ROGERS CUP

August 13, 2015

Serena Williams

TORONTO, ONTARIO

S. WILLIAMS/A. Petkovic
6-3, 6-2

Q. Much more straightforward win for you tonight than the first match on
Tuesday. Can you talk about the progression and improvements that you made
between those two matches?
SERENA WILLIAMS: I think I served better. It was a big difference. I still
think I have a tremendous amount of improvement to do off the ground and
every where else.

Q. Did you feel much more confident in tonight's match?
SERENA WILLIAMS: Not really, no.

Q. In what ways?
SERENA WILLIAMS: I just felt off, you know. Just gotta be more positive out
there again. I just felt a little negative. So you know, I'm just working to
get back in that positive attitude and go from there.

Q. And is that something that just comes with more Match Play after having a
few weeks off?
SERENA WILLIAMS: I guess so. You know what, I really don't know. Maybe. I
don't know. I never really need a tremendous amount of matches to play well,
but maybe I'm-- maybe the older you get, the more you need.

Q. Serena, when you take the court in a night match like that, does it take
maybe a little bit of time to just kind of snap back into things, you know,
just kind of the atmosphere and everything that's out there, getting used to
it all?
SERENA WILLIAMS: Not really. I think-- when I step out on the court, I feel
great and I feel like I'm living my dream. And I don't think about it every
time, but sometimes when I do think about it, it's pretty cool to be doing
something that you've always dreamt of doing when you were a kid.

Q. And how have your practices been going? Are they more positive-- are you
more positive at practice than you are at the match or vice versa?
SERENA WILLIAMS: They're just as bad-- as negative as my matches. So I'm not
surprised.

Q. Can I ask you a question, then, given your answers so far, because when I
look at the stats, I see that the entire match took an hour long, actually
it's one hour and two minutes long. You didn't have a break point against
you. You had three break points to win, and you won 61 percent of all your
shots.
SERENA WILLIAMS: Maybe I'm too hard on myself.

Q. You actually had nine aces. My question is, to be as perfect as you are
statistically speaking and yet I see yourself sort of addressing to yourself,
talking to yourself during the match. I was just curious why you feel that
way.
SERENA WILLIAMS: Those are great stats. I usually don't have those stats. You
know, I just didn't-- did it look that clean?

Q. Yeah.
SERENA WILLIAMS: It did? Is it just me? Am I just-- it's just me? My coach is
right? He said I played good. So maybe it's just me. I just-- I just didn't
feel it. Maybe-- maybe I did. Clearly, you know, statistics speak.

Q. Nine aces?
SERENA WILLIAMS: Yeah.

Q. Wow.
SERENA WILLIAMS: Could have had 10. Always try for better.

Q. I noticed you were talking to your racquet a bit. I was just wondering
what you were saying to your racquet.
SERENA WILLIAMS: I don't know, but I guess it listened to me, because
apparently did really well. No, I just felt like I kept hitting the frames
and I wasn't really going for a lot of shots. I didn't really go for winners.
I didn't really feel like I played my game. But clearly I'm wrong. So-- I
don't know what's wrong with me. I just need to go to bed maybe.

Q. Serena, I'm not sure if you saw last night what went on in Montreal
between Kyrgios and Stan, but if you did, is there any reaction what your
reaction was to all that stuff?
SERENA WILLIAMS: I think a lot of people saw, but as I said at Wimbledon, I'm
no longer involved in controversy, so I don't want to be involved in any
controversies.

Q. One question, people have been talking about Aga Radwanska's disco dress.
Do you have any thoughts on how her dress has stood out and how people have
talked about it, and your thoughts about the dress in particular?
SERENA WILLIAMS: Well, as always, I always love the Nike outfits. Obviously
they sponsor me and they do a great job of making fun outfits, but as a
fashion designer, I love things that are daring and that are bold and that
are different. And I feel that those are all of the above. And it's
different. I think in tennis, you need to bring some light to the sport, some
fun. And in terms of fashion, I always try to do that. And it's definitely a
dress that you can wear in multiple situations.

Q. Can you say a few words about your opponent tonight?
SERENA WILLIAMS: Well, I think she-- I think she plays well. I really like
that girl. She's so nice, Andrea is so sweet. She's one of the people when
you see them in the locker room you're just happy to see them come in. You
just can't help but smile. And you always wish the best for people like her.
So I thought she played well. I thought she really pushed me, and she got me
a little frustrated, which I think is important. And I thought she did that
really well.

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