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Serena admits she 'must improve to progress further'

Friday, May 29 2015 by SNTV
  • Intro:

    Reaction from Serena Williams, Victoria Azarenka and Madison Keys after their second round matches at the French Open on Thursday (28 May).

    Script:

    SOUNDBITE (English) Serena Williams, beat Anna-Lena Friedsam 5-7, 6-3, 6-3:

    (Q. Does having a match like that where you sort of think you can't play much worse and survive relax you at all?)

    "Pretty much. I definitely don't think it could go worse than that. I'm just happy I was able to get through that, because I have played some horrible matches and lost them. I honestly thought for a second, I wasn't sure I could win today because the level I played was not professional. So I was quite concerned about that. Being able to get through that really is pretty good, I guess."

    SOUNDBITE (English) Serena Williams, beat Anna-Lena Friedsam 5-7, 6-3, 6-3:

    (Q. Could you look ahead to your next match for us and what you expect in the third round?)

    "It will be a tough match, obviously. We had a really tough match in Madrid. So I do know if I play the way I did today, I probably won't be winning my match. So I'm going to have to step it up a level. Probably just get out, start up better and be more relaxed and go from there. But it's definitely not going to be easy, but, you know, at the end of the day it is what it is. I'm ready."

    SOUNDBITE (English) Victoria Azarenka, defeated Lucie Hradecka 6-2, 6-3:

    (Q. Obviously a big match coming next against Serena. What are your thoughts on that? Obviously having played pretty recently in Madrid, what do you take from that match going into this on)

    "I actually just, you know, found out when I saw Serena in the locker room. She's like, I didn't know we played each other. I said, well, yeah (smiling). But, you know, it's not too much surprises there, I think for both of us, who played each other so many times, and always have tough matches. Facing somebody who is, you know, No. 1 in the world is never easy. But I just want to try to focus, you know, on my game, on my energy, and try to play the best as possible."

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