Pennetta : « You have to be humble » - 18e Open GDF SUEZ - 2010 - Tennis Féminin

Flavia, the match started out well for you when you won the first set. What happened after that?
It was a really good game. We both played great, it was really some very top level tennis. It's true that I started out well in the first set, but in the second set, I couldn't grab both opportunities I had. But she really played very well. You have to know how to be humble. 

Maybe your serve didn't work as well as it did earlier in the week.
No, I don't think it was that. I think that I served well throughout the whole game. It wasn't much different from the other games. The only difference is that she is left handed and I have only ever played right-handed players. Maybe my serve doesn't hurt left-handers as much as it does right-handers. 

What is the different about playing against left-handers?
All the angles and the game solutions are different and I might have been destabilized. But let's just say that I'm satisfied with the way I played this game. 

Does her kind of game bother you?
No, not especially. She plays in time and doesn't offer much variety. It's just that she played really well, like she's been doing since the week started. 

Has the week been good all the same?
Yes. It could have been better, but it was still pretty good.