BILLIE JEAN KING CUP: ITALY VS CHINA

September 16, 2025

Yuan Yue

Team China

Quarter-Final Press Conference

E. COCCIARETTO/Yuan Yue

4-6, 7-5, 7-5

Team Italy - 1

Team China - 0

THE MODERATOR: Bad luck today. Could you please talk about the match a little bit.

YUAN YUE: I felt today was a tough match to accept. I have lot of chance. I was 5-2 both sets. Both sets 5-7. I felt like, hmmm, she's a good fighter and she give everything. But I also give everything.

Today have some problem. I definitely can improve a lot. I think I can get out from this loss shortly. Looking forward to next chance.

THE MODERATOR: Questions, please.

Q. I wonder, thinking about the match, can you pinpoint what changed maybe in the latter stages? Was it a feeling on your side or do you think she just upped her level when she was on the ropes?

YUAN YUE: I felt 'cause this is team tournament, it's also some new experience for me. 'Cause first set, I was keep talking to my own coach Omar. After first set the referee told me, You cannot speak to your coach, you can only speak to Chinese captain. So start from second set, I start to speak to him.

But everybody, every coach, has different opinion. So we're talking. But on same time I still can receive something from my coach. So I was little bit messed up.

I was stay there. And especially when I 5-2 and I lost some big points, some chance, I start to struggling. I start to, I don't know what I need to do. I'm not that clear then same like the first set.

Also I have game plan on my notebook. I start to not sure if I'm doing right or not believe that what I'm doing.

Q. Just on the atmosphere and the occasion, I mean, it was really loud in there. You had so much support. Can you talk a little bit about that experience for you to play in front of that home crowd.

YUAN YUE: For me it's okay to play with crowd. Also I feel very exciting to play with lot of support. I mean, this is our country. We can feeling a lot of love from here.

I think that's why no matter what today, even I feel like sometimes I play really bad, and sometimes I feel like I have nothing to do, but I still keep fighting, I still give everything to every point.