Kim Clijsters Again Quotations

Obviously it was really frustrating. I had been playing so well in Indian Wells and Miami and then I found myself having to battle again to find my rhythm.

It was very hard for me to start packing again because I was getting settled at home.

I know that I didn't play bad points there, ... She had to come up with good shots, and she did. Obviously, it was a little frustrating. I was saying to myself, she came up with those shots at the last minute. Let her do that again if she wants to beat me.

I know how my body is feeling now and that, for me, is the main reason, ... For the next two years ... I'll just have to look after my body, make sure I have massages every day, do my knee exercises, my shoulder exercises and my core exercises. There's so much. I need to do all those things if I want to be able to play as well as I have been. That's why, after the U.S. Open, I'm going to have a long break ... just to make sure that everything is right again and that I recover well.

I played pretty well today and stayed aggressive because she is a tough opponent, ... This is where it all started for me so I'm really pleased to win again here today. One year ago I was injured, some months ago I was ranked around 130, and right now I am really pleased that I'm healthy and playing well.

(In the) third set, I was hoping to keep the rallies a little shorter again and it worked. I still made a lot of unforced errors, but went for some good winners at important times, at important moments.