00:00Emma, I love what you said about being the highest honour to wear the American flag on your chest.
00:04You must be so thrilled to have won such a close game.
00:07Yeah, for sure. It was really tough out there today.
00:12If I don't have the American flag on my shirt, I don't know if I'm getting through that.
00:17I think there's a different type of energy that you play with when your country and the teammates next to you on the bench when that's on the line.
00:30And so, yeah, it means the world to me to be able to be in this position and be able to play for the US and have an incredible group of girls out there cheering me on.
00:42And I'm pumped to get out there and cheer Jess on here in a few minutes.
00:47Yeah, in a match like that, do you look over to them for support? What's actually going on at that time when you're playing?
00:53Yeah, a bit. I think, you know, when things are rolling or going more smoothly, you're kind of in the zone a little bit.
01:00But, you know, things got weird out there today and I definitely needed as much of their support as I could get.
01:09So, yeah, I was looking over and they were giving me tidbits and, yeah, cheering me on.
01:14So that was, I think that was huge.
01:16And are you pleased with the way you played today?
01:17I think there were ups and downs.
01:20I think, you know, it's very rare that I come off the court and feel like I'm pleased with how I played.
01:26I think there's always a million things that I can get better at.
01:30And something I am pleased with is just my mental toughness and my resilience.
01:36And I sort of lost my way there a little bit in the second set and beginning of the third even.
01:41And, you know, I regrouped and found a way to stick in there and come back.
01:46So that's something that I'll be able to hang my hat on at the end of the day.
01:51Incredibly, it's been a long time since the US have actually won this title.
01:54What's the feeling like in the camp about how well you can do this year?
01:57I think we're kind of taking it one match at a time.
02:02And, you know, every team here is really good.
02:06And there's a ton of good players here.
02:07So, yeah, we're taking it one at a time.
02:10But I think we all fully believe in ourselves and believe that we can go all the way and take the title.
02:15So, yeah, I think there's a lot of very positive energy on Team USA.
02:21So, yeah, I think there's a lot of good players here.
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