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ROLAND GARROSJune 2, 2014Simona HalepPARIS, FRANCE S. HALEP/S. Stephens THE MODERATOR: Questions in English, please. Q. There are a few players left in this tournament who are the only players from their own country in the tournament. How do you feel about representing Romania in this tournament? SIMONA HALEP: I feel good that I can represent Romania in quarterfinals in this tournament, so it's amazing feeling. I hope that next round I will try my best again, I will do my best again, to win the match to be in the semifinals. But I have to be very focused to fight for the match and to be happy, because it's first time quarterfinals in Paris. Q. She's a tough opponent. You lost to her a couple of times. Tell me about the match today and what you felt like you did better than in the past. SIMONA HALEP: Yeah, she beat me in Australia on hard, but I remember that I beat her in Barcelona on clay court a long time ago. But was good for me because I knew how to play on clay. She's better I think on hard court. I'm better on clay. So I had advantage. I think I managed very well the match. I opened the angles. I wanted to do her ‑‑to run a lot on court. I think I played aggressive. I dominated the match, I think. I didn't serve very well, but I tried to return better, and I did. So it was a very tough match. She's a great player. We both, I think we played good tennis today. Q. You have won a lot of matches in the last year. Talk about how that process has helped you at these bigger tournaments. You won a lot of smaller tournaments, a lot of matches all over the place. SIMONA HALEP: Yeah, I had a lot of matches. I didn't play just small tournaments. Because I played also Doha, and I won quarterfinals in Australia, and Madrid also I did finals. I have more confidence in me now, and I try to do my best at Grand Slam also. I'm in quarterfinals second time this year. I'm happy, and I feel prepared to go more far. Q. You say you love clay. Why is it? Is it because it's more tactical than the other surfaces? SIMONA HALEP: Yeah, you have more time to think about the point, to run. You have to run a lot. But I love to play on clay, but I don't think that it's my best surface because also on the hard court I played really well, and I like to finish the point very fast. So hard court is also good for me. I played really well everywhere. So I have to try on grass court more, because I didn't play very well last year. Yeah, I feel good on clay, and I think that my game, it's also good for clay court. Q. What prompted you to take off the visor? SIMONA HALEP: Yes. Q. What prompted that? SIMONA HALEP: I don't know. Just natural. Because maybe it disturbed me at that moment, and I wanted to continue without it. Q. You and Sloane were ranked pretty close together, but you have made a jump up since then. What advice would you give to her? SIMONA HALEP: What advice I want? Q. What advice would you give to Sloane for her career? SIMONA HALEP: She's very tough player. She's a great player. I believe that she will be in top very soon. She's very strong. Her game, her ball, it's very heavy when you play. So I had to fight today and to run a lot during the points. So she's very great player, and I wish her good luck and keep going like this, because she's very tough player. Q. Do you feel ready to win this tournament? SIMONA HALEP: I'm still so far because I have to play quarterfinals only, so will be very tough match next round. I believe in my chance, but I don't think too far. So I stay focused for my quarterfinals first. FastScripts Transcript by ASAP Sports |
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