Amelie Mauresmo Quotes

"For players out there giving it our all, it's great to know that we now have the ability to use technology that will make the game more accurate and better than ever, and more exciting for the fans."

"I was careful because she has a lot of experience. But it was a great pleasure to play an attacking game."

"That's entertaining, and you all know how important that is here."

"At the beginning she was giving me a few free points, and in the second set that didn't happen anymore and she was reading the game pretty well."

"The beginning of the match was a little bit tough because I had to get things going and I was still a bit rusty from yesterday (Friday), but once a few games were behind me I felt I was physically getting better and better. I just think that she did two things much better than me. Serving and returning. That made the difference at the end of the match."

"The beginning was a little bit tough because I had to get things going and probably still a bit rusty from yesterday. But once a few games were behind me, then I really felt it was getting physically better and better. I just think she (did) two things much better than me today — serving and returning."

"I was in control from the beginning. I knew she was a strong, determined player, so I had to be concentrated from the start,"

"I really felt I was struggling a little bit at the beginning of the tournament. Today I felt that my game is really coming together, I'm feeling the ball much better than at the beginning of last week."

"You cannot keep going. My body is not a machine."

"Having the kind of wins that I've had the past three or four months gave me a lot of confidence and put me in a position where I'm pretty relaxed now in the way I handle every tournament I go in, and in the way I'm walking on the court."

"Everything really came together here. I was focusing on really what I had to do and taking control of the points the way I did for the whole match and really not paying really much of an attention to how she felt."

"She's hitting the ball better and harder than when she stopped. She has all the confidence. She has nothing to lose."

"I was very in control, I didn't let the emotions end this time. I thought this could be my day, this could be the moment for me."

"I'm using every part of my game much better now. I think I'm much more in control of what I'm doing, knowing pretty well also much better how to use my weapons. ... Probably mentally tougher also, having a little bit more experience, knowing a little bit more how to handle the situations."

"Even if I was 3-0 I didn't really feel in control because I felt she was making some errors."

"It's hard to analyze straight after a defeat. She carried the team this weekend. She was so solid. Sometimes things just don't work out."

"It's hard to analyze straight after a defeat. We played our best but it wasn't good enough. I hope I don't take too long to recover from this."

"It's hard to analyze straight after a defeat, ... But I think one of the reasons is Dementieva. She carried the team this weekend. She was so solid."

"Kim played very well at the start and it took me a while to get into the game, to get back even. We both gave it our maximum."

"Physically I'm feeling well. I didn't need to push myself a lot today. That's good for the future."