Mara Santangelo
Mara Santangelo
Mara Santangelois a former professional tennis player from Italy. She retired from the sport on 28 January 2011...
beaten best confidence final full second tennis tough
It's going to be very tough for me. I've never beaten her and she's full of confidence as this is her second final in two weeks. I'm going to have to play my best tennis for sure.
contest despite losing proved tougher
It was a lot tougher than I expected. What proved significant was that I was right there in the contest despite losing the first set.
fights gets hard harder hitting knew lost match tough tried
I knew it was going to be a tough match and it was. She is so hard to play against. I know I was up and then lost the first set, but I don't think I did anything wrong, it's just that she gets everything back and fights so hard. I had to really concentrate and I tried hitting a little harder and in the end that made the difference.
losing loss remained sure
I wasn't sure of this after losing the first set, but I remained positive. The first-set loss actually prompted me to become more aggressive.