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January 19, 2006

Samantha Stosur

SAMANTHA STOSUR: Yeah, I mean, I knew it was gonna be a hard match against her. She came off with some really good wins the end of last year, so I always knew it was gonna be a hard match and just gave it everything I had.

SAMANTHA STOSUR: I don't know. I think it was just a little bit different. It was different playing here and, you know, she was a little bit higher ranked than any of the other girls I played in Perth. But it was just a bit of a different feeling out there. I think I still played pretty well and really just did everything that I could. And in Perth I did the same thing and got three wins. So, I mean, that was a good week for me. But, you know, it's not like she's a bad player; she's a really tough opponent.

SAMANTHA STOSUR: To be honest, I haven't really thought about it yet. I don't really want to worry about it until after the Aussie Open. See what happens there. I know they're there, but you can't really control it. You've got to go out and play the matches. That's really all you can do.

SAMANTHA STOSUR: No, I'm fine. I had a couple of light days since I've come back from Perth. The matches were hard over there, but I'm feeling great physically. I was moving pretty well out there and I wish it went on for more games.

SAMANTHA STOSUR: Really good. I think I'm hitting the ball really well. I think I can hopefully play even better. It will be good to play the doubles here tomorrow. Hopefully, we'll get a few matches there and keep the momentum going. I'm just really looking forward to getting to Melbourne and getting another chance to get out there.

SAMANTHA STOSUR: Yeah. I think going into Grand Slams you want to play matches no matter what they are - singles or doubles. And, yeah, pretty much I never really thought about not playing.