Day 1 - An interview with Ana Ivanovic - Sunday, May 25, 2008 Q. So what can you say about your first match here, and more specifically about the second set? It was a little bit harder. ANA IVANOVIC: Yes. First of all, I'm very happy with the victory. It was very nice to come back here to Paris and go out there and play again, you know. It was the first match of the tournament, so it was the first time experience for me. But I really enjoyed it out there. She gave me a tough match, especially in the second set. I let my intensity go down for a bit, dropped for a bit, and she used it and she started playing much better. But towards the end I'm happy that I found back my game and managed to break her back, and win the second set. 第二盘打的很辛苦勒 还好有把自己的节奏找回来赢下这盘! Q. Congratulations, first. Who do you see as your biggest rival to reach the final and win Roland Garros this year? And do you think you have a better chance to actually win the final when you compare to last year when you've lost to Justine Henin? ANA IVANOVIC: It's very hard to talk about the rivals, because I know it sounds cliche, but it is like that. We take match by match. Every opponent can be dangerous if you let them play, so I really don't ?? I didn't even see the draw, who I play against. So in the future just step by step, basically. That's what helps me to play my best and perform the best I can. But your other question was about the final. In the case I play final again, for sure I will ?? I think I will perform much, much better than I did last year. But last year was a great experience, you know, and, yeah, don't regret it. 进决赛之路最大的对手是谁?相较去年你觉得有比较大的机会夺冠吗? 每个选手都很危险阿 我甚至没有看过签表 一步一步走才是我的style！ 第二个问题 关於决赛 嗯哼 我想我会打的比去年好多了 如果真的打进决赛的话 Q. This is the best time of your career, but you didn't play as well as last year on clay. Can you explain exactly why? ANA IVANOVIC: Uhm, yeah. This year it's -- I'm in different position than I was last year. Last year I just broke into top 10, and, you know, I had much less pressure, honestly speaking. Now I'm No. 2, and obviously I have more expectations for myself. So that's something I'm still learning how to deal with it. And this year, I had to play tournaments that I had to defend the title, so it was a new experience but, you know, I'm still learning. I'm only 20, so I really tried to enjoy every match. I think I'm doing a good job. Obviously it was a little bit hard last few weeks, but now I feel I have my game back. 相较於去年 今年红土打的比去年糟很多 去年首度打进Top10也比较没有包袱 今年世界排名第二 要保很多积分 压力自然很大 但是现在信心慢慢回来了Ajde! Q. The first set score looks pretty good, but of course it was not an easy first set, and it was difficult for you to put together a string of five or six really good points in a row. Is there any way you can come out of the chute faster, start faster? ANA IVANOVIC: Today my goal was just to basically get rhythm, and I was really happy with my game in the first set. I thought I did pretty much everything. She wasn't playing really badly at all. I was doing everything, you know, I spoke with my coaches before and we were practicing. And obviously I tried to set myself in a position to hit a good stroke and a winner. I wasn't overhitting and overpowering from the first shot on. That was my goal for today, so I'm happy about it. 第一盘打的不错 对方打的也不差但是自己有把节奏找到 Q. What do you think about your serve in the first set? It was not so good. ANA IVANOVIC: I think percentage of my serve was a little bit low, and I had quite a few double faults. But otherwise, yeah, I think it's something I've been working on in last couple days, and I've been practicing really well. So little bit I was disappointed in my first serves, but still, you know, I got through today's match, and I get chance to work on it more. 第一盘发球不太好 过去几天一直在针对发球的部分练习 但至少顺利赢了今天的比赛 往後的比赛再继续努力! Q. When you see someone like Justine retire at the top of the game, does it make you think you might want to take some breaks along the way in your career to lessen the intensity and the pressure? ANA IVANOVIC: I think it's important through the year to get enough time also for rest and recovery, and then prepare again. Because there is lots of tournaments, and if you play week after week you get burned ?? you get burned out. Maybe you can last one or two years, but that's it. I'm really lucky with my team around me, and we make quite good scheduling and smart scheduling, so I still have time to rest and get my mind off tennis. And, you know, there is -- after Miami I had some break, and after Wimbledon again. So for me, personally, it's very important. And, yeah, I think it's good to try to work out the best for you. 看到Henin这样急流勇退你会不会想多点休息去抒压? 如果你每个礼拜都比赛的话一定会累个半死! 还好我和我的team做了很好的赛程规划 我还有时间休息让自己暂时远离网球 迈阿密过後和温布顿过後都有时间休息 这样美卖阿!!! Q. What do you think is a good number of tournaments for a top player to play? ANA IVANOVIC: For a top player, I would say about 15, probably, yeah. 对於一个顶尖球员来说 一年打个15项赛事差不多啦! --

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