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It's Going to Be Better
19/03/2006:

Justine lost the semi-final battle against Elena Dementieva on Friday, but
she looks ahead with health, and physical issues taking #1 priority. Clay
season beckons, and Justine will be a prime force in those battlegrounds. The
Belgian champion shares her thoughts after the Indian Wells semi-final.

What are your emotions right now after the loss?
"It's for sure disappointing to lose this kind of match. Then my knee hurts.
I don't know exactly what I'm going to do next few days and for Miami. It's
not the best moment of the week. But, you know, there are things much more
important than tennis in life, and I'm sure tomorrow it's going to be better
already."

It was an up-and-down match. Is that typical for you against her?
"No, no. I think I was dominating the match. I was up 6-2, 5-2, then I lost my
concentration a little bit at that point. That cost me the second set. I
really help her to come back in the match. I was playing pretty good in the
first set then till 5-2. I don't know, maybe I thought too early that the
match was over. Just for one game I lost my concentration. Then she took the
opportunities and the match turned completely. I just kept fighting as much
as I could, and that was a good third set. There was always the same rhythm.
I couldn't do what I do in the first set any more, change to down the line,
be a little bit more in the court. There were very long rallies, and usually
I was losing them. When you play like that, she's very consistent. She didn't
make a lot of mistakes. At the end, she deserved to win the match."

Did the tape(bandages) limit you at all in your movement?
"No, it did help. That gave me a lot of support on my knee. My knee is
bothering me for a couple of weeks. I know that it's probably the fact that
I'm playing on hard court. My knees are going to be happy when I play on clay
again. I have a few problems on my right knee, but I hope it's going to be
better soon."

You may have lost concentration. Elena is notorious about being a slow
starter. How important is it for her opponents to watch out for that and not
to get this false sense of security at 6-2, 5-2?
"Yeah, I know that Elena is a great fighter, and it's never over with her.
Just in that game at 5-2, yeah, she played consistent, and I did a few
mistakes. I haven't been very lucky at 5-3, 30-All with the let, a few lines.
But, that's tennis. In the third set I probably had my chances again. But,
she was dominating the rallies at that point. She's a real fighter. The game
is never over. I didn't think it was over, but I knew I had two breaks and I
was feeling comfortable, then it changed. Sometimes you win when you're down
6-2, 5-2, and sometimes you lose these kind of match. That hurts a little
bit. But, that finally doesn't matter. Some things are more important than
that."

How much discomfort are you in right now? Is it a tendonitis issue?
"I have no idea. I had some problem with my kneecap, with the tendon, with a
few different things. Just probably the surface. It's hard on the back and on
the knees. It's a lot of injuries. So, yeah, I don't know? I'll have to see
the doctor and know and just decide what I'm going to do next few weeks
because this knee is bothering me a little bit for now a couple of weeks.
It's going away, then it's coming back, then it's going away. There are
matches that I feel it and matches that I'm fine. But, it's no excuse for me
that I lost today. I never thought about leaving the court because the tape
really helped me to give me a lot of support in the third set."


Would Miami be an uncertainty right now?
"Yeah, I don't know exactly about Miami? I'll have to wait a few days and see
how I'm recovering, how my knee's doing in the next few days."

Other players have given you credit as being the toughest competitor
mentally. I don't think you're going to have to argue that. Where would you
rank Elena? Is she pretty close to second toughest up there with you?
"Oh, I don't consider myself as the toughest player mentally on the tour. I
just try to give my best all the time. All the players try to do that. The
match is never over. If you didn't play the match point, it's not done.
Elena, she played a lot of three-set matches. She's a real fighter. I think
she proved that again today. So, it's good for her."

I understand there were reports that due to the medications you were taking,
you had an ulcer problem?
"Yes, that's correct. I cannot take anti-inflammatories for anything now
because I wouldn't support that. Yeah, that's the problem I had. I still have
to deal with that. It's not gone hundred percent. I'm still on the medication
probably still for a couple weeks."

Was that(ulcer) pretty painful?
"Yeah, it was, very painful."

You seem undecided about Miami because of the knee. Will your decision be
swayed either way when you consider the new rules with the women's tour
regarding the mandatory entry for an event like Miami? There would be
penalties, even if there was a medical certificate?
"Yeah, but I'm not going to think about that. I'm going to think about my
knee and my health concerns. I think that I have to think about myself. I
don't agree with the fines, that's for sure. When you're injured, I mean,
when you cannot play, it's not normal that you have to pay. But, I also
understand they make Miami a mandatory event because it's a great event and
they put a lot of money. So, I understand that. But, I understand you never
have to pay when you're injured. I have been in this situation in the past,
and I think it's not normal."


We'll keep you posted on the latest news about Justine's current tour dates,
and more right here at www.henin-hardenne.be

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Henin真的挺多病痛的
也許運動員大概都一身痛吧

不知膝傷會不會影響他參加Miami?


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