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AUSTRALIAN OPENJanuary 15, 2014Eugenie BouchardMELBOURNE, VICTORIA E. BOUCHARD/V. Razzano THE MODERATOR: Questions, please. Q. How exciting was to second set tiebreak? EUGENIE BOUCHARD: Well, I hope it was exciting for you guys. It was kind of crazy. You know, it became just mental and I just had to fight. I'm happy I pulled through in the end. We had some crazy points. Q. In the tiebreak you were losing 8‑9, but you made an incredible forehand shot. Explain that moment. EUGENIE BOUCHARD: I don't even remember that. Yeah, I mean, I was just in the moment, just trying to go for it. She played some really good points, too, on my match points. It was a battle back and forth. I felt overall I didn't play as well as I know I can. But, you know, even if it's a bit ugly, still fight and try. Yeah, I'm happy I pulled through. Q. You lost your way a little bit at the beginning of the second set. You must be happy how you came back. EUGENIE BOUCHARD: Yeah, she's a good player. She can serve well, hit some really flat shots, change direction a lot. I think she had me on my heel a little bit. When I was down 4‑1, I kind of relaxed, started playing my game. It was a really big change after that. I felt I played a lot better. Q. How do you feel about losing three match points in a row? EUGENIE BOUCHARD: It happens. I wasn't even really disappointed on the court. Two games earlier, she was up 40‑Love, I won the game. It happens. People have lost matches from being ahead a lot. I wasn't disappointed. I was calm and I was confident, you know, if I played well I could get that chance again. Q. You're usually fairly businesslike at the net with a handshake. That was a warm moment. Do you have any history at all? EUGENIE BOUCHARD: No, I just thought because she was French they do the kissy thing. I thought she maybe kind of wanted to. I was hesitating. I just kind of went for it (laughter). Q. Atmosphere pretty good on that court with your fan club? EUGENIE BOUCHARD: Yeah, they're amazing. I don't know where they came from, these Australian guys. But they're really supportive. They just come up with all these songs. It's really cool. I think it gets the rest of the crowd really involved, as well. They better show up to my next match. Q. Pretty straight‑faced through it all. I assume you hear it? EUGENIE BOUCHARD: I do, in the back of my head, I hear it a bit. But I really have to stay focused and wait till the end of the match to crack a smile. Q. Is that a present the fans game to you? EUGENIE BOUCHARD: Yes, gave me a little Koala. They say themselves The Genie Army. Reminder of who they are. They're the Australian support. Q. Will you keep it? EUGENIE BOUCHARD: I'll put it in my room somewhere, I think. Q. Quite a long time since a teenager won a Grand Slam. A lot is talked about how difficult it is now for teenagers to do that. Do you think things are starting to change? There's a few of you coming through. EUGENIE BOUCHARD: I think it's still really tough. There are some of us who are kind of breaking through a little bit. We still have a lot of tough moments. We have success, but we also have losses. I think the older, experienced players are still really dominating right now. But as time goes on, I think I'll do better. I feel like I've gained experience in the past year. Hopefully I can start doing better right away. Q. How does it differ playing someone you're expected to beat or being the underdog? EUGENIE BOUCHARD: For sure it's different now. I came into this slam seeded now for the first time. So, of course, my first few rounds I'm expected to win. I always expect myself to do well. I just try to ignore the outside expectations and pressure and really just focus on what I need to do. At the end of the day, I really need to perform. I can't really worry about what people say on the outside. Q. Lauren Davis or Georges, how do you feel? EUGENIE BOUCHARD: I played Davis in the juniors. Never place Georges. It will be interesting to see. They have different games. Georges plays aggressive, hits hard. Davis gets a lot of balls back, but she can move the ball with her forehand and backhand. I don't know who is winning, but I'm looking forward to it and I'm just going to try my best and try to play better. FastScripts Transcript by ASAP Sports |
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