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BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL PRESENTED BY SUNCORPJanuary 3, 2018Karolina PliskovaBrisbane, Queensland, Australia K. PLISKOVA/C. Bellis 6-1, 6-1 THE MODERATOR: Questions, please. Q. Pretty happy with that first match of your season? KAROLINA PLISKOVA: Yeah. I think it was quite solid. I felt okay on the court. Like I said, I had some matches already in the end of the first -- well, the last year. So was not, like, big hole without matches for me. So, yeah, but anyway, I was a little bit sick. So I was not really -- I didn't know how I'm going to play, how I'm going to feel. So just happy I got this win. Won quite easy. We never played. So I think good start. Q. Did you feel the lead-up, since you were sick, were you practicing regular or were there days where you just didn't? KAROLINA PLISKOVA: No. Here in Brisbane, I was already practicing except the first day. But I was sick on my way in Thailand. I got sick on the way from Czech Republic. So the main problem was there. And here I was already fine, so I was practicing almost twice every day. So I think I was ready 100% ready for the match. Q. I know you had a late start for Wednesday. Did it feel like maybe almost too long that you have to wait? KAROLINA PLISKOVA: Yes. Actually, and still with this -- that we had to play last match on Wednesday, I felt like we are here, like, two weeks and without any matches. So I was pretty happy to go on court today. And, yeah, but like I said, I quite need it, and I don't know how I'm going to feel. So that's why I had the late start, but everything was fine. Q. The next one is against Kanepi. What kind of match do you expect and what about tactics? KAROLINA PLISKOVA: I think we play few times but not for last few years, what they just told me. Well, first of all, I think she won the tournament because I saw her on the -- where I walk to the locker room. So she has to like this conditions also. I think she's playing quite similar and good serve, what I remember. So quite good shots. Pretty fast then. So I have to play aggressive and don't let her play. So that's now what I think, but maybe we will talk with my coach a little bit more about her. Q. Is this one of the faster courts on tour? What's the speed playing like this year? KAROLINA PLISKOVA: I think the court would not be that fast but the conditions, together with the heat and with the humidity and the balls, it just feels fast. But I think in Melbourne it's for me still the fastest. I don't know. This year it's going to be surprise but last year was the fastest for me. Q. Do you want it that fast as it was last year? KAROLINA PLISKOVA: No. Everybody thinks, yes, with my game, but I also need some time for my shots. FastScripts Transcript by ASAP Sports   |
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