Mauresmo won’t repeat Wimbledon title
Vaidisova continues to be a dangerous opponent in majors, and this time she was able to take out defending champ Amelie Mauresmo. Below is a partial interview transcript with Amelie:
Nicole Vaidisova (CZE)[14] beat Amelie Mauresmo (FRA)[4] 7 6, 4 6, 6 1
Q. What went wrong?
AMÉLIE MAURESMO: I don’t know. Everything went wrong today. No, well, the serve was definitely not working really well today. A little bit I think I had some up and downs throughout the first week, and it showed a little bit more today when it’s a bit well, first when you play a better opponent and when it’s a little tighter in terms of score.
So it definitely showed more today as well as, yeah, the rest of the game didn’t work very well. Probably confidence. I’m struggling to get the confidence back. That’s probably an explanation, well, to what I produce in terms of tennis today.
Q. Did the stop/start affect you?
AMÉLIE MAURESMO: Well, it didn’t help for sure. It was the same for her. She was in a much better rhythm throughout the whole match than I was. Definitely those interruptions don’t help. But that’s it.
Q. Was there any stage during the match when the rain interrupted and you got fed up?
AMÉLIE MAURESMO: No, no, no, not really. No, no.
Q. What does it feel like to have lost your Wimbledon title?
AMÉLIE MAURESMO: I don’t really think about that right now. I’m just disappointed about losing this match, especially the way I played or I wasn’t able to play today.
This is even more frustrating, I think.
Q. Will you conclude that the best player won today?
AMÉLIE MAURESMO: Yeah, she definitely played better than me today. That’s for sure.
Q. Were nerves a factor at all for you?
AMÉLIE MAURESMO: Just the level of play that I didn’t have for the last few months. Sometimes, you know, it works. Sometimes it shows that it’s a lack of confidence and lack of practice, yeah. That’s about it.
Go Nicole!