Nadia Petrova
Nadia Petrova
Nadezhda Viktorovna Petrovais a Russian professional tennis player...
against happy top win
I feel pretty happy because that's my first win against a top 10 player.
finish gone happened lucky match middle pain second third win worse
It happened during my quarterfinal match, about the middle of the second set, ... I was so into the match I didn't really feel it, but I must say it got worse and the pain was aggravating. I was lucky to win the second set and the tiebreaker, because if we'd gone to a third set I probably wouldn't have had enough to finish off the match.
fight last match seemed serve since strain struggling third three tried yesterday
I couldn't serve today, ... I've been struggling with a right pectoral strain since my last tournament, and yesterday after my three set match it seemed to get worse. I tried to fight through it, but in the third set it really started to hurt. Then my serve was just very off.
hard today tried winners
Today it was hard to challenge. She was going for winners and getting them. I tried to play my best, but I just couldn't do it.
less match points prepared save spend time trying
I was prepared for a long match today. The less time I had to spend on court, the better. I was trying to make the points shorter and save some energy.
consistency happy opportunity points prepared save soon tried trying win
I was prepared for a long match. As soon as I had an opportunity I was trying to make the points shorter and save energy. I'm happy with the consistency of my game, and I tried to keep it up and win as many points as possible.
came friendship playing stress
Our friendship came under a lot of stress when we started playing each other in the singles.
almost giving number phone quite
Little distractions were quite annoying. I can almost tell you the phone number she was giving on the phone.
doubt few game gave knew motivated natural played second win won
I was very motivated for today's match. I knew I would win the semifinal. I was in no doubt about the result. I gave everything I had. I stuttered a little in the second set, when Sugiyama won a few games, but I played my natural game in the tiebreaker.
defending exhausted
I was very exhausted this morning. I didn't feel 100 percent, and actually I didn't really play my game. I did more defending than anything.
bad feeling move second
I was really feeling bad today, I think it was the heat. In the second set I had difficulties to move on court.
against missing nearly playing quick second
I was playing very aggressively and wasn't missing much, but in the second set she really improved. She wasn't missing anything. It was like playing against a wall. She's also very quick and she was getting to nearly every ball.
great main parents reason russians sacrifices top
Our parents made great sacrifices and that is the main reason why many of the Russians are at the top today.
consistent playing titles winning
Every year, I've been doing better and better, playing more consistent and winning more matches. Hopefully, I'll get more and more titles this year.