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ROGERS CUP WOMENAugust 4, 2014Aleksandra WozniakMONTREAL, QUEBEC S. STEPHENS/A. Wozniak THE MODERATOR: Questions in English. Q. Do you feel it was just that she put together some excellence today or that you lacked in something today? ALEKSANDRA WOZNIAK: Yeah, I think she really played well. She served high percentage of first serves, 75. It was really tough to return her first serve. I thought I could return her second serves better, they were high. Step in more. That's something we're working hard on getting back in my game, stepping in and taking the ball early. She was really hitting some great shots. Work on hitting deeper and more stronger, you know, when I rally. Q. What do you feel when you feel a match like that getting away from you? ALEKSANDRA WOZNIAK: Yeah, it's not easy, for sure. You know, you're out there where you have a warrior mentality. You want to fight every point. Sometimes it's like that. She played really great tennis. I didn't expect that good of her today. But she really, you know, for sure, she knows she's playing a good girl with her home crowd on center court. She really played a perfect match. It wasn't easy. I'm going to get back on court and work on those things to get back on my level of top 20 that I used to have. Q. How much of it was her playing at a very good level and how much of it was you being somehow a little bit flatter? ALEKSANDRA WOZNIAK: Yeah, it wasn't easy with her pace. She gave me no rhythm. She was hitting really high balls, mixing up topspin. It wasn't easy to return. That's something I need to work on, finding strength in my shots more deeper. You see that level since I've been back. The top 20 makes a big difference playing the girls under 50 and in the top 100. She didn't give it to me easy today. She worked hard. THE MODERATOR: Questions in French. Q. What was your state of mind on the court today? ALEKSANDRA WOZNIAK: It was tough playing a player like her today because she played a perfect match. She was just perfect. I should have played deeper. She also served very well with 75% first serves in, which is quite rare among the top women players, so it was tough for me. Q. What should you do better? ALEKSANDRA WOZNIAK: I should serve better. I am working a lot on this. We know that after my injury I should serve harder and I should learn how to trust my shoulder. I also should have returned more aggressively even if her second serve was bouncing very high. I know I have the desire to work a lot and some of the tournaments are coming up for me to improve. But playing here in Montréal is always very special for me. My family is around. It's a lot of emotions. Q. Do you feel you're very far from the top 20? ALEKSANDRA WOZNIAK: When I play against those players, it shows me what I'm missing to be back at that level. I need to be more consistent. I need to be able to sustain long rallies. I still have a lot of work to do. I'm now in the top 100, but I need to be able to raise my level when I play against a top 20 player as I used to do before. Q. Isn't it frustrating to feel that you are no longer at that same level? ALEKSANDRA WOZNIAK: All I need is work and work a lot. I'm doing that with my coach. But it can be very frustrating, especially when you play at home. But I know tonight I played one of the best players in the world and I tried. Q. But can we say you're very disappointed? ALEKSANDRA WOZNIAK: Yes, I am. I hoped I could do a bit better. You always want to perform well when you're at home. But today, as we say, I had a difficult load on my shoulders. But it's not the end for me. I'll keep working to try to get back to that same caliber I was before. FastScripts Transcript by ASAP Sports |
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