THE CHAMPIONSHIPS

July 1, 2022

Tatjana Maria

Press Conference

T. MARIA/M. Sakkari

6-3, 7-5

TATJANA MARIA

THE MODERATOR: Tell us how you're feeling right now. Great win.

TATJANA MARIA: Thank you.

No, I mean, it feels amazing. I'm the first time in the last 16, so that's already amazing. To win against Sakkari today, yeah, it's pretty awesome.

I think I played a good match from the beginning to the end. Yeah, it makes me happy.

THE MODERATOR: Questions, please.

Q. How much did you derive confidence from the match you played against Sakkari at the Australian Open?

TATJANA MARIA: The match against Sakkari at the Australian Open gave me some confidence because I saw that I was super close, and I had my chances also in Australia.

Yeah, it gives you always the confidence if you know your opponent and you played already before. I mean, I played her a few years ago, yeah, and I won this match in 2014. But in Australian Open, it was a different kind of match.

Yeah, it gave me also confidence. And I knew that I have my chances. If I play clever and good, I can win this match.

Q. Have you had a chance to speak to Charlotte and Cecilia following the win?

TATJANA MARIA: Not yet. I wanted to go really badly. I thought, if I go over there, Cece, the little one, she sees me, then she want to come with me, then I would not be here (laughter).

That's why I do all this now and after I will go over there.