Vera
Dushevina Interview
Wimbledon
2010
Q. You showed a
lot of fight and determination out there today against an
opponent on a high from winning Roland Garros. What game
plan did you come in with?
VERA DUSHEVINA: So I plan for today. And yes, Francesca
is champion of Roland Garros, but it's a really different
surface, clay and grass. I was the junior championship of
Wimbledon, and I know how to play on the grass.
But anyway, she show really good game in first set;
second set was very close to her. So I think we played
very good tennis. It's like two hours and 54 minutes.
It's really tough to win this match.
Q. I think the key game in the second set was when you
saved four breakpoints at...
VERA DUSHEVINA: It was 5-All, I think.
Q. Yeah. Was that a key part of the match?
VERA DUSHEVINA: Yeah, I think so, because I had really
big serve, serve and volley, and I was really confident.
Q. When you knew she was gonna be your first-round
opponent, how did you feel?
VERA DUSHEVINA: You know, I feel okay because it's grass.
I like grass. I don't really like clay. But last year I
play against her in Madrid. It was clay and I also beat
her.
I think for me, with her on clay it's really tough than
on the grass because it's much faster.
Q. Your victory is still a surprise to a lot of
people, I think.
VERA DUSHEVINA: Yeah, maybe.
Q. You haven't yet been beyond the second round at
Wimbledon. Is this year gonna be your time?
VERA DUSHEVINA: So let's see. I really hope. I really
want to win more match here. I mean, stay for second
week.
Q. So you're saying that even though Francesca won the
French Open and played so well there, you weren't
frightened at all or even daunted by the prospect of
playing her the first round here?
VERA DUSHEVINA: So, you know, for me today it's not a big
deal against who play first round, just to win. It's
grass. It's really surprise. A lot of surprise here.
Q. So her form at Paris, you didn't think about that
at all?
VERA DUSHEVINA: No, I didn't think about it really.
Q. What, in your mind, do you think was the key to
that third set, because you absolutely dominated in the
third set?
VERA DUSHEVINA: So when I did the break in the second set
and I won it, it was 6-5 for me, and I start really well,
first break in third set, and I felt that I'm going to
win this match.
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