charming girland we count for anything. she is also a charming girl and we are lucky to have a final of this standard, two teenagers, it is very refreshing to watch. it is also a final, we mustn t forget that, and as virginia wade, our own national champion, she said they don t come knocking on your door too often so make the most of it. and i know that emma will have done all her practice, all her talking, all her plans and tactics of how to play leylah fernandez. so we ll leila. she is a left hander, she will use that to her advantage but it comes down to winning or losing and you can t share these titles, unfortunately. and i don t regret doing better, i did my best, on the day. the person i lost it was too good. and that is all you can do, you can only do your best. christine, what is fascinating is that for the sounds of what i remember correctly is both yourself
wanted to win as well, i know she wants to win every match he plays where she goes on court. that is what competition is about. and, so, for me, when i got to the club, i was thinking, i must not let this chance slip by, a to win a grand slam, and you can t do anything about it, i did lose, 61, 6a. but i am sure emma can do it, she has done so well this whole us open, she has won three rounds in qualifying, she has won through without losing a set, so hopefully she is in the right frame of mind and i know she will have done all she can to prepare for this final. that s all we can do, and for me, my approach wasjust that, i had we can do, and for me, my approach was just that, i had to we can do, and for me, my approach wasjust that, i had to know we can do, and for me, my approach was just that, i had to know i we can do, and for me, my approach wasjust that, i had to know i had done everything i possibly could, and that i could do no more, and with that, that gave me the confidence to
you know, these opportunities don t necessarily come knocking at your door all the time so, you know, you just fight until the bitter end and, you know, there s no point in me even saying that to her because that s what she does, she does everything so well, she moves so well, she serves well and she s smart out there. so i think she knows what she s doing. when the interview s over, ask her, what do you think about all the distraction and what about the previous match? she says, frankly, i mjust thinking about myself. and that s the way to do it to keep yourself cocooned and just get on with it. and earlier we heard from christine janes, who was the first british female player to reach the final of the us open in 1959. i think it s wonderful. she s refreshing, she has no affectations, she just goes on the court and plays and it s a blast, she says that herself. i first saw her at wimbledon a few weeks ago and you just
until the bitter end and, you know, there s no point in me even saying that to her because that s what she does, she does everything so well, she moves so well, she serves well and she s smart out there. so i think she knows what she s doing. when the interview was over, i asked her, what do you think about all the distraction and what about the previous match? she says, frankly, i mjust thinking about myself. and that s the way to do it to keep yourself cocooned and just get on with it. and earlier we heard from christine janes, who was the first british female player to reach the final of the us open in 1959. i think it s wonderful. she s refreshing, she has no affectations, she just goes on the court and plays and it s a blast, she says that herself. i first saw her at wimbledon a few weeks ago and you just want to watch her because she just gives you thatjoy of wanting
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