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
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
confident playing
I'm playing well but she's confident right now,
easier few games hoping return title won year
I've been getting better with every match, ... After a few games I was able to read her serve, which made it easier for me in the return games. I haven't won a title in a year now, so I'm really hoping I can do it tomorrow.
worst
That's the worst I've ever played. What can you do when you play like that?