Nathalie Dechy
Nathalie Dechy
Nathalie Dechyis a French former professional tour tennis player...
saw upset
I was really upset when I saw that this morning. I think it's really bad.
australian ball confidence early good playing stopped takes
She still takes the ball really early and still has unbelievably good hand-and-eye coordination. When she stopped playing before, she was good. And now, she has a lot of confidence from the Australian Open.
mixed served simply
She served very well and mixed her game. I had a lot of opportunities but simply couldnt take the lead,
badly confidence gave guy played playing possible start worst
I'm relieved. I had the worst possible start but then (captain) Guy (Forget) told me I was playing badly and it was 7-6. It gave me confidence and I played better afterwards.
close enjoy fitness hit tennis thinking
For the moment, at least on the fitness side, I'm getting really close to peak. And on the tennis side, I just want to get better every day and I'm not thinking about that. I just want to enjoy it and hit some balls.
benefit build european french good home lots main player practice season spend time weather
Sometimes for the European players, they like to go home because they spend a long time here in the States. They feel like they want to go home. For me, that would be the main benefit of a European player to go back. The main benefit of being here is, you can still practice and set up your clay-court season under good conditions. There are lots of courts, there are good weather conditions, and you can build up for the French Open.
dictate game towards
I can take a lot of positives. I wanted to dictate the game and managed to do that for a while. I just lacked some intensity, particularly towards the end.
backing ball bit court develop less powerful staying succeeded
In the first set, I really succeeded in staying in court and not backing up on her powerful shots. But then, bit by bit, I got less into the ball - and she was able to develop her game.
bring good injuries players reasons team
Sometimes for different reasons there are injuries and you don't have your (top) players. But a good team can bring out other players and we have a good team to do that.