00:04All right, let's start.
00:06One question each.
00:08Please be brief.
00:10Richard.
00:11Irina, I know it's tough to come right in here off the court,
00:14but just talk about your emotions.
00:16Obviously, you're disappointed.
00:19Well, yeah, I'm obviously not really happy with the level I played today,
00:23but she surfed incredibly.
00:26She played really aggressive, great tennis,
00:28and, yes, she was simply a better player today than me.
00:33All right.
00:35It's obviously been a tough summer for you,
00:37and I believe you've done incredibly well to perform,
00:39as you have done, to reach the final.
00:41Did you take anything from that,
00:43the way you bounced back and put yourself back in the big final?
00:48No, I think overall I should be happy with the level I played,
00:53and there's lots of things to take from this tournament.
00:57but as, I mean, the experience shows that I only come back stronger,
01:02and all of these lessons this season definitely already made me stronger,
01:08but definitely going to motivate me for the next year to do a better job.
01:15Hey, I mean, it's a tough one today.
01:17I mean, is part of you looking forward already to going hunting again
01:23and sort of being the one that's going to be able to come after people
01:27instead of having the target on your back?
01:28I think, anyway, when you go out there, you have target on your back.
01:34It doesn't matter if you're number one or number two, three, four,
01:36whatever it is.
01:38So I'll just keep working hard and keep improving my tennis, my level,
01:43and hopefully I will win some more tournaments.
01:49Roy.
01:50Rina, what are your thoughts on the developing rivalry that you and Elena had
01:56and what you think makes her the formidable player that she is?
02:01Yeah, we have great rivalry.
02:06We play a lot of great matches, great finals this season,
02:11and, yeah, her serve is amazing, the way she's able to step in
02:16and overpower you on court, and especially if it's a use open court
02:22where it's super fast, it's definitely a huge advantage for her.
02:28So a lot of things make her dangerous.
02:37Rina, you smashed the ball into the crowd at one point
02:41and your racket after us.
02:42What was going through your mind?
02:43What was making it tough to sort of control your emotions today?
02:46It's really tough to control your emotions when you lose
02:49in the final of the Grand Slam
02:51and when you were trying to go for three pits.
02:54So I just wanted to let it go because if I would hold it in sight,
02:57right now over here or over there on the court,
03:00I wouldn't be able to say a word or I would just go
03:04not really nice over there.
03:07so I just want to, I wanted to, all of that aggression
03:10and disappointment go outside.
03:16I think a lot of times people would think that experience
03:18would make something easier.
03:19Say it again, sorry.
03:20I think a lot of times people would think that experience
03:22and playing a lot of finals make things easier.
03:24I'm wondering for you if it starts making it tougher
03:26when you feel like it's slipping away and you're like,
03:29oh no, I've lost these before, it's going to hurt.
03:31like it's sort of a bad feeling in some way.
03:33You're thinking too much.
03:35I was just out there competing, trying to do my best
03:38with what I had there today and not good enough.
03:45Irina, bad luck today, really nice tournament,
03:48but I wonder what you thought of the atmosphere in the crowd.
03:51It felt like it was kind of the first time in a long time
03:53where people were really behind you from the very, very moment.
03:55Yeah, I felt amazing.
03:56Actually, at some point I felt like,
03:58oh my God, I feel American over there.
04:00I just wish I could, you know, win it
04:05and feel the support even more.
04:07So, yeah, not this year.
04:11Doug, last question.
04:12You've held a number one ranking for quite a long time.
04:15Just wondering, you know, how that's going to feel
04:17coming out of here, not to have that on your name
04:21and, you know, if that's a point of reference for you as a player.
04:26I mean, I think it's an incredible achievement
04:29and achievement and I don't even know
04:32how many weeks I was able to be there.
04:3599?
04:36Well, that's amazing.
04:38Let's see if Irina can beat me in that.
04:42If you continue to play like that,
04:44then I'm in trouble.
04:46Thank you.
04:46Thank you.
04:47Thank you.
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