This was one of the best matches I've played against her. I tried to step it up a little bit, went for my shots and be aggressive, but at same time be a little smarter.

I just tried to be a bit calmer and patient.

So many times in my matches, especially when I was coming up and I was really, really young and not having the experience, I was sometimes beating myself and not really playing the opponent.

It was really difficult out there and I just tried to make sure I put as many balls as possible in court, and not go for too many crazy shots or go for the lines

I have so much respect for the way she plays, ... I just tried to keep fighting for every point. I went for my shots and it paid off.

Definitely I felt like I always played well in Tokyo, I like the fast speed of the ball, it's very similar to grass.