Svetlana Kuznetsova Quotes (39 Quotes)

Dubai gave me a lot of confidence.

I think she gets more attention in the commercials, things out of the court. Maybe I wouldn't be able just to spend two, three hours in a photo shoot. Maybe it's not for me.

I will do my best to play here and I guess everyone will understand my decision.

I was ready, but I wasn't at my best, ... Now nobody will disturb me about this. Nobody will say nothing to me. I'll just relax and take some time off, I guess, and just prepare for the next events.

The hip was no trouble at all. I've been pretty focused. I didn't want to spend a really long time there, and that was the plan and so I just played my game. I was very comfortable with the ball. I didn't play for three days, so it's pretty hard to go out there. I was still really surprised with the result.

Today just wasn't my day at all. As professional player, I ask myself to go through, to play through it. I couldn't do anything. I couldn't move,

I was so tense that my nerves just got me today. I just couldn't think properly. I am very upset with the game I played... but I am very happy to go through.

I don't feel like I did something wrong. I just try to take it out of my mind because I need to play my game, this is my first priority,

I am sure of my innocence and I will not allow these irresponsible accusations which do not comply with credible anti-doping procedures to distract me or my performance at the Australian Open.

Today, I was tense in the first set, and in the second set I started to be more relaxed and to play my game and not expect mistakes from her. I started to go for my forehand and just enjoy the tennis. I think we did a great match.

I'm getting there. Today I understood what I have to work on, and I have to just get back to the training court and work about it. But hopefully in a couple matches with top players, I'll get my level and can compete against them in the top level.

I think I was playing good tennis at times. I just didn't keep my level at the top.

Maria didn't like it. I didn't want to get into it. I was just trying to get myself not to lose my concentration.

I had close matches with her before but would always lose because I didn't believe I could make it. I'm really excited with the way I played today.

It was an easy match, ... I lost concentration in the fourth game of the second set and allowed her to break me but I never lost control of the match.

Of course I'm disappointed. But things like this happen. I just didn't play my game. I will learn from it. I just want to have some time off.

It's been a tough year. I played too much and I burned myself out indoors (in the indoor tournaments late last year).

I have to dictate. My game is attack, you know. I had to do the same thing when I had match point. It's just not like I'm playing aggressive, aggressive, and after the match point I just stop. This is not the game I have to win. And this is what I have to learn, I think.

I mean, now nobody will disturb me about this, ... Nobody will say me nothing. I just relax and I take some time off, I guess. And I just prepare for next events. I mean, is tough. But you know, the tough things make you grow stronger and make you learn.

I already won it, so I'm happy with that. I will have many chances just to play this game, and hope to play many more US Opens and have chances to win it again.

I just couldn't take this decision to pull out. I never did it in my life. So this was hard to me. And I think I should have done it because, I didn't go that far. Third set, I mean anyway, I couldn't play. It was too much of pain.

She can put the ball in places where it makes you uncomfortable. I tried to make her game, my game. We've played a couple times in the past, but you never know what to expect with her. I'm just happy with the way I played today and with the results.

I just can't get my rhythm, I just can't get my game. I've been horrible. If I keep playing like this it's just not the way, and I can go home straight away because I'm not going to win a match like this. I better start practicing more, or just start to get my brain together, I guess.

I could not get on top of it. I was not feeling playing my game. I was not feeling my shots. I was fighting in the end. I was feeling better. But still it was not good enough.

I had to get inside the court more. I was a bit defensive at times so I just tried to play my game.

For me, it's a bit unusual. You play Maria and have the crowd behind you. I felt amazing that the crowd was with me.

In the decider, Sania again took the lead after breaking Mashona in the first game. But she surprisingly failed to put away at least two simple forehands, her strong points. Fortunately for Sania, Mashona was proving to be error-prone. After levelling the

I couldn't find my game in the beginning of the match - I was standing too far from the base line and netted most of my returns, ... But then I adjusted to a slow surface of the court and had no problems.

I just do my best. You just cannot do anything more. I've been there. I tried. It wasn't my day. What do I do Kill myself I just take positive things out of this and maybe I'll learn.

I tried to stay strong but didn't play my best, ... I will take some time off now. Tough things make you stronger.

I got up 3-0, and she got a bit unsure. I was choosing the right shots and was pretty calm.

I said, 'OK, I'll play two more games and see what's going on,'

I still have lots of work to do. I'm not even close to my top shape. So much time away from the tournaments, you really understand how bad you want to play and how much you can enjoy being out there. This is what I live for, for the moment.

I'm pretty excited with the way I played. You know, I (was) dictating the match almost all the time. I could have done better, as always, you know, but I mean, I am pretty excited with the way I played. I played very well (in the) first set. The second set was pretty close, but I knew I have to hang there. Otherwise, if I let Amelie play a little bit, I wouldn't get it back, I wouldn't have another chance.

The key was fighting, run every ball. I think here it was much harder to beat her because of the wind because it suits her game much more than mine because she plays flat.

What do I do, kill myself No. I'll just take the positive things out of this and maybe I'll try to learn.

You just cannot do any more than your best. It wasn't my day. What do I do I know many people can't get it, but I enjoy being here and trying. You can't do it every time. I just want to have time off and start again.

Maria is a very tough opponent. It's gonna be very tough. She hits it very hard, very flat. I'll have to move her around. The tactics are gonna be different from today.

There's lots of good players to play on the center court here. I am playing. I think I will play there also (sometime). So I don't mind.