BILLIE JEAN KING CUP: SPAIN VS UKRAINE

September 17, 2025

Jessica Bouzas Maneiro

Team Spain

Quarter-Final Press Conference

M. KOSTYUK/J. Bouzas Maneiro

7-6, 6-2

Team Ukraine - 1

Team Spain - 0

THE MODERATOR: Questions, please.

Q. I want you to sum up that match. What do you think were the things that made the biggest difference for you?

JESSICA BOUZAS MANEIRO: Yeah, I mean, I think it was a tough match. Marta played well in some moments, important moments. I think that makes the difference. She was solid, like, all the time. I was trying to be aggressive, but was tough today.

Yeah, I think she plays better in that moments. Yeah, now I have to focus on the things that I have to work on.

Q. In the tiebreak, her defense in some of those points was pretty impressive. For you, how do you keep going, keep your positive mindset, when a player is just getting everything back?

JESSICA BOUZAS MANEIRO: Yeah, it was tough because, I mean, I think that I was playing good in some points, important points. Yeah, I mean, you're trying to do it, you're trying to win the point, to guard it. You see that the ball come back like again and again.

I mean, that's the things for her, you know? That's the positive things that she did. That was the difference.

Q. Can you sum up the atmosphere in the stadium? How did it feel for you to play on this stage in the Finals?

JESSICA BOUZAS MANEIRO: Yeah, I mean, it was kind of tough because it was a lot of support for them. Yeah, China, it's far away from Spain, so... It's difficult to have the crowd there.

At the same time, you know, I just felt that here in China, there's a lot of people like loving tennis. Yeah, I felt that the last year that it was my first time here, and I feel it today, too.