準決賽賽後訪問 - 網球

juju賽後果然提到了今天自己的體力
也提到過去幾週參賽以致失去不少能量
還有和小威那場比賽在身心方面的影響
都讓她今天無法保持再在最佳狀態
不過她也表示自己未來還是有機會的
訪談中她也一直稱讚對手今天打的很好,抓住機會
不過她也表示大威仍是奪冠熱門



J. Henin - 6 June

Friday, 6 July, 2007


Marion Bartoli defeated Justine Henin 1-6, 7-5, 6-1

Q. How shocked are you about what happened out there?

JUSTINE HENIN: Yeah, I'm very disappointed now. That's pretty normal. I still
don't really realize what did happen. I don't understand what did happen.
But, yeah, she played her match and she did a very good job. I played a very
good first set, then I had a couple of chances at the end of the second set.
Didn't take these chances and the match completely turned over. I didn't feel
fresh enough in the third set to compete with her. She played very good tennis.

So, yeah, it's pretty hard right now, but going to be better in a few days.

Q. You think it's about what you didn't do rather than what she did?

JUSTINE HENIN: It's kind of both. I mean, she played very well. I have to agree
with that. She did an she's playing an unbelievable tournament. She was in
confidence. She never been scared of winning the match or anything. She took
the opportunities. But I probably played her game a little bit too much.
And, yeah, I had the feeling I didn't know what to do at certain points of the
match. Yeah, it's been pretty hard for me today.

Q. Do you think you might put too much pressure on yourself to win here?


JUSTINE HENIN: Well, I'm not quite sure it's that. I mean, I had the control
of the match in the first set, and then the match slowly but surely started
to change a little bit.

I'm not quite sure it's a question of pressure about winning here. You know,
I lost a lot of energy in the last few weeks. I played a lot. My match against
Serena also has been very tough mentally, emotionally. It was hard for me to
be at my best today. It's the kind of things that can happen. I'll have other
chances in the future. I don't make it an obsession. I'm disappointed because
I lost a Grand Slam semifinal. It's been normal to have these feelings now.

Q. Is this arguably the toughest defeat of your career?

JUSTINE HENIN: Well, it's too early to say anything about that. It's always
pretty tough to lose, for sure. But it's life, it's tennis, it's sport.
She has been the best today on the court and she deserved the victory.
That's the only thing I can say.

Q. Do you think she can prove it wasn't a freak result by winning against
Venus?

JUSTINE HENIN: It's going to be a Grand Slam final so it's different kind of
situation. Venus remains the favorite for tomorrow.

Q. With Venus through relatively easily before you took the court, is getting
through and conserving energy added pressure?

JUSTINE HENIN: No, not really. I was pretty focused on my semi. Didn't look
that much of what the other match was if it was quick or not. I didn't follow
that that much. I was concentrated on myself. I knew it could be a dangerous
match and I had chances to win the match in two sets, but she came back and
she proved that she was a very good tennis player. She deserved to be in the
final.

Q. Are you surprised she's never produced that level of tennis before?

JUSTINE HENIN: She's working very, very hard. I think finally after all the
sacrifices she did, now she deserves this kind of result. I know how well she
could play. But today it was like she could close her eyes and play
unbelievable tennis. Yeah, she did everything perfectly. Conditions were
difficult. The wind and everything. She really played much better in these
conditions than me.

Q. When players get in a zone like that, a lot of times eventually they come
out of it. Were you surprised, whether it was 4 0, 5 1, she never seemed to
start missing balls and get affected by the magnitude of the situation?

JUSTINE HENIN: Yeah, I mean, I know her personality. I knew she wouldn't be
afraid to win the match. So I wasn't really surprised. I couldn't expect for
mistakes from her. I had to try to win a little bit more many points and do
more winners. But she just took her chances much more than me. That's pretty
normal, the result.

Q. Have you deconstructed anything with Carlos yet?

JUSTINE HENIN: Not really, no.

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