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APIA INTERNATIONAL SYDNEYJanuary 8, 2014Bethanie Mattek-SandsSYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES M. KEYS/B. Mattek‑Sands Q.  Bethanie, bad luck tonight. Obviously you've played a lot of matches qualifying through here. Just tell us what's going on with your body at the moment. BETHANIE MATTEK‑SANDS: I've obviously felt better. I've been through my share of injuries. You know, once you start compensating too much on the court other things start hurting. For me, I want to take care of my body. It's not even just about Australian Open, it's about the rest of my year. My biggest goal is to stay healthy. I'm a huge competitor and it always hurts to have to withdraw, but I wish the best to Madison. Q. Is it any of the recurring injuries the last couple years, or is it just new ones, wear and tear type things? BETHANIE MATTEK‑SANDS: It's probably a mix of both. Obviously I have played a lot of matches and I was coming off an injury from last year. But the knee actually that I had hurt at the end of last year is feeling good, so that injury is fine. I just got to be careful. I've probably injured every part of my body at some point in my career. It's just I have to be smart about it. I want to keep playing throughout this whole year. Q. Injuries aside, obviously happy with your performance here the last week or so? BETHANIE MATTEK‑SANDS: Definitely. I'm very happy with how I'm playing. I felt I was improving every single day, and, you know, that's been my goal. I was playing my game. Even tonight I felt like I was able to have a few good rallies, few good returns. Again, it wasn't meant to be. I wish Madison the best. Q. And just lastly, a few days rest and treatment now before obviously trying to get ready for Melbourne? BETHANIE MATTEK‑SANDS: Definitely. I'm taking a couple days completely off. I'm going to take care the body and get treatment from the trainers and go from there. Really looking forward to Melbourne. FastScripts Transcript by ASAP Sports |
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