My team all the time they will say me, Play aggressive, play aggressive. I want to play like this, but sometimes you cannot. I was thinking that I was playing good, but not too long, not too aggressive. How did you change?ĬARLA SUAREZ NAVARRO: Well, try to be more aggressive. Did you change anything in the second set? You were staring down the barrel there. Who has the best one-handed backhand, you or Justine?ĬARLA SUAREZ NAVARRO: I don't know. Advertising A week after Naomi Osaka announced that shes expecting a baby girl, the baby boom on the WTA Tour isnt slowing down. Because I was later, I make so close than her because she make and finish here. FLASHBACK: Carla Suárez Navarro completed cancer treatment in 2021. I mean, there are a lot of styles with one-handed. Did you learn something from her on the backhand?ĬARLA SUAREZ NAVARRO: Well, maybe the movement. Yeah, was one of my favorite players when I grow up.

She all the time, against the Williams, against players who were taller than her, also with more power. I like it because I know players, like Mauresmo, I don't know, but they slice more than Justine. How much of an inspiration was Justine Henin for you? You talked about it in Roland Garros years ago.ĬARLA SUAREZ NAVARRO: I think a lot because we don't have too many players with one-handed backhand. Maybe we can open a little bit more the court with the angle. People who play with two-handed also win matches and big tournaments. What is the advantage of a one-handed backhand?ĬARLA SUAREZ NAVARRO: I don't know (smiling). Years ago, all the players play with one-handed. When you hit the ball with one hand, is not the same if you hit with two. Do you have an explanation why not a lot of girls are hitting one-handed backhands?ĬARLA SUAREZ NAVARRO: Yeah, maybe because tennis is going to more power, faster. You're the last player in the draw with a one-handed backhand. For sure I have to be focused all the time and 100% for beat Caroline or the other one.

She has a lot of experience on these rounds. She's fighting every ball, but at the same time she can play aggressive. What do you make of that matchup?ĬARLA SUAREZ NAVARRO: Well, we play a lot of times together. You potentially might play Caroline Wozniacki next. Always when you reach the quarterfinals or the finals round, you must be happy. How does that feel?ĬARLA SUAREZ NAVARRO: Well, I feel really good right now. I don't know how many times have she play on this court or this round. But she was playing good during all the match. Did you feel experience in the end was the key difference in winning out in such a close match?ĬARLA SUAREZ NAVARRO: Well, maybe yes.

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