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Flavia lost to Caroline Wozniacki 4-6 1-6
 Q.
Can you talk about the whole experience of playing indoors like that. It
was kind of weird?
FLAVIA PENNETTA: It was different. It is. But I think was the same for
everyone today. Today was difficult day for everyone, for us, for the
tournament director, for the crowd. You know, it's not easy when you
have to handle this kind of thing. And also for us was better to play
today because we have to go to New York.
When they asked me if I want to play indoor, I said yes, because for me
was much better. Because if you win, you can stay. If you lose, tomorrow
you can go to New York.
Q. When did they ask about playing indoors?
FLAVIA PENNETTA: They started to talk about that about 5, 6. They put
like doubles before, 3:30. For the singles, they wait until they can
because the TV was waiting for them, for this match. Until 7 they trying
to put us in the wet court (laughter).
Q. Can you tell us about the distractions, noise from the other
court.
FLAVIA PENNETTA: No. When you are in the court, you just focus on your
match. You don't give so much attention to the other things.
Q. Was your serve just not there today? She obviously broke you
easily a few times.
FLAVIA PENNETTA: Yes, well, I didn't serve very well today. It's a
little bit different play indoor to outdoor. The ball was always like
really near my head. I didn't jump a lot today. I think she played a
great match. She was very focused and very aggressive from the
beginning.
But I had my chance, but I didn't make it. I'm happy anyway about this
tournament. I think I play three good match. I have a chance now to rest
a little bit. It's not a good thing, but there is something positive.
Tomorrow I will be in New York.
Q. What is this day like, waiting? How do you handle that?
FLAVIA PENNETTA: Well, is not easy because we get here this morning at
9:30, and we get on the court at 8. It was not that easy to spend time,
you know, because you don't know what you have to do. You have lunch,
try to have something before the match. We are focused on what we have
to do. But this kind of thing happen a lot in Wimbledon, not in the
other tournament. But we used to. We have few tournament in here where
actually happen these things.
Q. How did you spend your time waiting for the match?
FLAVIA PENNETTA: Was boring, really boring (laughter). Talk. Phone. SMS.
Skype. Internet. We play poker a little bit. Then lunch. Then nothing.
Q. Did you win at poker?
FLAVIA PENNETTA: No (laughter).
Q. When you say you played poker, it wasn't you and?
FLAVIA PENNETTA: Me, Llagostera, Maria Jose Martinez, our coach. Just
for fun.
Q. Talk about the Open. Do you get excited about playing the US Open
or is that just some of the a distracting tournament?
FLAVIA PENNETTA: No, I'm exciting to go there. Now in this moment really
I don't think about that because I just have one day rest and then I
starting to think about that. Anyway, I have to play Monday. I know that
already.
Of course, it's one of the important tournaments in the year, you know.
Is going to be very, very tough from the beginning. But I think I play
my good tennis in the last month, so I hope is gonna be the same in New
York.
Q. You played very well there last year. Does that give you some
confidence going in?
FLAVIA PENNETTA: Yeah. Well, I have more confidence because I played
this month very good. Not because of last year. Last year was a
different thing. It's a long time ago. But I like the tournament. So I
hope to make the same result. |