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August 7, 2023

Rebecca Marino

Press Conference

K. BOULTER/R. Marino

6-3, 6-1

THE MODERATOR: What made Katie to difficult?

REBECCA MARINO: I found Katie really tricky because I think her having two matches coming through qualifying under her belt made a big difference. She definitely knew what these courts felt like. Really grooving in her game.

She's just come off a strong season so far, so definitely a challenging opponent, and props to her for playing a really good game tonight.

THE MODERATOR: Questions, please.

Q. You're a strong server, but you had trouble with your first ball, first serve, especially in the first set. What happened?

REBECCA MARINO: Yeah, I saw the stats on that, and I wasn't particularly happy when I was on the change-over.

Yeah, I think I struggled a little bit with the light and the wind, but really it's no excuse. It's something that I need to fix, so it's something I'm going to go out and work on on the court.

But, yeah, it definitely made a difference because my serve is one of my stronger aspects of my game.

Q. You said that she had played a couple of matches. You hadn't played since Wimbledon. Did that make a problem?

REBECCA MARINO: I played in Granby a couple of weeks ago. Yeah, so all good. Yeah, I don't know.

I feel like she had a really strong grass season. She won her first WTA title, so she's playing really well. She made third round of Wimbledon, so she's definitely like a hot, up-and-coming player in that sense that she's really feeling her game right now, so definitely a dangerous one.

Not someone to underestimate, that's for sure, and I didn't. I just knew that she would be coming in playing really well.

Q. Are you in for Cincinnati?

REBECCA MARINO: I'm an alternate right now, so I'm going to try and see if I can get in.