One day you can be a kid, but another day you have to be like this is your job, you play tennis. You have to work for that.

There are always little aches and pains but as long as I pace myself I should be OK. As for the ankle, so far, so good.

I just really like playing here. I've always had good results here and those memories kick in as well.

I was a little nervous going into the match. She pushed me right away but I was able to adjust to where she was serving and my reaction got better. Thank god I still have those skills.

That gave me a lot of confidence making the last eight and showed I had some kind of game. It exceeded my expectations....The confidence, it showed in today's game. The potential is there and I can improve every week.

I was always saying when I came back if I could play her, and tomorrow, the day has arrived.