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Tuesday 2 July 2013
Q. You seemed to be having problems with your breathing. Seemed to be
perspiring a lot. Do you have a touch of flu or something?
PETRA KVITOVA: I'm not sure if it's flu. I got some virus last night. It
was quite tricky for me. I was in the beginning of the sick I think and I
had a sore throat.
Today I was just fighting what I can, but unfortunately it wasn't enough.
Q. Did it affect your stamina?
PETRA KVITOVA: Well, I felt pretty dizzy and tired and sleepy, so, I mean,
for sure didn't help me.
But, I mean, I don't do excuse because of this. Kirsten played very well.
She did not give me anything free. I tried, but it wasn't enough.
身体有点不适，不过不会拿来当输球的借口，对手打得很好，不给太多机会。
Q. When did that start? Did you feel badly when you woke up today or
previously?
PETRA KVITOVA: It was yesterday when I went to sleep. In the morning was a
little bit worse with my sore throat.
I was feeling a little bit better before the match, but, unfortunately, there
wasn't energy then.
Q. 4-All in the last set, do you think maybe it was an issue of not winning
as many matches as you had here before when you won this tournament, the
confidence?
PETRA KVITOVA: No, I don't think so. I mean, I played quite good match like
all through. I don't think it was about a confident.
Yeah, I should win this game. I was up, I think. But I had easy mistakes in
the end of this game. It was bad for me.
Q. Did playing under the roof make it any worse?
PETRA KVITOVA: No, I don't think so. I mean, it was good. It was for both
of us same, so I didn't think it was worst or better.
Q. Do you feel it was bad luck because you got sick before so you are going
to forget this easily, or is it a tough loss for you because there was a big
opportunity?
PETRA KVITOVA: Well, I'm disappointing right now. I just really don't want
to excuse because I had some virus.
But, yeah, I felt that it's a big chance to be in the semifinal here. I
really try to do everything what I can, but I lost.
(感觉记者一直想帮她找输球的借口XD)
Q. You've been in a bunch of slam quarterfinals. Did this one feel
different because of the other players who weren't here?
PETRA KVITOVA: Maybe a little bit. For sure it was a lot of talking about
that I'm the highest seeded player in my half. But, I mean, maybe it's
making little bit more pressure, but I used to already.
I mean, that's something what I really have to be okay with this. I try it,
and unfortunately I didn't make it. I mean, quarterfinal in the Grand Slam
so far is for me the best result this year.
For now of course I'm quite sad, but I hope that I will be better.
Q. What were you doing particularly well in this tournament that you can
kind of use as momentum as we get over to the States, which I know you don't
love playing in, but it's a reality?
PETRA KVITOVA: Unfortunately it is. Uhm, I think now I played a few matches
here, so I think that it's help me too to have some matches in my bag.
I mean, I had a great result last year in America, so I will try to thinking
positively over there. But I think that my serve was pretty well all the
tournament, especially today.
I mean, the play from the basing line [sic] wasn't too bad, too, so I hope
that I can find some good things from the game.
Q. Are you planning to go back to Czech and have a rest and training block
or...
PETRA KVITOVA: I don't know. I just lost. I mean, I don't thinking about
yet, so...
Q. Illness aside today, where would you say your level is now today compared
to when you won here two years ago?
PETRA KVITOVA: Well, I think it's not as high as 2011. For sure I have
still some space where I can improve. But I can't say a number in a
percentage where I am now.
I felt pretty good. I had good matches. That's important for me right now.
Q. Going into the quarterfinal today, did it feel different at all than the
quarter-final in 2011?
PETRA KVITOVA: I'm not remember who I played in the quarter-final in 2011.
Do you?
Q. Pironkova.
PETRA KVITOVA: Oh. Yeah, I think 2011 was, like, I played quite really
great matches before this quarterfinal against Pironkova. It was tricky
opponent. I remember I fought again and tried to win. I mean, she was tough
opponent, as Kirsten today.
It was different time. I really can't to compare.
Q. But looking back then, did you feel like you were going into that match
with less to lose than maybe today?
PETRA KVITOVA: I think so, for sure.
Q. Is Kirsten playing well enough to perhaps go on and win the whole thing?
PETRA KVITOVA: I mean, she can play well, for sure. I mean, for her was the
first time to be in a quarterfinal. I'm quite surprised how she played with
this experience even.
It will be more about the mentally side, I think. She play really well and
she really can surprise someone. But I'm not sure how is it with the
mentally side.
Q. All the media are being asked who do we think are going to win. We don't
have any idea.
PETRA KVITOVA: Me neither.
Q. Can you make any sense of what's happened to this tournament? Can you
explain all these strange results that have happened?
PETRA KVITOVA: I think it's very weird Grand Slam over here. I mean, I
really don't know what I want to talk about. I don't have any tip, too.