An interview with:
TATIANA GOLOVIN
Q. That was a very long, hard match. Talk about the beginning of the third
set. Seemed like to take a half hour alone.
TATIANA GOLOVIN: I know. You know, I think I started off pretty well. I
think in the second I was playing the same, but I was just making those
mistakes that I wasn't making in the first set. You know, just seems likes
all the girls really want to win and really want to beat me, so they're all
hanging on every point and really are playing well. I think in the third set
really I fought. I'm like, you got two hours to spend on the court and you
just got to really focus, just try to do your best, keep on hitting the ball.
Obviously, I didn't play as well as I wanted to. But I think as long as I'm
playing better with every match, I think that's the most important thing.
Q. Are those kind of matches sometimes more satisfying when you fight hard
to win, even if you're not playing your best?
TATIANA GOLOVIN: Definitely, definitely. I mean, we hit a lot of balls. That
can only build up your confidence, even if you're not playing great, if
you're not putting the balls away. I hit a lot of balls. I think mentally
and physically I'm feeling well. Obviously going into my next match, I'll
be ready. I want to play. I think that's really important.
Q. It wasn't that long ago you were one of those players who tried to knock
off the bigger players. Reversing roles.
TATIANA GOLOVIN: It's so weird because it happened so fast. I just can't
believe last year I was really happy going through the first round, beating
a player. Now it just kind of seems like I have to win, and that's normal,
and all the other players really want to play well against me. That's just
really weird because it just happened so fast.
But I'm getting used to it. If I want to be Top 10, that's the way it's
always going to be.
Q. So your next match against Dementieva, a Top 10. Are those the types of
wins you need more of?
TATIANA GOLOVIN: Yeah, I think it's going to be a good match. I mean, I know
how she plays. She knows how I play. I played her a few years ago in Paris.
Obviously, I think we've both improved. It's going to be a totally different
match. You know, I'm just really looking forward to it. Now I'm the one
that's got nothing to lose. I'm just going to go out, really play well, try
to play well, and we'll see how it goes.
Q. You're young. How much does experience matter now for you in winning
matches versus when you first came on the tour, maybe didn't quite know
as much?
TATIANA GOLOVIN: Yeah. Well, I think now the experience just comes. I mean,
I'm not trying to get matches, not necessarily trying to get matches,
because I played all last year pretty much a full schedule. I've played
a lot of tournaments. I've had a lot of matches in. I don't think experience
counts that match. I think "dealing" is the word, dealing with situations,
dealing with them right, you know. You don't want to lose a match because
you made some stupid mistakes at the wrong time. I think that's maybe what
you mean by "experience".
Q. You feel like you're a smarter player now?
TATIANA GOLOVIN: I think you have to be. I think you have to be smarter
with everything, off the court and on the court. Obviously, you know, last
year I was really excited going to every tournament. For me everything was
really new and exciting. Now it's more like this is kind of my job, this is
kind of where I have to play well.
Q. What do you do tournament to tournament? Do you organize your own hitting
partners?
TATIANA GOLOVIN: Yeah, I'm going to need to start having a sparring partner,
so I can get my practices in, if I need to work on something. Like I said, I
have Loic here. If anything really goes wrong, I feel like I need to work on
something, it will always help. I don't feel pressure that I need a coach,
that I'm lost when I'm on the court.
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