TENNiS 2014 ROLAND GARROS – 1st of June 2014. C. Suarez Navarro d. A. Tomljanovic 6-3, 6-3. An interview with Carla Suarez Navarro
Q. Quarters six years later, different from the one when you went from the quallies. How did you feel and how do you feel to be back?
CARLA SUAREZ NAVARRO: Yeah, of course different, because the first time is always the first time. But, yeah, I’m very happy.
It’s difficult always in one Grand Slam going quarterfinals, and I played today really good. I’m happy. I’m waiting for the next match.
Q. Your next opponent, Eugenie, what do you think is her best weapon? Also, because you think you will play on clay, which is your favorite surface, do you think it gives you better chance against Eugenie?
CARLA SUAREZ NAVARRO: Well, no. Better chance, no.
We are in the quarterfinals. Always is very important match. She’s playing really good during this week, so for me it’s tough. She’s coming, playing good.
We will see what happen.
Q. The top seeds have lost. Is it a way for you to go further?
CARLA SUAREZ NAVARRO: No, going match by match. For me, the most important match is the next one. And I say again for me will be a very tough and difficult match.
Q. The first break was a difficult moment, but then there were two games, one after another.
CARLA SUAREZ NAVARRO: Well, to begin, it was difficult to return her serve. Although I was able to break her, I wasn’t feeling comfortable.
After the first set, beginning of the second set, it’s always a very important time. Maybe the first game I played making too many mistakes.
But what matters is that I was able to get my act together and I made the necessary changes. The last two games, at the end of the match, I played in a conservative way, and all I had to do was return to my basics, the tactics I had used for the rest of the match.
Q. Can you make comparisons with the Carla who reached quarterfinals in 2008 and the Carla you are today on the personal level and regarding tennis, as well?
CARLA SUAREZ NAVARRO: Well, on the personal level, what has changed between 2008 and 2014 is experience. I have acquired more experience than at that time. And talking about tennis, of course I can still improve.
I have change. I am more aggressive, more consistent, but there is more I can do. Compared with 2008, I’m definitely more aggressive.
Now, when you’re 25, you’re more mature than when you’re 18 or 19. Nowadays, I am much more aware of what is taking place. I have learned to take everything at the right level, give everything its deserved importance. So I’m more mature than the Carla in 2008.
