Nadia Petrova
Nadia Petrova
Nadezhda Viktorovna Petrovais a Russian professional tennis player...
finish gone happened lucky match middle pain second third win worse
It happened during my quarterfinal match, about the middle of the second set, ... I was so into the match I didn't really feel it, but I must say it got worse and the pain was aggravating. I was lucky to win the second set and the tiebreaker, because if we'd gone to a third set I probably wouldn't have had enough to finish off the match.
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.
hard today tried winners
Today it was hard to challenge. She was going for winners and getting them. I tried to play my best, but I just couldn't do it.
consistency happy opportunity points prepared save soon tried trying win
I was prepared for a long match. As soon as I had an opportunity I was trying to make the points shorter and save energy. I'm happy with the consistency of my game, and I tried to keep it up and win as many points as possible.
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.
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.
felt win
I had everything in my hands. I had 40-15 up. I felt if I could get the game, I would win the match.
beautiful cannot hard whatever wind
It's really hard with this weather. You just do whatever you need to. Unfortunately, with the wind you cannot play the beautiful game.
against happy top win
I feel pretty happy because that's my first win against a top 10 player.
came friendship playing stress
Our friendship came under a lot of stress when we started playing each other in the singles.
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.
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.
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.
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.