Twenty days ago my physio asked me if I was if I never think that I can win a Grand Slam or be in final of Grand Slam, and I said no.
I feel a lot of confidence from that memory, playing final first time in Grand Slam. But also I always think that I could play a little better in a final. I lost straight sets. I didn't do well.
One thing that is 100% certain is that emotions are always incredibly high in a match and, I would imagine, definitely more so in a grand slam final.
I've been there, done that. I know what the emotions are getting into your first Grand Slam final.
I still think that I'm dreaming. It's a strange feeling. I always try to watch the final of Grand Slams because that's where the best players are playing. ... I never expected to play a final. I never expected to win a Grand Slam. And right now I just did it.
In Grand Slam, you play every two days, five-set match. You have a little bit more time to make mistake.
It's not easy getting to a Grand Slam final.
I'm not that good a player, and I'll be the first to admit that. I might be a three or four grand-slam winner; I might be a two grand-slam winner, I don't know.
I got to one Grand Slam final, and that's what you shoot for as a player.
It was a big pleasure to play a Grand Slam match on my birthday.
I won a grand slam with an Audemars Piguet on my wrist, so I feel it is a great match.
I am really proud of other things in my career: being in the top five, reaching the final of a grand slam twice. I'm actually even more proud of making it to the French Open final in 2010 than the previous year.
Reaching my first grand slam final was amazing, and I didn't expect it at just 19 years old.
Even when I was a little kid, I always dreamed that I would play Serena in a final of a Grand Slam.
When I won my first Grand Slam in Australia, and we came back, I had much more confidence. I had much more belief in my game, about my improvement.
I'm not the first player to have their home Grand Slam and not perform. There have been a few Australians and French players, you name it. It's a tough thing. But it is one of those things. Would I rather have a Grand Slam in my country than not? I would.