00:00Je suis vraiment heureux.
00:06Aujourd'hui était plus rapide que je pensais.
00:13Mais j'en suis très heureux avec le plan de jeu et je suis heureuse de jouer mon prochain match.
00:18Si vous avez une question, s'il vous plaît, on va nous ouvrir le micro.
00:22Bonjour, Naomi.
00:24Qu'est-ce qui vous fait de jouer à cette semaine?
00:30Je ne sais pas vraiment.
00:34J'ai eu un match vraiment difficile à Wimbledon.
00:40J'ai reçu un peu de temps.
00:45Je suis venu à D.C. et j'ai joué un bon match.
00:50J'ai juste essayé de rach-up hardcourt wins.
00:54Je pense que je suis assez confidente avec ma base, donc, oui.
01:03Oui, Naomi.
01:05Quand un joueur wins, je pense que rapidement,
01:08vous avez changé comment vous approchez ?
01:13Je sais que beaucoup de joueurs, ils trainent ou ils pratiquent après un petit match.
01:20J'ai changé quelque chose de rien en termes de, vous savez,
01:23comment vous êtes en train de préparer pour le prochain round ?
01:28Pour moi, pas vraiment.
01:30Je pense que si c'était earlier dans le tournoi,
01:33je m'aurait dû faire plus de la gym ou quelque chose comme ça.
01:36Mais je pense que c'est plus tard,
01:39je pense que tout le monde veut rester un peu plus
01:41pour préparer pour les prochaines matches.
01:45J'ai encore été écrits dans ce tournoi,
01:55mais ce sera, donc, le meilleur résultat du 500 ou plus tournoi.
02:00Est-ce que vous permettez vous-même à vous-même à gêner ça ?
02:03Ou vous voulez-vous pousser la vidéo jusqu'à la tournoi ?
02:06Honestly, I am allowing myself to enjoy it
02:09and I think for me it's kind of ironic
02:12just because I don't find myself
02:17it's really hard to describe
02:20but I don't want it as bad
02:22which is kind of weird to say
02:25but I'm kind of just allowing myself
02:29to see what the results of my practicing is
02:34and all that other jazz
02:36but I'm happy with where my tennis will take me
02:42no matter what happens.
02:46Maybe on a bigger picture
02:48at this stage of your career
02:50knowing that you're fighting to get back on top
02:52how do you measure success?
02:55Is it a matter of wins, titles, rankings?
03:00It's weird.
03:02I talk to my dad
03:03and he said just being healthy and happy
03:07is a form of success
03:09and I agree with that
03:11but I want more
03:12but yeah, I mean definitely
03:14I think of course I would want to win slams
03:18of course I would want to be in the top 10
03:20but I think I need to pace myself
03:22and go for the mini goals
03:24and they'll eventually turn into the big goals
03:26so yeah, I think being in the quarterfinals here
03:30is a step to hopefully getting to the semis
03:33and the finals
03:33so I'll try to treat it more like that.
03:39Hi Naomi, congratulations.
03:41I guess how do you feel
03:43we're seeing you get great commanding wins this week
03:46how do you feel in general
03:47and like what is working for you this week
03:50you would say?
03:50Honestly, I think for me
03:54what's working well is
03:55I am very confident in my fitness
03:58so I'm really comfortable
04:01just getting balls back now
04:03and I really enjoy Thomas
04:06Bro, the way that I don't know
04:09if to say his name is Thomas
04:10or Thomas
04:11I'm so sorry
04:12but I enjoy his coaching style
04:15like he's very direct and to the point
04:17and for someone like me
04:19who my thoughts scatter around often
04:21it's very helpful.
04:25Any further questions?
04:26Okay, we'll do.
04:27A few more.
04:28Naomi, congratulations on the win today.
04:30We don't know who you're going to play next.
04:32It could be Amanda.
04:33If it is going to be Amanda
04:34I wonder a couple things.
04:36How much does that match
04:37with the Australian Open?
04:38Stick with you.
04:39Do you think about it from time to time?
04:41And number two
04:41how much have you followed her journey?
04:43Because she took time away from the game
04:45like you did
04:45and she's talked about that a little bit.
04:48Yeah, I mean
04:49of course I remember
04:50playing her in the Australian Open
04:52and I think for me
04:54I was just really emotional
04:56because I was defending
04:58I think at the time
04:59so she was super nice to me after that
05:02and she is a really nice girl
05:04and I do follow her journey
05:06because I respect her a lot
05:08and I think she's one of the best
05:10tennis players in the world
05:11which of course she's
05:12not that she has to prove it
05:14but she's showing that
05:15and yeah
05:18I mean
05:19it was
05:21the Wimbledon was a little sad
05:22but I'm happy that she's bouncing back
05:25and
05:25yeah
05:27it's definitely
05:28going to be fun to watch
05:31what she continues to do.
05:33And last one at the front.
05:36Maybe more specific.
05:38Even though you take a break
05:40you never lose
05:41your first serve.
05:42it's still your biggest weapon.
05:45Can you explain why?
05:52I don't know.
05:53I think for me
05:54I just grew up in a
05:56era of watching Serena
05:57and she'd be down love 40
05:59and hit four aces
06:01so
06:01I still think about that
06:03sometimes when I play
06:04and
06:05I also feel like
06:06it doesn't have to be an ace
06:09like I just have to hit
06:10a really good serve
06:11and see what happens
06:12because off the baseline
06:13I still think
06:14I'm one of the better players
06:16so
