TENNIS 2014 ROLAND GARROS – 28th of May 2014. G. Muguruza d. S. Williams 6-2, 6-2. An interview with Serena Williams
Q. How did you feel on the court today? What didn’t work?
SERENA WILLIAMS: Well, I don’t think anything worked for me today, which is just nothing really worked. I don’t know anything that actually worked.
Q. Do you have any understanding of why things weren’t working, or do you have to go back and reflect? Just one of those days?
SERENA WILLIAMS: It was one of those days. You know, you can’t be on every day, and, gosh, I hate to be off during a Grand Slam. It happens, you know. It’s not the end of the world. It is what it is.
Q. You had beaten Garbine easily in Australia, but you said that she had future.
SERENA WILLIAMS: Yeah, she plays really well, obviously. I have actually never seen her play like this. So, you know, we’ll see if she hopefully she can keep it up, keep her form up and continue to play like this.
Q. Can you maybe explain in a few words how tough is it for you to lose here in Paris where you have built a special relationship to the crowd, to the city?
SERENA WILLIAMS: Well, it’s not easy. I love it here, but there’s always next year. At least I won’t have any points to defend next year, so I look forward to it.
Q. Did things just sort of fall apart when you got to Paris? Because obviously Rome you weren’t at your complete best but you did win the title there.
SERENA WILLIAMS: Yeah, maybe. I don’t know.
I don’t know exactly. I just again, I think she played really well and she played really smart. You know, it’s great, because I’m going to go home and work five times as hard to make sure I never lose again.
Q. Are you angry with yourself or disappointed?
SERENA WILLIAMS: No, I’m really happy with myself. I feel great. (Smiling.)
I mean, yeah. Obviously I’m super disappointed and, you know, it’s hard. I worked really hard. But, hey, maybe I can do better. I know for a fact I can work harder.
I know for a fact I can play so much better than what I did today, so, I mean, it’s a double edged sword. I didn’t play well, but I can play better.
If I couldn’t play better I would be, I think, even more disappointed. But I know I can, so I know I have something to look forward to.
Q. Could you just talk a little bit about how you feel the first few months of the season have gone and also looking ahead to the grass and what’s coming up?
SERENA WILLIAMS: (Laughter.) My first few months I don’t think has been great at all. I haven’t gotten past the fourth round of a Grand Slam this year. I have a couple words to describe it, but I think that would be really inappropriate so I’m going to leave it at that.
