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U.S. OPEN


August 31, 2013


Petra Kvitova


NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK

A. RISKE/P. Kvitova
6‑3, 6‑0


THE MODERATOR:  Questions, please.

Q.  It looked like toward the end you weren't feeling well.  Could you explain what was happening there?
PETRA KVITOVA:  Unfortunately I was lying in the bed yesterday and I had a fever, so I didn't come to site yesterday.
Yeah, I mean, my body didn't help me today to move little bit.  So unfortunately I tried to play, tried to fight.  But, yeah, my body wouldn't let me to fight.

Q.  Is it the same kind of sickness you had in Wimbledon?
PETRA KVITOVA:  I think it's the same, because I had a blood test to see if it was bacteria and virus and it was virus.  I mean, I didn't have any sore throat or anything like that.  I had just a very high fever.
Yeah, is unlucky on the Grand Slam.  I will take it for this year and next year will be better.

Q.  Can you talk about the frustrations in Grand Slams this year.
PETRA KVITOVA:  Yeah, that's a life.  It's not only in the tennis.  These challenges, is not always happening.  It's something I hope that can help me and make me a little bit stronger.

Q.  She let you make a lot of mistakes.  She kept the ball in play.  How different would it have been if you felt better?  Would this have been a completely different match, do you think?
PETRA KVITOVA:  Well, I hope so.  I mean, I beat her last week in New Haven.  Unfortunately, I couldn't play really long rallies, like more than three shots in the rallies.  So I try to play my aggressive game, first or second shots, to have a winner.
But she moved quite well.  She pushed me to the back.  So, I mean, that was tough for me.

Q.  Are you going to go back to the doctor?
PETRA KVITOVA:  Yeah, I have the blood test near my hotel in Manhattan.

Q.  How disappointing is it to not be able to play?
PETRA KVITOVA:  Yeah, it is for sure.  I am disappointing.  I wanted to play better, for sure, today.  Who knows if I win or not.
But, yeah, unfortunately it happen.  I have to look forward.

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