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Maria : « Today I felt strong »

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Maria Kirilenko at the Australian Open Maria answers to the questions of the Australian Open official website (www.australianopen.com)

Maria, the score of the first set says it’s an easy match, but it wasn’t for you, was it ?
No, actually, first set was really tough. And first, like six games, like it was like quite long, and I thought, “Oh, my God, if it’s going to be, like, all game, it’s going to be really difficult”. But, well, then it went, I didn’t feel so tired. Actually the end of the first set, we start to make easy mistakes because I think of concentration, her, mine. Then when I lost I thought, “So nothing’s happened”. Just, the game with three sets, so just decide to fight like in the first set, and went much easy, you know, 6-1, 6-2. Pretty good, I think.

Do you see this as a bit of the breakthrough win at a Grand Slam ?
Yeah, actually I think it’s quite good to win for me. And before, of course, I beat a couple good players, like top 10. Usually I’m losing like every time first round in the Grand Slam. Really it’s good I broke this tradition in the first round already, so I’m quite happy.

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Kirilenko (RUS) - Chakvetadze (RUS) : 6-7(6), 6-1, 6-2

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Maria won against the Russian Anna Chakvetadze in 2 hours 13 minutes. Next round against the Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova.

Melbourne, Australia
January 14-27, 2008 - Grand Slam
Prize Money : $ 20,600,000
Surface : Hardcourt/Outdoors

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Round of 128 : Meilen Tu (USA) W 6-4 4-6 6-3
Round of 64 : Akiko Morigami (JAP) W 6-1 6-1
Round of 32 : Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) W 6-7 (6) 6-1 6-2
Round of 16 : Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)

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