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Monday, August 26, 2013
Q. Is that a great start for your US Open campaign as far as you're
concerned?
AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA: Um, I think so. I think two sets match for the first
match is always good, yeah.
Q. For people who are playing tennis recreationally and want to train like a
professional athlete, what are one or two of your favorite exercises that you
like to do when you're playing a tournament to get ready or practicing?
AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA: Um, well, um, when I play a lot of matches of course
you're changing everything. Everything is really fast. So when I'm on the
court just practicing I like to have some target. For example, when I'm
serving, I put some cans on the other side and try to hit them. Well, I
think a lot from the box. I think when you play a lot of matches then, you
know, you're playing everything. But then you just settle down and just to
feel the ball and not run too much, and then you play box, yeah.
Q. What about working out in the gym? One or two things?
AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA: I think everything depends of the schedule and how many
matches I'm playing the same week. But I run a lot on the court, so I run a
lot in the gym as well just to be prepared for that. I think pretty much
everything for my legs, shoulders. It's not just one thing. I think it's
everything just to get my whole body ready for the match.
Q. How do you feel about the way you're playing coming into the final Grand
Slam of the year?
AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA: Well, I really had a lot of good matches coming here.
From Stanford to Cincinnati a lot of matches, and it was really a good run.
Especially that every week it's different conditions and different balls,
different courts. So it's a really tough period I think for the players, and
I think that I prepared very good. I'm ready now to play here, and hopefully
I can play same good tennis.
Q. Each Grand Slam has its own character, atmosphere. Some people really
thrive in New York and playing in this type of atmosphere; others find it
distracting and don't always play their best. Where do you come in on that?
AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA: Well, definitely every Grand Slam is a little bit
different. Yeah, here is for sure I think very crowdy, loud, and especially
when you go to the courts it's traffic all the time and we have to leave
very, very early. For me was 7:30 today to be on time everywhere. But I
think we all are used to it, and coming to New York we know what to expect.
So I think I'm okay with that. I think every player I think knows
everywhere is a bit different.
Q. It's a bit of awkward leadup for you, and unfortunate having to go back
to Poland. When did you make the decision to go back and be with your family
and when did you arrive here for the slam?
AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA: Well, I come back to Poland just for one day, just for
the funeral on Saturday. I leave on Sunday morning, so I was here in New
York Sunday afternoon. Well, I think that sometimes there are some things
more important than tennis. It was something like that, and it was really
pretty quick choice. Of course this is the situation that we have to be home
for the family, and I think I owed my granddad to be there.
Q. Did your sister go with you?
AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA: Yes. We went together.
Q. With all the traveling that you do and long flights, how do you plan your
travel schedule? Will you look at flights at a specific time, or will you
choose to fly business on longer flights and economy on others? How does
travel work into your schedule?
AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA: Well, of course depends where you go, but I like night
flights so I can sleep. If I can't, sometimes I'm usually going for the
sleeping pills just to not be too jet lagged when I go somewhere. Of course
if it's long flights it's business, yeah, of course. I think for our backs
and to be ready I think to practice next day I think is no choice.
喜欢搭晚班飞行，没有的话就吃安眠药；长途飞行的话就搭商务舱，毕竟隔天就得练习，
比较不伤背。
Q. Did your grandfather have any influence on your tennis or anything?
AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA: Yes, he used to play tennis, as well. He was a hockey
player and a hockey coach. He was really a sports guy. He was working in
sports school until he was 79, so pretty, pretty late. He was very fit and
skiing as well, playing tennis, everything. So, yeah.
Grandpa过去是冰球选手和教练，也打网球，到了79岁仍在体育学校服务。