Wimbledon 2023 - Marketa Vondrousova : "My husband told me 'try to fight. You play well. You play very well.' That's all. I mean, I think the break actually helped. It was good."
Marketa Vondrousova a renversé la numéro 4 mondiale Jessica Pegula en quarts de finale de Wimbledon ce mardi (6-4, 2-6, 6-4). Un match marqué par une petite pause, qui a profité à la Tchèque. En conférence de presse d'après-match, la future adversaire d'Elina Svitolina a dévoilé son secret pour renverser la rencontre.
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00:00 Yeah, it's an amazing feeling.
00:02 I was down 1-4 in the third set.
00:05 My thoughts weren't so good.
00:08 I'm just very happy.
00:10 I was fighting through the whole match.
00:13 It's an amazing feeling.
00:15 What did you do in the rain break?
00:21 Did you listen to music, chat to a coach, talk to yourself?
00:25 I didn't see my coach.
00:27 I was alone in the waiting room.
00:30 I chatted a bit with my husband.
00:32 We talked on the phone.
00:34 It was a quick break, so I didn't do much.
00:38 I just wanted to go out there and try to stay in the match and try to win.
00:43 Would you tell us what he said to you?
00:46 My husband.
00:47 He said it was a good match, he was playing great.
00:51 He just said, "Just try to fight.
00:54 You are playing good, you are playing a great match."
00:57 That was it.
00:59 I think the break helped, actually.
01:02 It was good.
01:04 Molly from The Telegraph.
01:08 You were saying that it helped you, the break.
01:13 But it also seemed to help your forehand, because you were having some issues with it.
01:17 I wonder if you can talk through how you continued to hit it,
01:20 so it wasn't like you were trying to avoid it.
01:22 Tell us how you turned it around.
01:24 I feel like her backhand was really not so good for me, for the forehand.
01:31 It stays really low, so you cannot do much from it.
01:34 I just tried to hit maybe harder, because the slow balls didn't work.
01:40 She was pushing the backhand so much.
01:43 I just said to myself, "Just try to maybe hit harder and see what happens."
01:49 Then I think I found myself again.
01:52 Hi, Isabel from The Sun. Thanks so much for your time.
01:58 Everyone is obviously noticing your incredible tattoos that you have.
02:02 They are just amazing.
02:04 You have had such a good run at Wimbledon this year.
02:06 I wonder if it has a special place in your heart now.
02:09 If you go even further, would you get a Wimbledon tattoo maybe?
02:12 We will see.
02:14 I always loved it here, but I didn't do so good.
02:20 My best result was in the second round.
02:23 Now I just got better.
02:26 These two weeks are incredible.
02:28 I just came here and said to myself, "Just stay open-minded.
02:32 Just try to play your game."
02:35 Now this is happening. It's a crazy thing.
02:38 Also, today was a crazy match. I'm just a bit in shock.
02:42 You seemed like you were in tears at the end.
02:45 Talk me through the emotions and what you were feeling.
02:48 I was 1-4 down and she had breakpoints for 5-1.
02:52 You are not in a good mood.
02:54 Then I just turned it around.
02:57 I just kept believing in myself.
02:59 After the match point, I couldn't believe it.
03:02 We were playing an amazing match and she is a great player.
03:06 I think everything just went on.
03:10 I just couldn't hold the tears.
03:13 You said a moment ago how much you love it here.
03:18 What is different about pursuing the Wimbledon Championship
03:22 than anything else in tennis in your experience?
03:26 Everybody knows Wimbledon.
03:29 I think it's a different tournament.
03:32 I feel like people in tennis know Grand Slams,
03:37 but people outside tennis know Wimbledon.
03:40 It's the biggest tournament, the biggest center court.
03:44 It's just so famous.
03:46 I never thought I could play so good here.
03:50 I didn't do well on the ground before.
03:53 For me, it's an amazing feeling.
03:56 I don't know. I'm trying so hard in every match.
04:00 Every match is incredibly difficult here.
04:03 We'll see what's going to happen next.
04:06 Just one follow-up.
04:08 The trophy itself, what stands out to you?
04:12 What's emblematic of winning the championship here?
04:16 What are your first memories of it and how has it stayed with you?
04:20 I actually watched Petra when she won for the first time.
04:24 I was really small, I think.
04:27 I think I remember.
04:30 For me, I felt like it's such a long way,
04:33 especially when I didn't do well on grass.
04:37 I don't know. Now it's close, but it's such a long way still.
04:42 I feel like everybody's fighting for it.
04:46 I feel like it's the biggest tournament you can win.
04:50 Rob Moore from The Sun.
04:52 Last October, you were probably playing tennis.
04:54 Alina Svitolina was having a baby.
04:56 It's incredible what she's been on,
04:58 the journey she's been on the last nine months.
05:00 Can you talk about how astonishing that is
05:02 and what does she mean to women like yourself in the locker room?
05:06 You can have a child and still become a professional athlete.
05:09 It's incredible what she did.
05:12 She received the wild card and she's in semi,
05:15 so it's incredible.
05:17 I feel like it's such a short time after a baby
05:20 and she's doing amazing things.
05:23 She's a fighter and she's playing so good.
05:27 I think for us, we can see that we can also manage with a baby.
05:31 It's amazing.
05:33 She also did a great job in Paris and now she's doing these things.
05:38 For me, it's incredible.
05:42 She can do this with a baby and after such a long time also.
05:46 She's been through a hell of a lot, obviously,
05:47 her fellow countrymen and women.
05:49 Have you spoken to her about that in the locker room?
05:51 Have you offered support to her privately?
05:53 We chat a bit on Instagram.
05:55 Actually, we didn't see each other much,
05:57 but I'm with her all the way.
06:00 She's incredible.
06:01 I think she's incredible with everything.
06:03 She's fighting so much for everything
06:05 and now she's just playing amazing tennis also.
06:08 She's a superwoman, I think.
06:11 Christian Radnij Rojic, you've been four-seeded players now,
06:17 but as you just said, Switzerland is a wild card.
06:20 Does that alter your preparation in any way?
06:22 What are you thinking about that semi-final?
06:27 We've played a few times, so we know each other.
06:30 She's a wild card, but she's playing like a top-ten player.
06:34 It's no difference for me.
06:37 I think in semi-finals, you have to be ready for everything.
06:41 It's all in.
06:43 We'll see. She's a great player.
06:46 She's playing so good.
06:47 We'll see. I think nothing changes if she's a seeded or a wild card.
06:52 For me, it's the same thing.
06:56 You mentioned having the call with your husband earlier.
06:59 Is he here at Wimbledon or is he at home?
07:01 No, he's at home.
07:02 Prague.
07:04 Do you think he might come over for the semi?
07:07 We'll see. I don't know.
07:08 I think for semis he won't come, but we'll see what happens.
07:12 He has to work and he has to take care of our cat,
07:15 so he has to stay home.
07:17 Thank you.