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00:00So, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome you to a nice evening
00:06and welcome to today's last speech, which will be done
00:11with the United States Association of the United States.
00:15First of all, ladies, on behalf of Slovak Tennis Association,
00:19let me extend a very warm and cordial welcome to all of you here in Bratislava.
00:25We hope you enjoy the city. Of course, that you perform very well on the court.
00:30And that you will spend really, really nice time here in the capital of Slovakia.
00:34Welcome again.
00:36So, without much ado, let me introduce the team USA.
00:45Captain Madame Lindsay Davenport.
00:52Alicia Parks.
00:55Bernanda Perra.
00:58Hailey Baptiste.
01:00Asia Mohamed.
01:02And Desiree Kravčík.
01:05So, we have introduced the team USA and we can start with questions in terms of the press conference, if you don't mind. Right.
01:25Thank you very much.
01:26Thank you very much.
01:27Thank you very much.
01:29Thank you very much.
01:30Thank you very much.
01:32Thanks.
01:33represent the United States. I would like to thank the Slovenian Tenis
01:38for the very nice and friendly friends, which we have in Bratislave.
01:42But, of course, we came here for a specific sport.
01:46I think that all the players are prepared to do maximum,
01:49to be able to do this weekend.
01:52As I say, the champions must be able to do it.
01:55I think that all the players who see here are here,
01:59they set up their own personal harmonogram,
02:03so that they could be able to represent the United States.
02:09Mr. Captain, you've made three changes in your nomination.
02:13Was it difficult to make them or what can you say about these changes?
02:17So, Pani Kapitanka, vo vašej nominácii ste
02:20urobili alebo bola nutena urobiť tri zmeny.
02:23Mohli by ste sa nám v stručnosti vyjadriť,
02:26aké ťažké bolo tieto zmeny vykonať a čo to znamená
02:29pre celkové šance Spojených štátov v Bratislave uspieť?
02:33Well, it's a super exciting opportunity
02:35for our three rookies on the team in Alisha, Bernarda and Hailey.
02:40In this role, you've got to be able to
02:44be able to adjust and make changes
02:47when you need to and I was so fortunate that these three ladies
02:50were so excited the second that I was able to speak to them
02:54and to come over here at a moment's notice and represent their country.
02:59They're very excited, a wonderful attitude and vibe on the team
03:03because it is the biggest honor to be able to represent your country.
03:08And so we're looking forward to seeing all three of these in action.
03:11Ladies, we've got two veterans at the end there in Asia and Dez.
03:15They've kind of been, you know, the stalwarts on the team
03:18and they have experience and it's a wonderful mix of personalities
03:22but also with the experience and being in these situations.
03:26Thank you very much.
03:27Takže samozrejme je táto absencia troch hráčok pre nás
03:32predstavuje veľkú možnosť a veľkú príležitosť
03:34a predovšetkým pre všetky tri hráčky, ktoré v rámci Billie Jean King Cupu
03:39ešte nehrali a bude to ich premiera.
03:41A naozaj som veľmi rada, že všetky tri novisky
03:47prijali pozvanie do reprezentačného výberu bez váhania
03:50a naozaj sa na víkendové stretnutie veľmi tešia.
03:53Myslím si, že v rámci tímu máme naozaj veľmi dobrý vibe
03:58a veľmi silnú tímovú atmosféru,
04:01čo nám doplňajú aj naše dve veteránky, predovšetkým z Debla.
04:05Takže myslím si, že tím naozaj predstavuje veľmi dobrý a kvalitný mix
04:09a myslím si, že naše šance v Bratislave určite nie sú mizivé.
04:14I would like to ask Alisha, what do you think about Denmark and Slovakia?
04:19What are the biggest ranks of these opponents?
04:21Takže rád by som adresoval svoju otázku na Ališu.
04:26Čo si myslíte o svojich súperoch v skupine, o Dánsku a Slovensku
04:31a čo sú ich najväčšie zbranie, s ktorými môžu do týchto súbojov vyrukovať?
04:36Takže myslím si, že naozaj naši súpery, ktorí nás v Bratislave čakajú, sú veľmi nároční,
04:52ale rovnako zastávam názor, že naša zostava v Bratislave je tu veľmi silná
04:56a pevne dúfam, že sa nám podarí uspieť.
04:59Takže tiež si myslím, že v Bratislave nás čakajú ťažký súpery a vyrovnané stretnutia.
05:04Takže tiež si myslím, že v Bratislave nás čakajú ťažký súpery a vyrovnané stretnutia.
05:28Zatiaľ sme sa ešte veľmi nerozprávali o tom, kto nastúpi, v ktorom stretnutí
05:34a ako, ale každopádne pociťujeme aj trošku nervózitu, ale je to samozrejme normálne
05:40pred tak dôležitým víkendom. Každopádne sa na víkendové stretnutia
05:44proti Dánsku a Slovensku veľmi tešíme.
05:50Ja, a kouplu dobrých lineups, ktorí sme sme sa všetkým a nie sme sa všetkým,
05:57takže na základu myslím, že sme sa všetkým všetkým, ale som všetkým,
06:02aby sme sa všetkým všetkým, aby sme sa všetkým všetkým všetkým všetkým.
06:06Takže samozrejme, rešpektujeme silu Dánska,
06:10ale pochopiteľne najviac sa osobne teším na stretnutie v nedelu,
06:14pretože hráme v Bratislave, budeme hrať proti slovenským divákom
06:19a to ma vždy motivuje k väčším výkonom a lepšiemu výkonu na kurte,
06:24takže na stretnutie so slovenkami sa veľmi teším.
06:26Takže tak ako bolo povedané, naozaj v Bratislave nás čakajú ťažkí supery,
06:34ale myslím si, že moje spoluhráčky a spoluhráčky v týme sú pripravené,
06:40naozaj sa tešíme, sme pripravené čeliť aj výzve v podobe bratislavského publika,
06:44a podporou a napomáhaním si jedna druhej, myslím, že sa s touto výzvou dokážeme vysporiadať.
07:04Takže tak ako aj Ejža už povedala, znova len zopakujem, že tiež si myslím,
07:24že nás čakajú naozaj dvaja ťažkí vyrovnaní supery a nepriazen domáceho publika,
07:29ale podporou a vzájomnou pomocou verím, že sa cesto úspešne preniesieme
07:33a dokážeme v Bratislave uspieť.
07:38Jak môžem ešte na kapitánku,
07:40posledných dvoch zápasov Slovensko vyhralo nad Amerikou,
07:42pri tom druhom prípade zápase volá ona osobne, nedávno.
07:46Takže ako vníma, možná aj túto bilanciu a celkovou stílu slovenského týmu.
07:51OK, question for you, madam captain.
07:54Slovakia has managed to beat the United States last two times.
07:59Last time you were also there.
08:01So, how well do you remember these encounters?
08:04And how do you evaluate the capacities and capabilities of the home team
08:09and the strength of Team Slovakia, in your opinion?
08:12Yeah, we just played them in November, so certainly remember that.
08:16But there are some players in some countries who rise to the occasion in this type of event.
08:23Slovakia, clearly one of those nations.
08:26And these ladies played spectacular tennis in November.
08:29I think they went all the way to the final.
08:32They work very well together as a team.
08:34And they are willing to put it all out there.
08:37They fought very, very hard the entire week in Spain.
08:40So I think we learned a lot, the coaches and I, in experiencing that.
08:46Hopefully we can use that to our advantage.
08:48But I definitely am aware that they are one of the toughest nations in this competition.
08:54We'll have to see how being at home here affects it as well.
08:58Obviously they have an even bigger advantage with having a home tie and having the crowd on their side.
09:04They have a lot of experience also.
09:06So we know it's going to be tough.
09:09Our first match is against Denmark, so we're still kind of focused on Saturday for us.
09:14But we'll start turning our attention to Sunday in a couple of days.
09:21Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.
09:26So we talked about a lot of matters as well as we reported.
09:28but also, as you can see,
09:31in the finale of the tournament,
09:33the slovenskies are presented
09:35during the week of the week
09:36with amazing performances
09:38as well as the week of the week,
09:41where they were very teaming,
09:43so the final part of the week
09:45during the week of the week
09:46is definitively, from my opinion.
09:48These information
09:50are of course,
09:51and they are of course,
09:53which we have been able to learn.
09:55The situation is a little bit different.
09:57I personally think Slovensk team is one of the most dangerous teams in the world of Billie Jean King.
10:04They are in the dominoes, they are in front of Slovensk fans.
10:09From psychologic perspective, it can be a little bit of a bit.
10:13We will see how Slovensk team is going to play with this.
10:17In other words, we are going to be a first set against Dansk,
10:20so we will be looking at the next meeting and we will start thinking about Slovensk until its end.
10:30How can we talk about the single one?
10:34It was only a few years ago.
10:36It was only a few years ago.
10:38It was only a few years ago.
10:40It was maybe a few years ago.
10:42How was it going to be with Kurt?
10:44Is it going to be enough time for the team?
10:46Okay, so the question is for Alicia.
10:48Yesterday, the changes appeared and it was clear that Team USA will be here
10:55without the players that we have already spoken about.
10:58So when actually did you come to Bratislava?
11:00Have you had enough time to acclimatize?
11:02Have you seen the court?
11:04How do you like the surface?
11:06And will you feel jet-lagged maybe even with the shortage of time?
11:11Yes, I got here Monday.
11:15I actually feel good, jet-lag isn't too bad.
11:18Right when I got off the plane, I went straight to the court to practice,
11:22and I've been doing two practices a day, so I'm feeling good.
11:26How do you like the court, the surface?
11:30Well, I love indoor courts, so the surface definitely suits my game.
11:35But I'm playing so well out here, and hopefully we can bring it on the court.
11:39Okay.
11:40Okay.
11:41Okay.
11:42Okay.
11:43Thank you so much for all the time.
11:44Thank you very much for now.
11:47I am very excited to be here,
11:49I have a lot of time to do it.
11:51I have a great day,
11:53I have two days to do it.
11:55I have a lot of training.
11:57I think that's the door,
11:59the center is very good.
12:01I have a lot of indoor doors,
12:05so I think,
12:07I think that's ready.
12:09I think that's really good.
12:11all right ladies as there are no more questions we are not going to torture you here anymore
12:23yeah no okay so we had great fun thank you very much enjoy the rest of the day and good luck
12:30and team picture please
12:41you