Amelie Mauresmo Quotes
We all had, at some point, matches we should have won and we didn't and that's the game. That's just the way the sport is. Otherwise, if everything was written before, we don't need to play.
I definitely wanted this win today and I don't want anybody to talk about my nerves anymore.
I think you always have, you know, new players. Every year you see new faces, juniors coming into the seniors. I was one of them at the time long time ago now.
Well, I guess I needed this tough first round to really put me into that tournament, to really erase what happened at Indian Wells, which is now the case, you know.
It took me time to adjust and to realise it was not going to happen like it did in the juniors.
Whether it's in the right way or sometimes the wrong way, you learn about life and its lessons.
There were many occasions in my career where I could have given up, where I asked myself whether I would ever make it.
Yes, I have had difficult times on court and at certain tournaments but you need to forget about it and go forward because that's the way it works in our world.
I think I have handled things pretty well last year and this. What I have to do now is try do it even better.
I have been amongst the best players in the world for 8 years. None at that level played as many ties as I did.
My coach told me I had to expect, you know, some long rallies and stuff. So, you know, I was ready for this.
You have to adjust to where you are but the French are all together - the guys and the women. It's good.
The day I stop feeling the pressure and I'm just enjoying myself and taking it easy is when I'm 35, asking for a wild card and playing mixed doubles with Arnaud Clement.