00:30I have a question about your dress
00:33because if you're going to the Met Gala
00:35it doesn't have to be a consideration
00:37whether the dress is comfortable or not
00:39if you're playing, obviously it needs to be
00:41something that you're comfortable playing with
00:43I was wondering, in terms of time commitment
00:46how much time, how many fittings did you need
00:49to make sure that you were actually comfortable
00:50playing in that dress?
00:54Honestly, I really love that you asked this question
00:56because I have a lot of meetings with Nike
01:01and I don't think people realize
01:02how much time and effort
01:05they put into every outfit
01:06so honestly, they plan it
01:09a year and a half in advance
01:11and that's minimum
01:13and we have
01:15so many fittings throughout the year
01:17because your weight can fluctuate
01:19or the fabric
01:21can change a little bit
01:22so
01:24there's a lot of effort
01:26that goes into it
01:26but if you're asking
01:27like the exact amount of fittings
01:29like
01:30I want to say at least four
01:32yeah
01:35Anyway
01:36well played
01:38from my perspective
01:39it feels like there have been times
01:40over the past few years
01:41when you've played really well
01:42but then
01:43an injury or something
01:44has kind of affected your progress
01:46whereas it feels like
01:47the past few months
01:48I guess you've been able to
01:49just play quite a few matches
01:50and build rhythm
01:51does that feel like
01:52from your perspective
01:53and how has that helped you
01:55if so
01:55in your matches
01:56like a tough match like today
01:58Yeah, I mean
01:59I definitely feel that way
02:01I agree
02:01especially on this surface
02:03like
02:03in the past
02:04I'd usually get injured in Stuttgart
02:06shout out Stuttgart though
02:10and yeah
02:10and then
02:11I'd kind of like
02:12you know
02:12hobble my way over
02:13to this tournament
02:14but
02:14no
02:15I have been feeling pretty good
02:17obviously
02:18I got injured in Australia
02:19and then
02:20the
02:22sunshine swing
02:22wasn't the greatest for me
02:24but
02:24I really wanted to make it a goal
02:26to do really well
02:27on clay and grass
02:30and
02:30yeah
02:31I just
02:32I don't want it to be
02:34this to be my last
02:35you know
02:36round
02:37I want to keep going
02:38so
02:39yeah
02:39I just
02:40want to keep focusing on
02:41like every match
02:44You know
02:44it'll be well done today
02:45I'm doing a story on
02:46on laundry
02:47and how it's maybe changing
02:48on such a hot week here
02:51do you
02:51I assume you can still
02:53send your dress out
02:53for dry cleaning
02:54even with all the sequins
02:55and stuff
02:55does clay get stuck in it
02:57because it's got all the
02:58bits and bobs
03:00you know
03:01I haven't looked at it
03:02carefully
03:04I assume not
03:06they seem to be doing
03:07a good job
03:07so
03:08I haven't heard any
03:10complaints so far
03:11and then how many
03:12of those dresses do you
03:13I never know how many
03:13like versions of your kit
03:15you have for a slam
03:16it depends
03:17like
03:18some of them
03:19like anywhere
03:20between five and seven
03:21yeah
03:24hi Naomi
03:25congratulations
03:26this is the
03:27third time
03:28you're going to be
03:29playing
03:29Irina Sabalenka
03:30this season
03:32I was just wondering
03:33what are the biggest
03:34learnings you're going to
03:35take from those
03:36two previous experiences
03:41I don't really know
03:42I kind of just
03:43like
03:43I didn't know that
03:45so
03:47I don't know
03:47YOLO
03:48like whatever
03:51I feel like
03:52I played her
03:53pretty
03:53like I played
03:54a pretty good match
03:55in Madrid
03:56I think I just
03:57dipped in the second
03:58and third set
03:58so
03:59hopefully just keep
04:00the consistency
04:01and keep trying
04:02to be aggressive
04:02and whatever happens
04:04happens
04:06Naomi
04:07congrats
04:09it's notable
04:10in the matches
04:11that you've won
04:11here in particular
04:12they haven't necessarily
04:13been runaway sets
04:14all the time
04:14they've been really
04:15tight at moments
04:16those have been moments
04:17that have always been
04:18a little bit
04:19they can cut one way
04:20or the other for you
04:21but you've been
04:21standing up pretty well
04:22to them
04:22how do you practice
04:24that
04:25how do you improve
04:26that ability
04:27to kind of
04:28play some of your
04:29best tennis
04:30right now on this
04:31surface
04:31like you know
04:32during the crunch
04:33moments
04:35I mean
04:36I just keep
04:37thinking of a
04:38stat Tomas
04:39told me
04:40I don't know
04:40if it's accurate
04:41but it's been
04:41helping me out
04:42a lot
04:43he said like
04:45I don't want
04:46to tell you guys
04:47the numbers
04:47because I'm going
04:48to be totally
04:48wrong
04:49but he's
04:49basically
04:50he said
04:50like Nadal's
04:51won like
04:5198% of his
04:52matches here
04:53and he's only
04:54won like
04:5550 something
04:56percent of the
04:56points
04:57so
04:57I just thought
04:58to myself
04:59like
04:59I don't have
05:00to win
05:00every single
05:01point
05:01but I just
05:02have to try
05:03every single
05:03point
05:04and hopefully
05:04it goes
05:05in my
05:05favor
05:06but
05:07yeah
05:10that's
05:10basically
05:10it
05:13Naomi
05:14well played
05:15today
05:15and
05:16mine is a
05:17fashion question
05:18again
05:18are those
05:19sequins
05:20is it
05:20pokey
05:21does it
05:21poke
05:22you one
05:23and two
05:24when you
05:25wear a dress
05:25like you
05:26like you've
05:27been wearing
05:28this week
05:28and you know
05:29all year earlier
05:30the last
05:31two three years
05:31are you able
05:33to switch off
05:33from that
05:34and focus
05:35on your
05:36tennis
05:36and how
05:37long does
05:37that take
05:37to just
05:38completely switch
05:39off from
05:39what you're
05:39wearing
05:40and to
05:40focus on
05:40your tennis
05:41and have
05:42you been
05:42have you got
05:43better at
05:44that
05:45with every
05:46time you're
05:46out in one
05:47of these
05:47fabulous
05:47outfits
05:49yeah
05:50the sequins
05:52don't poke
05:52me
05:53I would just
05:53say like
05:54if I wanted
05:55to dry my
05:56hands on my
05:56dress that
05:57would be
05:57impossible
05:59so that's
06:00the only
06:01adjustment
06:01that I've
06:01had to
06:02make
06:02but other
06:02than that
06:03it's actually
06:03quite comfortable
06:05and as
06:06like for
06:07switching on
06:08and off
06:08for my
06:09fashion
06:10I kind of
06:11consider it
06:12a part of
06:12me
06:12so it's
06:13not like
06:13I have to
06:14switch on
06:14or switch
06:15off when
06:15I'm playing
06:16tennis
06:16it's literally
06:17like my
06:18self-expression
06:19and for
06:20me it
06:22would be
06:22weirder to
06:23wear a
06:24normal tennis
06:25kit almost
06:26at this
06:27point I
06:27think
06:30so yeah
06:30I mean I
06:31feel like
06:32it's the
06:33fun of
06:33it you know
06:34like for
06:34a long
06:34time I
06:36didn't have
06:36fun for
06:37a little
06:37bit and
06:38you guys
06:39know that
06:39period of
06:40time in
06:40my life
06:40so now
06:41I just
06:42want things
06:43to be fun
06:43and I
06:44want to
06:44make it
06:44exciting
06:44for myself
06:48hey Naomi
06:49congrats
06:49the lack
06:50of women's
06:51matches in
06:51the chat
06:52night slot
06:52has long
06:53been an
06:54important
06:54topic of
06:55conversation
06:55it's fair
06:56to say
06:56that your
06:57match today
06:57was worthy
06:58of any
06:59slot and
06:59any court
07:00I'm just
07:01wondering do
07:01you think
07:01it's a topic
07:02that still
07:02needs to be
07:03addressed and
07:04if you do
07:05play arena
07:06in the next
07:06round would
07:08you expect that
07:08match to be
07:08under consideration
07:12honestly I'm
07:13pretty easy going
07:13like I don't
07:14really mind
07:15what court I
07:15play or
07:16what time
07:16I play
07:16I do
07:17think like
07:19you guys
07:19would be
07:20able to
07:20tell me
07:20but the
07:21match I
07:22played with
07:22Ego was
07:23it a
07:23night
07:24close enough
07:25hey
07:28yeah I
07:29mean I
07:29don't know
07:30in one point
07:31I understand
07:31like because
07:32they would
07:32be like
07:33popcorn
07:34matches
07:34but I'm
07:36so used to
07:37not playing
07:37night matches
07:38here and
07:38playing night
07:39matches in
07:39like US
07:40Open or
07:40something like
07:41that that I
07:41don't even
07:42associate this
07:43tournament with
07:43night matches
07:45hi Naomi
07:47congrats
07:49best
07:49Roland Garros
07:50run so far
07:51what has
07:52changed in
07:52your game
07:53in your
07:54mindset
07:55I have one
07:55quick question
07:56about football
07:57too or soccer
07:57I don't know
07:58which word do
07:59you prefer
07:59the FIFA World
08:01Cup is coming
08:01to the US
08:02Canada and
08:02Mexico
08:03you have
08:03strong ties
08:04with the
08:05US
08:05also Japan
08:06is playing
08:06in the
08:07tournament
08:07how do you
08:08feel about
08:08that
08:10I only
08:11remember the
08:12last half
08:12of your
08:13question so
08:13I'm going
08:14to answer
08:14that
08:14one I
08:15think it's
08:16really cool
08:17I saw that
08:18Haiti's playing
08:19Brazil so
08:20I'm really
08:20excited to
08:21watch that
08:21one and
08:22it's on
08:22Juneteenth
08:23so that's
08:25something I'm
08:26going to
08:26definitely be
08:27tuned into
08:29and yeah
08:30I mean I
08:31think World
08:32Cup is really
08:32special honestly
08:34I'm not really
08:34a football
08:35watcher so I
08:36only watch
08:36football during
08:37World Cup so
08:38it should be
08:39really exciting
08:40and what was
08:41the first half
08:45what changed
08:48I think I'm
08:49just a lot
08:50calmer now
08:51I feel like
08:52you know in
08:52the previous
08:53years I just
08:54wanted it so
08:54much and
08:56now obviously
08:56I do want
08:57it but I
08:58accept that
08:59it's a process
09:00and maybe it'll
09:01eventually come
09:02and maybe it
09:03won't but I
09:03just have to
09:04you know enjoy
09:05it while it
09:06lasts
09:08another quick
09:09fashion question
09:10if you were to
09:11be scheduled in
09:11a night match
09:12is there a
09:13different outfit
09:14planned for the
09:15night session
09:15you guys keep
09:16asking and I
09:17keep providing
09:19like why are we
09:20still asking
09:23yeah I mean I
09:24think it's fun
09:25you know like
09:26and every silhouette
09:27is inspired by
09:28something different
09:29so
09:53I mean I feel like
09:56with Tomas
09:57it's not like
09:57he gives me
09:58Clay's
09:59specific advice
10:00like obviously
10:00he'll tell me
10:01that these shots
10:03are probably
10:04better to hit
10:05on this surface
10:05but he doesn't
10:07like come in
10:07with a rule book
10:08on clay
10:09he kind of
10:10just tells me
10:11more like
10:12about my
10:13game
10:14and what I
10:14what he would
10:15prefer me to do
10:16but he gives
10:17me a lot
10:17of Lee away
10:18actually
10:31yeah honestly I feel
10:33like one of the reasons
10:34I was really calm
10:35was because I knew
10:36she was young
10:37and I think
10:38younger players are
10:39some of the
10:41scariest players to play
10:42because they have no fear
10:43and you know
10:44they're kind of
10:45just going in there
10:46and I also
10:47know going into the match
10:49like she's a really
10:50great player
10:51so I just
10:53hope that
10:55my veteran status
10:57could like
10:57you know
10:58shine a little bit
10:59in some moments
11:00and I think it did
11:02but yeah
11:02she's a really
11:03great player
11:04and I look forward
11:05to seeing her
11:06place a lot
11:07more matches
11:07on the tour
11:27yeah I mean
11:28I noticed that
11:29she went down the line
11:30a lot on her forehand
11:32on the backhand
11:32she didn't do it
11:33as much
11:34but she would do it
11:35like if I hit
11:35two or three balls
11:36there
11:38but it didn't
11:39necessarily stress me
11:41out because I feel
11:41like that is a risk
11:43anyways that she's
11:44taking but
11:44she was pretty
11:45aggressive which
11:46I think was her game
11:48because someone
11:49asked me about
11:50like aggressiveness
11:51or defensiveness
11:52in press before
11:54but
11:56yeah I mean
12:00I think it's like
12:01one of those things
12:01like you just have
12:02to account for it
12:03like you can't
12:04necessarily let it
12:05stress you out
12:06you just have
12:06to keep going
12:07all going
12:07don't
12:07because
12:07I'm
12:08I can't
12:09I'm
12:10I'm
12:10I'm
12:10I'm
12:10I'm
12:11I
12:12I'm
Commentaires