Nadia Petrova
Nadia Petrova
Nadezhda Viktorovna Petrovais a Russian professional tennis player...
happy mentally physically sharp
On a day like today, you don't get physically so tired, you get mentally very tired, because you really try to be more concentrated and be more sharp on court. I'm really happy that it went that way.
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.
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.
fast finish lost match
I wanted to finish the match as fast as I could, ... Sometimes, I dehydrated and lost energy.
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.
clay clearer court definitely enjoy exciting feeling forward happy helps looking lots matches moment played playing relaxed
Definitely it's going to be very exciting and I'm very happy I've played lots of matches on clay so at the moment I'm feeling very confident. I'm really looking forward to the first match. I really enjoy the competition. Playing matches now, I feel much more relaxed on court and I think much clearer and that helps me a lot.
great main parents reason russians sacrifices top
Our parents made great sacrifices and that is the main reason why many of the Russians are at the top today.
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.
badly court difficult happens matter strength time win
I now know that no matter what happens out there, how badly I play or how badly I feel, I can still find the strength in me and win it. When I have a difficult time on court again, I will probably think of this final.
ignore side tried
I just tried to ignore him completely. I didn't look at his side once.
best energy game points spend
I just wanted to get used to the surface, and I don't want to spend so much energy here, ... I'll try to play my best game and keep the points short.
dominated ended few good match played points pressure quite
I really dominated my games. She played a few good points ... I put so much pressure on here, I ended up with the match quite easy.
best far glad hold pull quite tennis thinking together
I really wasn't thinking I would get far this week. But I'm quite glad I could pull myself together and play my best tennis and be able to hold a trophy.