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THE CHAMPIONSHIPSJuly 3, 2018Katie BoulterWimbledon, London, England K. BOULTER/V. Cepede Royg 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 THE MODERATOR: Questions, please. Q. What is your feeling after that, getting that first Wimbledon win? KATIE BOULTER: I'm ecstatic honestly. It's something I've dreamed of my whole life. I'm so happy that I could finally achieve one of my many goals I've been trying to pursue. Q. How do you deal with what could have been a very difficult mental situation going from having been so close, then the third set? How did you deal with that? KATIE BOULTER: I think it was really difficult, having a match point, not getting it. Finding a way is something that is built within me. I feel like I'm a great competitor on the court. I'd like to think so anyway. I think that got me through today. I showed that, and I showed some guts. I think I'm pretty happy with it. Q. A bit of nerves at the end of the second set? She seemed to really step up. Did you feel like you could have done anything different? KATIE BOULTER: Uhm, I think winning your first match at Wimbledon is always going to be extremely hard. I just tried to do the best I could. I mean, maybe I could have got that back in in the court at match point. At the end of the day I got the win and I found a way to win, and I'm really happy with the result. Q. I presume it made it perhaps more difficult because I know you had a tight match with McHale last year when you won the first set, 5-5 in the second. Did that come into your mind at all? KATIE BOULTER: To be honest, it didn't even cross my mind. I think that experience last year has built me into who I am today. It didn't play any part today. I just tried to do the best I could at that moment, close out the match as quickly as I could. Q. Is Katie Swan a good friend of yours? Did seeing her get a big win give you extra motivation? KATIE BOULTER: Yeah, it's great. We're actually close friends. We're playing doubles tomorrow. It's really good all British players are playing well. It's nice to see her winning. Q. I think there are five of you in the similar age bracket. Is that going to be a benefit to you all to push each other on? KATIE BOULTER: Yeah, I mean, we've been pushing each other for months, years now. It's great to see that everyone's doing really well. I can be a part of that. Hopefully I can lead that group and get higher and have a better ranking. Q. Pretty close to being British No. 2. Is that something that means anything to you? Do you have bigger goals than that? KATIE BOULTER: I think it's great. But right now my sole focus is to be better and get a higher ranking, to crack top 100. I've got a lot of aspirations. Yeah, I think this week has really inspired me. Hopefully I can do that coming forward. FastScripts Transcript by ASAP Sports   |
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