Nadia Petrova
Nadia Petrova
Nadezhda Viktorovna Petrovais a Russian professional tennis player...
ignore side tried
I just tried to ignore him completely. I didn't look at his side once.
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.
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.
bad bit both break match tough
We had break points, we had really bad points. We had a lot of unforced errors. It was a very tough match mentally, ... We both wanted to win. That's why we were a bit over-reacting, I can say.
bad both fought great hard points stuck
We both were on and off, ... We both had some great points and we both had some bad - a lot of unforced errors. But we both fought hard and stuck to the end.