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Q. A general
question about the women's game. There are four women in
contention for the top spot in the rankings right now. Things
are in flux. Everybody is battling it out. Seems to me this
particular Rogers Cup, generally a big deal leading up to the US
Open, is a big battle because everybody wants to take over the
No. 1 spot. Is that how you feel, too?
ANNA CHAKVETADZE: I know ranking can change every week. Of
course, everyone want to be No. 1, all the top players. But,
unfortunately, as you said, there are a lot of players, you
know, who can be No. 1 after Henin retired. Yeah, just who will
took the opportunity? But it also depends, you know, to be No. 1
for a week or to be No. 1 like Henin was is a different thing.
Q. It seems there aren't women at the top of the game right
now like Federer and Nadal are at the top of the men's pack. The
women seem more evenly matched. The
games seem similar and there aren't women pulling away from the
pack. Why do you think that is?
ANNA CHAKVETADZE: I don't think game is similar, all woman game
is similar. I mean, sometimes it happen, you know. We don't
really have someone who plays another level right now on the top
10, you know. Everyone are beatable and everyone can have up and
downs this year. Nobody really play consistent. Whoever will
play consistent may be No. 1 for a longer time.
Q. Why do you think it's been so difficult for anybody to
grab that No. 1 ranking? Do you have aspirations to do that?
What do you think you would have to do to get there?
ANNA CHAKVETADZE: Well, for me, for myself, I can say that I
just trying to find my best tennis. You know, I'm just trying to
play more consistent during the matches because I have a lot of
up and downs during the matches, losing a lot of three-set
matches where I feel like I'm playing a bit against myself, have
a lot of unforced errors. The goal for me is just to play
consistent during all match. Well, you know, it's tough to be
No. 1. Maybe it's easy to get there, you know, for a week. But
then to be there, like I said, Henin was, it's really tough.
Q. Were you aware on Saturday Jankovic, if she had won that
match against Safina, she would have been No. 1?
ANNA CHAKVETADZE: I didn't know that.
Q. That's happened quite a few times, French Open in
particular. It seems like every time someone gets close, they
don't make it.
ANNA CHAKVETADZE: Well, it will happen. I mean, it will always
happen, you know. A new generation is always coming. You can't
be No. 1 for 10 years, you know. It always will change. I just
depends, as I said, who will take the opportunity and who will
be more confident in themself.
Q. Is that what it is, confidence ultimately?
ANNA CHAKVETADZE: Yeah. Well, confidence is not something which
you can get, you know, from the air. You just have to win
matches. You have to win tournaments. Maybe you're confident in
yourself but you just can't be there.
Q. What about hard courts for you? Are you looking to change
your game at all from the way you played on grass?
ANNA CHAKVETADZE: Yes, it's completely different, hard court. I
love it. I think it suits my game. Here I think it was my first
practice day today, and I think courts are not that quick, not
that fast. Bounce is a bit slower. So that's actually good for
me. And I hope I'll take my opportunity this week. |
