00:33Well done today, you've spoken about having some bad results here
00:37and maybe a bit of a love-hate relationship with Roland Garros
00:40What's changed this year, what's kind of clicked in Paris?
00:42I don't know, I mean I think a lot of things clicked this year on Calais too
00:47and in Madrid, which was also not my best tournament
00:51and yeah, it's a good feeling
00:57I think I just give myself more space
00:59I'm enjoying more just creating points
01:02dealing with challenges
01:04and learning how to navigate the difficult situations in the matches
01:10and I've been doing it well, so happy with that
01:14Hi Marta, congratulations
01:15I know ahead of the Iger match after your last win
01:18you were talking about how you felt you were definitely a heavy underdog with Iger
01:22you had a good chance and you backed yourself
01:24but very much in the underdog role
01:27how important was that for you today mentally
01:29and like, do you fear it's going to get harder now
01:31given how well you're playing, given who you're beating
01:34like, to maintain that position as underdog?
01:38Well, I'm not planning to maintain that position
01:41but I feel like in the match that we had
01:43I think it was a great matchup
01:45but at the end of the day
01:46I still think I was an underdog in this match
01:50things change in tennis
01:52but I'm much more consistent
01:55I'm the most consistent I've ever been in my career
01:57and a long way to go
01:59to be top 10, top 5 player
02:01but, you know, I don't know
02:04I mean, I'm still further than these girls in the rankings
02:07so technically I'm still an underdog
02:10so we will see
02:11maybe a lot of things will change after this tournament or not
02:14and I'm not going to be considered underdog anymore
02:17but I don't mind to be in both positions
02:19I take it as it is
02:22Hi Marta, congratulations
02:24so you were really strong on the return
02:26in terms of breaking her serve
02:28I think when you were broken
02:29the immediate next game
02:30you kind of broke it back
02:31and just, yes, in those three games specifically
02:33kind of what was going through your head
02:35and then just generally
02:35why do you think you were effective on her serve?
02:38Well, I think I was putting a lot of pressure
02:41on her second serve especially
02:45she wasn't hurting me much
02:46with the first serve today
02:48and I was just, you know, returning everything
02:50and it's not easy to play against someone
02:53who returns all of your serves
02:55and puts a lot of pressure on you
02:56on the second serve
02:58and I don't think I was serving the right way
03:01some of the games
03:02but then I found a way
03:03in the end of the first set
03:05and in the second set
03:06so, yeah, this was the key
03:08but, I mean, I don't know
03:11I think I have good return
03:12and I don't mind stepping in on the kick serves
03:17which is a problem for a lot of girls
03:20and for guys as well
03:21I mean, for guys it's a different story entirely
03:23so, I think, you know
03:26as the match was progressing
03:28she was feeling it more and more
03:30so her serve was becoming
03:32either more desperate
03:33in the sense that she would make
03:35like, serve harder
03:36or make more double folds
03:38or actually serve slower
03:39so I had more time to step in
03:42Hi, Marta, over here
03:45Congratulations
03:45When you're on a streak like this
03:47do you, how superstitious are you?
03:49Do you start doing the same things all the time?
03:51Do you make sure that you're
03:53keeping a routine
03:54to make sure that the streak never breaks?
03:57No
03:59I think if I was superstitious
04:01I wouldn't last so long
04:03because you would just go crazy
04:04I mean, every day is different
04:06every day your mood is different
04:07and you want to do different things
04:10so I am very not superstitious person
04:13for sure
04:15Hi, Marta
04:16You spoke earlier about
04:18like being less emotional on the court
04:20and separating your emotions from the tennis
04:22is there anything you're doing
04:23on the court during a match
04:26that keeps you from
04:29from getting too emotional
04:31about one bad shot
04:32or one lost point
04:33or one bad break
04:34and gets you moving on
04:36and thinking
04:37is there any kind of breathing pattern
04:39or mantra that you tell yourself
04:41that helps you get to the next
04:44focus on what's coming next?
04:45I think it's changing
04:47because you cannot
04:48stick to the same thing
04:50like you kind of
04:51overgrow some things that you do
04:53and then you have to change your strategy
04:54how you deal with yourself
04:56and you also change and evolve
04:57I would say right now
04:59the biggest thing that I do
05:00is that nothing is that big
05:03like not one point is that important
05:06you know
05:06there is another one always coming
05:07so I always try to keep that in mind
05:10and always try to think about
05:11longer perspective on
05:14what do I
05:15you know
05:15what kind of player do I want to be
05:17and where I want to be
05:19so for me
05:20this is the most important thing
05:21when I play
05:22so at the end
05:24you can do the right things
05:25but you know
05:26miss the balls
05:27or yeah
05:28lose the match
05:29but you still did the right things
05:31and this is the priority for me
05:35Congratulations Marta
05:36you said on court
05:37that you were really happy
05:39to just have this opportunity
05:40to play on Chautria today
05:41and you were kind of enjoying
05:42how beautiful that was
05:43I wonder if
05:44during this streak
05:45while you're
05:46obviously your heart is super happy
05:48with everything going on at home
05:49it almost lends you
05:51a perspective
05:51of appreciating your tennis more
05:53and how kind of you
05:55maybe hold those two things
05:56Yeah for sure
05:57it's a different perspective
05:59because
05:59for example
06:00before my first round match
06:02I told Sandra
06:03I said
06:03you know
06:04I don't even know
06:05what am I doing here
06:06like
06:07like this is not important
06:09at all
06:09so
06:11it was difficult for me
06:12I didn't know how the match
06:13was going to go
06:13because I didn't know
06:14if I'll be able to just
06:15keep the focus
06:16on like important things
06:18which was
06:18winning the match
06:19and like playing tennis
06:21and
06:23yeah
06:23sometimes it gives you
06:24different perspective
06:25whether it's
06:26that it's not important
06:27at all
06:28that I'm here
06:28or
06:30you know
06:31something else
06:31that like
06:32it's great that I'm here
06:33I have this opportunity
06:34and I'm really thankful
06:35for that
06:35so
06:36it depends on the day
06:38what you think
06:39but for sure
06:40it gave me more space
06:41and understanding
06:42that there are
06:43much bigger things
06:44in life than tennis
06:45and I try to
06:46keep that in mind
06:47always
06:51Martha
06:52you've spoken about
06:53how your mom's
06:54been a big figure
06:54in your
06:55in your tennis journey
06:56and in 2023
06:58you changed
06:59at the end of the year
07:00you
07:00you hired Sandra
07:02as your coach
07:02what kind of a conversation
07:04did you have
07:04with your mother
07:05and was that easy
07:06at that point
07:07and if you can talk
07:08about a little
07:09about that
07:09that's a very good question
07:11so I
07:12officially stopped
07:13working with my mom
07:14at the end of 2022
07:16and I remember
07:17I had the practice
07:18and yeah
07:20I just felt
07:21that this is it
07:22it's just bad
07:23for both of us
07:24it was very difficult
07:26it's something
07:26that you have to
07:27step away from
07:28it's your closest person
07:30you
07:30basically
07:31most of your identity
07:33is built on
07:34that person
07:35perception
07:35of you
07:36and of your tennis
07:37so
07:37at that time
07:39it was very
07:40very difficult
07:40and
07:42you kind of
07:43step into unknown
07:44because you
07:46step away
07:47from
07:47you know
07:48something that
07:48you've been doing
07:49with this person
07:50for 15 years
07:52and
07:53yeah
07:54there were
07:54difficult times
07:55for me
07:56just on court
07:56as well
07:57because I
07:58kind of
07:58always thought
07:59oh what my mom
07:59is going to think
08:00how I play this shot
08:01and
08:01it's not how
08:03she would want me
08:03to play
08:03and stuff like this
08:04and
08:06then I think
08:07it was a gradual
08:09separation
08:10especially in my head
08:11it didn't happen
08:12overnight
08:12or whatever
08:13it's just things
08:14that
08:14you know
08:15that
08:15a lot of things
08:16were lingering
08:17with me
08:18I would say
08:19up until
08:202024
08:21I would say
08:22yeah
08:23so it took a lot
08:24of time
08:24and just a lot
08:25of work as well
08:26it didn't go
08:26away by itself
08:29also took me
08:30a lot of time
08:30to kind of
08:31take all this time
08:33that I had
08:33with her
08:34and appreciate it
08:35and be thankful
08:36for it
08:36and just
08:38you know
08:39have really good
08:40memories about it
08:41and that's also
08:43not an easy thing
08:43to do
08:45so yeah
08:45right now
08:46I mean
08:46right now
08:47we are great
08:48we are great
08:49for a long time
08:50already
08:50and we're actually
08:52so good
08:52that I came back
08:53to Ukraine
08:54and practiced
08:54with my mom
08:55for a few days
08:55it was not easy
08:57I can tell you
08:59it was not like
09:00something new
09:01I felt like
09:02I had like
09:03flashbacks
09:03you know
09:04from my old life
09:07and yeah
09:08but you know
09:09I have the best
09:10the best memories
09:10for sure
09:11from that time
09:14Marta
09:14congratulations
09:15you're a player
09:16obviously
09:16that's been shaped
09:17by women
09:18in your life
09:18whether it's your mom
09:19now obviously
09:19having Sandra
09:20as your coach
09:21with Sandra
09:22in particular
09:23I know how
09:24philosophical
09:25she can be
09:25about life
09:27about tennis
09:28all these sorts
09:28of things
09:29and trying to
09:29keep you
09:29on an even keel
09:30but just
09:31I guess
09:32recently
09:32has there been
09:33anything
09:34that she has
09:34said to you
09:35that really
09:37really stuck
09:38with you
09:38in terms of
09:39helping you
09:39keep and maintain
09:42I don't know
09:43she was telling me
09:44a lot of good things
09:45throughout these
09:46three years
09:46that we work together
09:47I don't think
09:48I can point something
09:49out like in the
09:49past couple
09:51of weeks
09:51or months
09:51really
09:53I don't know
09:54I think
09:55we've both
09:56evolved a lot
09:57since that time
09:58that we started
09:59working
09:59and
10:01yeah
10:01she honestly
10:02told me a lot
10:03of great things
10:04and
10:06I don't think
10:07there is one
10:07I can point out
10:08really
10:09I have to really
10:09sit and
10:10put the ranking
10:11you know
10:12of the good things
10:14but
10:16I don't know
10:17good question
10:21I just feel like
10:23these past weeks
10:24I had this
10:26you know
10:27feeling of
10:28she's gonna
10:29back me
10:29no matter what
10:30and I know
10:31that she's there
10:31for me
10:32and she only
10:32wishes the best
10:33for me
10:34and I think
10:34this is
10:35the best feeling
10:36you can have
10:37as a player
10:37and
10:38just
10:39makes you feel
10:39the calmest
10:40on the court
10:43a few years ago
10:45it would have
10:45been unthinkable
10:46to spend
10:47so much time
10:47on Iga's
10:48forehand
10:48I'm just curious
10:49if you guys
10:50feel like
10:51you've
10:51not figured it out
10:52but found some
10:53patterns that
10:54kind of neutralize it
10:55or if
10:56because you've
10:56played her before
10:57has this shot
10:58changed from her
11:00well I think
11:01the matches
11:02that we played
11:02before were
11:03like very different
11:04in terms of
11:05you know
11:06her dominance
11:06on the court
11:07and
11:08I felt like
11:09I had more time
11:11today for sure
11:12I think
11:13I still think
11:14she has really
11:14good forehand
11:15it's very heavy
11:16and you know
11:16very difficult to play
11:17but I don't know
11:20it's a good question
11:23I think
11:24I played very good
11:25tactically today
11:26and that's what
11:27matters the most
11:31hi mother
11:32Elina is up
11:33five
11:35four nothing
11:36in the third set
11:36so maybe you could
11:37give us a little
11:38outlook
11:38if you play her
11:39in the quarterfinals
11:40what is your
11:41relationship right now
11:42what's the outlook
11:45well I think
11:46well I think we have
11:46really good
11:47relationship
11:47she's a legend
11:48of Ukrainian
11:49tennis
11:49and you know
11:51such an honor
11:52to share the court
11:53with her
11:54on Tuesday
11:55if she wins
11:56they still didn't
11:57finish
11:57and
11:59yeah I mean
12:01she's paved
12:02the way
12:02for a lot of
12:03Ukrainian
12:04girls and boys
12:06she's doing great
12:07and especially
12:09this year
12:09she's doing
12:10unbelievable
12:10so excited
12:12for this match
12:12I've played with her
12:13two years ago
12:14and
12:16you know
12:16I know a little bit
12:17what to expect
12:18of course
12:19so
12:20it's gonna be a good match
12:21I think
12:25thank you
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