itself. We'll probably discuss that
tomorrow.
Q. How many players on the circuit can beat Serena?
AMELIE MAURESMO: How many exactly, I don't know. Possibly five
or six of us can beat her.
Q. Is it a matter of physical power?
AMELIE MAURESMO: Well, of course. If you are not physically
strong, it's difficult. But at the same time, I think you need
something more than that; you need to vary your shots, as Justine
has been able to do in Amelia or Charleston, where she beat her -
I can't remember where it was on clay. So you need this kind of
thing. But of course if you're not fit, you'll never make it through.
Q. These two defeats on clay this year that she's had, does
that make you think it's her most vulnerable surface?
AMELIE MAURESMO: Yes. I think possibly she doesn't move around
with such ease as she does on other surfaces.
Q. On clay, her shots are perhaps not so fast.
AMELIE MAURESMO: Yes, she likes to play hard. She likes to play
fast. So she still plays hard and fast on clay, but you need a
bit more time on clay, and that can help.
Q. The two Williams, the two Belgian players, Capriati, are all
very strong. What does Serena have that the others don't?
AMELIE MAURESMO: I think it's in terms of physical power and
commitment. She is really stronger. She can, in very extreme
situations, make winning shots thanks to extraordinary power.
Her serve is also very good. At the important moments, she can
concentrate on her service, as does Venus as well. And of course
mentally, in order to achieve what she has achieved, four successive
victories in Grand Slams, I think she's also mentally very strong.
She has no doubts.
Q. You've played four Grand Slam quarterfinals before. Were you
as well prepared, and were the conditions as good for you then?
AMELIE MAURESMO: No, probably not. I think that the level at which
I am playing today is higher, even compared to the Wimbledon and US
Open semifinals. I think that I've improved my game - its strength,
its consistency . And the way I play the match of today, from the
very beginning, I think has shown this, possibly it will help.
Q. You're looking more athletic. Has this any effect on your game?
AMELIE MAURESMO: I think at the level of my knee, it was important
to make this effort because this can be a constraint. The more kilos
you have to move around, the more it weighs on your knees. Then of
course in terms of stamina, the way you move around, it's a little
extra. It might not be much, but when you exercise with two, three
extra kilos, you can feel a difference; it's important.
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