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I really dominated. I stuck with my tactics and kept my concentration. I tried to change speeds on her backhand ... I served well. That helps a lot in exchanges.

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I just cannot play on this surface. I play maybe 50 percent worse on hard, ... I just played for every point but it did not work at the beginning.

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I was not very happy with the way I played, but I got through. I'm really struggling a bit because normally here I just could place the ball anywhere I wanted and really not miss too many. So I definitely want to get that feeling back.

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This is huge. I really think she is the greatest clay-court player there is at the moment. It's just amazing that I could come back and win it at the end.

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If I want to win, it's like she has to play less than 100 percent. If I want to beat her, really everything has to go my way. It's just very few times that that can happen.

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I'm very happy to be in the semis, ... I told the crowd 'please support me from the first point on tomorrow.'

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I have just two things to say, ... Rainer (Hofmann, her husband), I love you, and to the crowd, next time try cheering for me in the first set as well.

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She played great today and from the start I was not there. I couldn't feel the ball as well as I would like to. I was not happy with the strings at all. I couldn't get the racket strung the way I wanted it.

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She made some mistakes. But when she hit the ball, it was so strong that I had no chance to sustain rallies. I tried to change speeds a bit, but her forehand return was powerful today.

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I faced an opponent who was just ready for everything I had today. She was maybe lucky in the first set to win it, but she was definitely better over the two sets. She deserved to win, but I made her play.

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I wish we could play more weeks here and why not the U.S. Open, move it down to Charleston. They make me feel at home and it's just a very few weeks where you really feel that support and I'm proud of it.

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I could not handle the pressure because her strokes are so powerful and very deep. And she really played good, very solid.

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I think just generally, my footwork was really not good and it was uncomfortable to move around the court.

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It was a little closer than the score indicates, ... I'm playing with a lot of confidence right now, and I hope I can go a lot further.

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I'm very disappointed, the way the whole final went. I was never really feeling my game. My serve was not really there, and also maybe she struggled for two, three games, but I could not really take advantage of it.

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I think I still have some timing issues to improve to feel more comfortable, ... I was happy with the returns and serving so that was good.

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She did everything so well. She was a complete player today, all over the court.

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She puts huge pressure on me. She is so present on the court. She really forces you back. It's tough to get the rallies going and move her around.

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It will be a classic. She's just one of the great champions of the last 10 years.

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It's the first tournament of the year, but I love being in Australia and I love the conditions. It's a great chance for me to go even further than last year.

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When Im ready, I would like to start serving. I know she does it and its her way, but I think on the serve, you should go with the pace of the server. She needs the time, I guess. I dont think its really to break my rhythm or something, its just that she needs it.

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In the end, it comes down to a few big points. If you make them, you win.

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It's great that we are so successful and that tennis is booming in our country. As for having Martina being back, it's incredible.

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It was a little closer than the score indicates, but I felt it was a good first match. I'm playing with a lot of confidence right now after this season and I hope I can go a lot further in this tournament.

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It hurt a bit, ... I thought we were in Switzerland. I played my heart out all match, and all I heard were people cheering 'Flavia' and 'Italy.' They got behind me in the second set, but I wish they'd been with me from the start.

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