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
bit consistent eager except finish happy maybe served
Overall, I'm very happy with the way I played. I served big and was consistent except at the end where I got maybe a little bit too eager to finish her off.
consistent court felt finish good loves points rhythm
I felt pretty good on the court out there today, ... I really felt my game, right from the beginning, was consistent and I didn't let her really get into her rhythm and finish the points pretty quickly, as she loves to do.
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.
coming few girls good great improve learn
I think these girls coming up, it's normal, it's great and it's good for the tennis, ... They probably still have to learn a few things but, you know, she's only 16 and she's going to improve a lot and make her way.
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,
confidence amelie grew
Right now I have more confidence in myself. I grew up.
life-lesson lessons way
Whether it's in the right way or sometimes the wrong way, you learn about life and its lessons.
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.
winning years half
When I finished the juniors I felt, perhaps for about a year and a half, that everything was going to be the same and that I would be able to go out there and win any match. But it wasnt the case. I struggled.
thinking years trying
I think I have handled things pretty well last year and this. What I have to do now is try do it even better.
feelings asking pressure
The day I stop feeling the pressure and I'm just enjoying myself and taking it easy is when I'm 35, asking for a wild card and playing mixed doubles with Arnaud Clement.
long stuff ready
My coach told me I had to expect, you know, some long rallies and stuff. So, you know, I was ready for this.
growing-up winning thinking
Another factor is the education and culture in which you grow up. I didn't grow up in the culture of victory, where you are expected to be or have to be, the best. It was not at all like that in my family. Tennis was really a hobby. If it led to something, great. If not, there were other things in life. I think that was something I was missing at some points in my career, because when I see Hingis or the Williamses, you see how they were educated for this: to win, to be the best, a bit the American mentality. Number one. Number one. Number one. I didn't have this.