Russian tennis player Maria Timofeeva commenting on her participation in the 1/8 finals of the Australian Open, said she was experiencing one of the best weeks of her life.
On Friday, Timofeeva, who made her debut in the main draw of Grand Slam tournaments, defeated Brazilian Beatrice Haddad-Maia (10th seed) with a score of 7:6 (9:7), 6:3. In the next round, the Russian will face the Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk.
“I always felt there was something in my game that I could achieve. If I’m in the right psychological state, I can play well. Now everything is one. I’m currently having one of the best weeks of my life.
I still wonder how far this will go. It’s just that now I know what I’m capable of, that I can compete with these girls. Now I have a little more confidence in my abilities, and we’ll see what that brings us.
Kostyuk is only a year older than me, but we didn’t meet in juniors because Marta started playing well on the professional circuit much faster. In my opinion, she has been playing in the WTA since she was 16. It’s cool. I arrived later.
Today I only saw part of her match because she was playing against my friend [Элины Аванесян]. She looks strong, it will be an interesting meeting, no doubt,” Timofeeva said at the press conference.
Source : MatchTV
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