Nadia Petrova
Nadia Petrova
Nadezhda Viktorovna Petrovais a Russian professional tennis player...
circuit claim credit players russian success tennis
The Russian tennis authorities can't claim any credit for the success many of the players are having on the professional circuit these days.
early good hard players tough
There are many good players and pretty tough first-round matches. Things will be hard for me, as early as my first match.
absolutely against best delighted match played player today
I am absolutely delighted with my effort. I played my best match here today against probably the best player of the tournament.
absolutely against best delighted match played player today
I am absolutely delighted with my effort. I played my best match here in Doha today against probably the best player of the tournament.
consistent playing titles winning
Every year, I've been doing better and better, playing more consistent and winning more matches. Hopefully, I'll get more and more titles this year.
fast finish lost match
I wanted to finish the match as fast as I could, ... Sometimes, I dehydrated and lost energy.
adjust ball beginning difficult found played return served struggled took
At the beginning it took me a while to adjust to the lights, ... I found it difficult to see the ball and struggled a little on my return of serve. Other than that though, I think I served well and played well on important points.
bad feeling move second
I was really feeling bad today, I think it was the heat. In the second set I had difficulties to move on court.
against missing nearly playing quick second
I was playing very aggressively and wasn't missing much, but in the second set she really improved. She wasn't missing anything. It was like playing against a wall. She's also very quick and she was getting to nearly every ball.
almost giving number phone quite
Little distractions were quite annoying. I can almost tell you the phone number she was giving on the phone.
doubt few game gave knew motivated natural played second win won
I was very motivated for today's match. I knew I would win the semifinal. I was in no doubt about the result. I gave everything I had. I stuttered a little in the second set, when Sugiyama won a few games, but I played my natural game in the tiebreaker.
defending exhausted
I was very exhausted this morning. I didn't feel 100 percent, and actually I didn't really play my game. I did more defending than anything.
fight last match seemed serve since strain struggling third three tried yesterday
I couldn't serve today, ... I've been struggling with a right pectoral strain since my last tournament, and yesterday after my three set match it seemed to get worse. I tried to fight through it, but in the third set it really started to hurt. Then my serve was just very off.
less match points prepared save spend time trying
I was prepared for a long match today. The less time I had to spend on court, the better. I was trying to make the points shorter and save some energy.