Anastasia Myskina
Anastasia Myskina
Anastasiya Andreyevna Myskinais a Russian former professional tennis player. She won the 2004 French Open singles title, becoming the first Russian female tennis player to win a Grand Slam singles title. Subsequent to this victory, she rose to no. 3 in the WTA rankings, becoming the first Russian female tennis player to reach the top 3 in the history of the rankings. In September 2004, she reached a career-high ranking of world No. 2. Although she has not officially retired,...
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth8 July 1981
changed force moscow move played tried worked wrong
In Moscow I played the wrong tactic, so I changed it, ... I tried to make her move more and to force her backhand and as you see it worked really well.
confident playing
I'm playing well but she's confident right now,
against chance great higher knew miss playing terrible today tougher venus yesterday
It was much tougher for me to play against Venus yesterday because she is playing on a much higher level. Today I knew that we had a great chance to win, and if I were to miss it that would have been terrible for the team.
great incredible match played
It was a great match - she played incredible today.
against amazing control grand playing slam
It's amazing because I had to control my emotions, it's Roland Garros, a Grand Slam and I was playing against a friend.
against determined match opponents players playing ready tougher tournament tricky
It was a pretty tricky match against a determined opponent. I better get used to playing such opponents and get ready for tougher players as the tournament advances.
play practice tennis
But I still have to practice hard if I'm going to play my best tennis.
real play goal
My real goal is the Olympics. It's going to be tough but it was very good preparation to play here.
against played sets third
When you've played two sets against the girl, you kind of know her game, and by the third set I was really comfortable.
believing confidence final good obviously playing results tough
Karolina's a tough player, ... She's obviously playing with a lot of confidence right now, but I've also had some good results lately, so I'll be going into the final believing I can win.
behind control defending people playing
I could not control my tennis. I'm defending my country. It's a different situation. You're not playing for yourself. There's so many people behind you and you think you're disappointing them.
good played test tomorrow took
I'd never played her before, so it took me a little while to get used to her game. I think it was a good test for me today, but I'll need to be even better tomorrow if I'm going to win.
coming confidence decisions easier game longer points top wrong
I'm not on top of my game, but it's getting better and better. If I can my get confidence back it will be easier to play. My game is coming back, but my confidence isn't there yet. On the important points I'm making the wrong decisions because I don't have the confidence to play longer rallies.
good indoor nearly normally obviously since special start time title top win won year
It's very special to win this title because it's been nearly a year since I won a tournament. It's only the start of the indoor season, and this is a time of year I normally play well, so it's good for me to win here. I really want to be in the Top 10 at the end of the year, so this will obviously be good for my ranking.