Martina Hingis Quotes

"I didn't have the same fitness or ability as the other girls, so I had to beat them with my mind."

"There is no doubt Amelie is the best player in the tournament. I am playing well and I am not too disappointed with my loss."

"Maybe all these three years, I freshened up a little. I'm just really enjoying every second of being around here."

"I was a little nervous. I'd like to thank my family and friends for supporting me."

"You have to believe that down deep otherwise I wouldn't come back."

"She hits it very fast and deep. That's the difference in today's game. (Players) are more relentless. From the beginning to the end, you have to be 100 percent focused. It comes with the physique and the power."

"It was a tough match in the beginning. But I was very focused and concentrated."

"It took me three years to recharge my brain and my body and hopefully I can keep playing like this."

"(My performance at the recent Australian Open) gave me a lot of confidence. Making the last eight (in Melbourne) exceeded all my expectations. Now that confidence shows, especially in today's game. I've been improving every week."

"Melbourne gave me a lot of confidence. And I think that confidence showed here today. I've been improving every week I play."

"That gave me a lot of confidence making the last eight and showed I had some kind of game. It exceeded my expectations....The confidence, it showed in today's game. The potential is there and I can improve every week."

"I felt I had the game under control and whenever I needed it I was able to step it up. I wasn't thinking that I was going to lose the set because I felt she always had ups and downs. So did I, but every time I needed it I knew I could pressure her."

"Probably I was a little more determined, even more hungry."

"She didn't really give me many chances. I just didn't get many opportunities to really do too much with balls. She doesn't make many errors, which she probably still did in Tokyo. Against her, you don't get away with much."

"Beating Lindsay today here under these circumstances on this occasion, it's definitely not easy mentally for me to play her. Now I know that I have the potential to meld with the best."

"Under the circumstances in the heat and not having played for three years, I'd say an eight (out of 10), other times even better. I don't know what else I should have done today better than what I did. The score says it all."

"It looked more like a football match. I could not find my rhythm and I am just happy to be through to the next round."

"I knew I had to come up with a great game and I did."

"For sure since 4-1 I started to play better. All these chances I had and games I could have won, she won anyway. You've got to have the stamina."

"It wasn't an easy match. But on the other hand, I made the important points, I won those games which I needed to win."