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Monday, September 9, 2013

S. Williams interview after finals transcript

Q. Can you just talk about the bout of nerves when you served for the match twice in that second set?
SERENA WILLIAMS: Yeah, I think I got a little uptight, which probably wasn't the best thing at that moment. I started to try to I wasn't playing very smart tennis then, so I just had to relax and not do that again. But I did it again. I don't know.
Q. Beginning of the tournament, any pressure on you to defend your title?
SERENA WILLIAMS: Well, there's always pressure to defend your title. I didn't feel a lot of pressure, but I knew I wanted to win. But I think, you know, losing a match before I got to the Open actually took a little bit of the pressure that was on me off of me, so it made it a little better.
Q. It's obvious that winning Grand Slams, they're all special experiences. But to win it having to sort of face that adversity that you did in the second set, overcome whatever hiccups were there and come back and win dominantly like that in the third, do you relish it all the more to have done it that way?

Azarenka's interview after the finals transcript

Q. How would you describe your determination and Serena's determination once that match got going today?
VICTORIA AZARENKA: Well, I think it was raising, you know, from the first point the tension, the battle, the determination, it was raising really, you know, kind of like boiling the water or something. It felt from every point, you know, it was rising the level, and, yeah, it was a great match.
Q. As it went on, how much did you feel that tension?
VICTORIA AZARENKA: Well, you always feel it, you know, because you're in that moment. So you just try to stay tough and try to resist for whatever it takes.
Q. That second set obviously was just an amazing comeback on your part.
VICTORIA AZARENKA: Thank you.
Q. Talk about the emotions having completed, you know, and finished that set. But then going into the third set, was there a bit of almost a letdown emotionally?

Bits of Vickha Azarenk

I really hope that she wins a US open title! Go Vickha!

Sunday, August 18, 2013

Emirates Airlines US Open Series Standings

The Emirates airlines US Open Series is the five week summer tennis season that links nine North American hard-court tournaments to the final Grand Slam of the year, the US Open

Bonus Challenge

Beginning in July and showcasing 200 of the game's top players competing for nearly $40 million in prize money, The Emirates Airlines US Open Series awards bonus points based on performance at each of its events. The top three men's and top three women's finishers all earn bonus prize money at the US Open, with the champions of the Series Bonus Challenge having the opportunity to win $1 million in bonus prize money in Flushing Meadows.

Here's the current points standings

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