An interview with:
DINARASAFINA
THE MODERATOR: Questions, please.
Q. Did you expect it to be quite as easy?
DINARA SAFINA: Actually, not really. Of course, I came on the court expecting agood match and tough one because she had been playing good in Warsaw. She made semis.
But then I started toplay, and I started to feel good. I feltvery good on the court, and I think I played a solid game.
Q. What kind of feeling did you have when you go back on the center court?
DINARA SAFINA: Actually, good, you know. It's nice feeling always to go back. I have been practicing on this court, and Isaid to my coach, I said, it's such a nice feeling to go back and to hear theball sound. It's just a greatatmosphere.
Q. In a match like that, do you feel sorry for your opponent or do you sortof get on with it?
DINARA SAFINA: Well, after I shake her hand she said atleast you could give me one game. Icould imagine it's not nice to feel on the court, but I was just so intomyself. I think I was playing with myhead like into the match, so I didn't really focus. I just was playing point by point, game bygame. It ended up like that.
Q. Was there a point early on where you thoughtI'm going to win this quite easily, even in the first couple of games?
DINARA SAFINA: No, but, you know, always going on to thecourt, to the match, my coach always says it can be easy 6‑1, 6‑1, and can betough. I only can put thisdifference. If you start to play yourgame, it's tough to handle you. I wasplaying good and it was tough for her. That was the result how he says.
Q. When you win easy, you practice more after?
DINARA SAFINA: Yeah, I'm going to go and hit someballs. Just couple things that my coachwas maybe not happy, even the score, 6‑Love, 6‑Love, but there's always thingsto improve on the next one.
Q. What does your coach want you to improve after this match?
DINARA SAFINA: Well, I guess I could serve a little bitbetter, and I don't know, hitting the balls a little harder, especially in thatLove game, 5‑Love, when I pushed a few shots he was angry. He said, What's this at 5‑Love? Hitting the ball. You have to hit it. Just simple things.
Q. A lot of people say you are the favorite of the tournament. What is your opinion about to be the onlyone?
DINARASAFINA: Actually I'm not really payingattention what the people saying, you know. If I start to pay too much attention, you know ‑‑ most importantthing I play my game and day by day, match by match, and how far I can get, Godknows.
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