Amelie Mauresmo
Amelie Mauresmo
Amélie Simone Mauresmo French pronunciation: is a French former professional tennis player, and a former World No. 1. Mauresmo won two Grand Slam singles titles at the Australian Open and at Wimbledon, and also won a Silver Medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth5 July 1979
CountryFrance
game match strong sure today yesterday
I feel good, I was able to make sure that my game was there this week, ... Physically, I am strong enough. I showed that today after my long match yesterday (Friday).
sports should-have games
We all had, at some point, matches we should have won and we didn't and that's the game. That's just the way the sport is. Otherwise, if everything was written before, we don't need to play.
beginning felt game point
That's what I wanted today, from the first point really making her play as much as I could, I did that very well at the beginning and felt my game was very effective.
aspect consistent controlled felt game key moments physical played
I played a very consistent match. On key moments I felt like I controlled the match. I think that the physical aspect of the game played a big par.
bit game normal played pressure second settled won
The first set was a bit long. Once I settled into the match, I was under no pressure in the second set. I played my normal game and won easily.
bit couple lack last matches played weeks
I've played a lot in the last couple of weeks and I sometimes lack a bit of sharpness. Between matches I do nothing but rest.
court knowing tough walk
It was very tough to walk on the court without really knowing your opponent.
gave happy putting second serves step
I started with not putting enough first serves in and that gave her some opportunities on the second serve to step in and really play hard. I'm not very happy about that,
forward great looking match next number playing though week
It would be great (to end 2004 at number one), ... Hopefully, I can make it this week even though I know it will be very tough. She's been playing well also. I'm looking forward to the next match every day.
aggressive likes move
You just have to move well, be ready, be aggressive yourself, not let her do what she likes to do, which is dictating the game, which is very tough. That's all I can tell you.
felt match seriously took
You know, I felt I took that match very seriously and didn't really let her get into the match,
convinced despite injury squad strong ties win won
We have a very strong squad and I'm convinced I'm not the only one able to win a singles. We have won many ties despite injury worries.
ball maybe powerful putting score taking tall
Obviously, just putting the ball in and taking the opportunities when I would have them was probably going to be the key. I didn't think, though, that it was going to be this kind of score or this kind of a match. Yeah, I mean, she made way too many errors...She's tall and she's already very powerful for 16. Maybe sometimes not so coordinated, but this is probably going to come.
happy overall played tough
On my side, it was a little up and down, ... When someone doesn't let you get too much rhythm, it's tough to really get into a match. I think I played a little up and down, but overall I'm pretty happy to be going to the semifinals again.