MUBADALA CITI DC OPEN

July 31, 2024

Caroline Dolehide

C. DOLEHIDE/D. Kasatkina

2-6, 7-5, 6-0

(Transcribed from WTA recorded audio.)

Q. How was that win for you?

CAROLINE DOLEHIDE: Yeah, it was very big. Obviously a bit of a shock coming in right now. It was a great match. I'm really proud of myself.

Q. Set and a break down. How did you turn that around?

CAROLINE DOLEHIDE: Yeah, I think I just needed to focus a little bit more on what was working. The conditions were tough, like I said, out there. It was really humid. It was very dark. The match was getting longer and longer. She makes a lot of balls. So I had to focus on my game, my game style. I executed in the end.

Q. Obviously you've only just finished, but any thoughts about your quarterfinal opponent?

CAROLINE DOLEHIDE: I haven't thought about it. Don't know who she is. I'm just going to focus on my recovery right now and then I'll think about that tomorrow.

But yeah, about that win, I obviously lost to her in the past. She's a great player. Wasn't going to be an easy match I knew going into it. I needed to really dig deep. My coach and I prepared as best as we could. Yeah, executed in the end, like I said.