A very mixed bag for Daniela in this years US. I think it is obvious to see
that her mental game is not as strong as it could be. In the game against
Schnyder especially in the third set her frustration and then her body
language(head down and then looking to the sky muttering to herself)
practically give Schnyder the confidence to win. Her mental game will
develop in time and she obviously has the talent and offensive shots to win
a big tournament. When? Who knows? Until she sorts her emotions out she will
lose to players she really should be beating. But she'll make it back, i
believe so.

>From: "Andrew Broad" <andrewbroad@...>
>Reply-To: daniela_hantuchova@yahoogroups.com
>To: daniela_hantuchova@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [daniela_hantuchova] US Open: Daniela's interviews
>Date: Tue, 07 Sep 2004 00:52:28 -0000
>
>Second-round video interview:
>http://makeashorterlink.com/?V44A14A39
>
>Third-round video interview:
>http://makeashorterlink.com/?F25A32A39
>
>Third-round transcribed interview:
> >>>
>P. SCHNYDER/D. Hantuchová
>6-4, 4-6, 7-6
>
>An interview with:
>DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ
>
>THE MODERATOR: First question, please.
>
>Q. You had two match points in the final set. What happened? Did you
>have more pressure?
>
>DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ: What happened? Well, I just lost the last point.
>That's all that happened. I mean, I went for it and I was trying to
>be aggressive all the way till the end. She hit some great shots at
>the end. But I thought like, you know, I was -- in the third set, I
>was always the one that had the momentum. In the tiebreaker, I think
>I was little unlucky. I should have finished it on the 5-3 game when
>I was 30-15 and I missed that easy smash. I think that was the main
>point of the match.
>
>Q. I thought you showed some guts serving and volleying 5-3 in the
>tiebreak. What problems does she present?
>
>DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ: Yeah, especially that point you mentioned, I
>don't think I did anything wrong. I served, I hit quite a good
>volley, then she shanked it on the forehand and hit it on the frame
>and made a lob out of that point. So, I mean, I was a little unlucky
>there. But I think that's part of my game that I'm trying to
>improve all the time. And I think here at the US Open I proved that,
>you know, I can do it, and I have to come in even more in the
>matches.
>
>Q. Did you feel you tightened up at all on your last match point or
>you just missed the shot?
>
>DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ: I missed the shot. I mean, I was going for a
>forehand down the line, and it was quite a long rally. I mean, she
>didn't give me anything. I had to fight for every single point, and
>it was very tense at the end. But, you know, I felt like I was
>little unlucky in the tiebreaker, but I still think she played a
>very good match, as usual, against me.
>
>Q. Do you see Serena as being a bit vulnerable and are you
>disappointed you didn't have a chance to play against her in the
>next round?
>
>DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ: Yeah, exactly, I was really looking forward for
>that match. I thought I had a pretty good chance. Yeah, would have
>been a very good experience for me to, you know, see where I am at
>the moment. It's really a shame that I can't play her.
>
>Q. How do you feel about your game compared to a year ago? It seems
>like you've made quite a few strides.
>
>DANIELA HANTUCHOVÁ: Oh, yeah, it feels so much better, I can't tell
>what a difference it is. I'm more aware of what I'm doing on the
>court and I'm enjoying myself even though there are some tough
>moments on the court. I feel like if I keep going and if I keep
>working hard that the results will come.
>
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