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Obviously extremely disappointed ... Certainly not [what] I wanted, not just this tournament but the whole summer together. There's not any other word for it but a total disappointment.
Your shoulders do get tight, you don't hit through the ball
It's hard to avoid the tennis. I love what I do. I love the sport
That's maybe close to my top level or best level you can do
Well, I don't know. I mean, it's hard. It's not through lack of trying or not wanting it or anything like that ... I mean, you can't pick the times that you want to play well. Of course, I wanted to do very well here. You want it to come right now. I'm thankful that everyone was behind me. I'm sure they...
When anyone's nervous, the first thing that goes is your footwork. Once that breaks down, it's easy for other things to start breaking down
It's not through lack of trying or not wanting it or anything like that. I mean, you can't pick the times that you want to play well
I think it was one of those matches where I wasn’t taking charge ... She was playing super aggressive. She would either hit great balls, especially at the start, or could miss by a long way. She hung in there and kept going for it and eventually got better and better. I think she played a very, very goo...
The whole emotional side of things really took over
I am extremely disappointed
I think for sure it affects you physically ... I think it is easy to see that you tighten up, your shoulders do get tight, you don't hit through the ball. When anyone's nervous, I think the first thing that goes is your footwork. You don't move your feet as well. Once that breaks down, it's easy for oth...
We all saw what happened last year and now I've kind of gone through that same trend
I'm probably very close to crying, having a really awful night
There's not any other word for it but a total disappointment
Certainly not the way that I wanted, not just this tournament but the whole summer ... There's not any other word for it but a total disappointment.
I am humbled to be here tonight in the presence of so many legends and it is a great thrill to be rewarded for achieving the dream.
Samantha Stosur (born 30 March 1984 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian professional tennis player. She is a former world No. 1 on WTA Tour in doubles, together with Lisa Raymond from the United States. Full Article
Former tennis champion Martina Hingis of Switzerland attends tennis match between Victoria Azarenka of Belarus and Samantha Stosur of Australia in the final match of Qatar WTA Tennis Open in Doha on February 19, 2012. Azarenka won 6-1, 6-2.
View Photo »Former tennis champion Martina Hingis of Switzerland and her French husband Thibault Hutin attends tennis match between Victoria Azarenka of Belarus and Samantha Stosur of Australia in the final match of Qatar WTA Tennis Open in Doha on February 19, 2012. Azarenka won 6-1, 6-2.
View Photo »Belarus' Victoria Azarenka celebrates by throwing her wristband to the crowd after beating Samantha Stosur of Australia in their Qatar WTA Tennis Open final tennis match in Doha on February 19, 2012. Azarenka won 6-1, 6-2.
View Photo »Belarus' Victoria Azarenka kisses the trophy after beating Samantha Stosur of Australia in their Qatar WTA Tennis Open final tennis match in Doha on February 19, 2012. Azarenka won 6-1, 6-2.
View Photo »Belarus' Victoria Azarenka poses with the trophy after beating Samantha Stosur of Australia in their Qatar WTA Tennis Open final tennis match in Doha on February 19, 2012. Azarenka won 6-1, 6-2, her third successive title of the year at the WTA Qatar Open, taking her 2012 record to 17...
View Photo »Samantha Stosur of Australia hits a return to Victoria Azarenka of Belarus during the final match at the Qatar Open tennis tournament in Doha February 19, 2012.
View Photo »Samantha Stosur of Australia reacts during their women's singles final match against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus at the Qatar Open tennis tournament in Doha February 19, 2012.
View Photo »Samantha Stosur of Australia holds her runners up trophy during the awards ceremony following the final match where she lost to Victoria Azarenka of Belarus at the Qatar Open tennis tournament in Doha February 19, 2012.
View Photo »Samantha Stosur of Australia holds her runners up trophy during the awards ceremony following the final match against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus at the WTA Qatar Open, in the International Khalifa Tennis Complex Doha, Sunday Feb. 19, 2012.
View Photo »Fifth seeded Marion Bartoli of France talks during a press conference after injuring her leg in her match against third seed Samantha Stosur of Australia in their WTA Qatar Open semi-final tennis match in Doha on February 18, 2012. Bartoli pulled out of the semifinal when she was...
View Photo »CORRECTS ACTION -- Marion Bartoli of France eyes the ball to Samantha Stosur of Australia during their WTA Qatar Open semi-final tennis match in Doha on February 18, 2012. Bartoli pulled out of the semifinal when she was trailing 6-3, 0-0. Stosur won by default.
View Photo »Samantha Stosur of Australia returns to Marion Bartoli of France during their WTA Qatar Open semi-final tennis match in Doha on February 18, 2012. Bartoli pulled out of the semifinal when she was trailing 6-3, 0-0. Stosur won by default.
View Photo »Samantha Stosur of Australia reacts after winning a point in her victory against Marion Bartoli of France during their women's singles semi-final match at the Qatar Open tennis tournament in Doha February 18, 2012. Bartoli pulled out of the semifinal when she was trailing 6-3, 0-0.
View Photo »Samantha Stosur of Australia hits a return to Marion Bartoli of France during their women's singles semi-final match at the Qatar Open tennis tournament in Doha February 18, 2012.
View Photo »Fifth seed Marion Bartoli of France (L) congratulates third seed Samantha Stosur of Australia after retiring following an injury to her leg in her match against Stosur, during their WTA Qatar Open semi-final tennis match in Doha on February 18, 2012. Bartoli pulled out of the semifinal...
View Photo »Samantha Stosur of Australia acknowledges the audience after Marion Bartoli of France retired from their women's singles semi-final match at the Qatar Open tennis tournament in Doha February 18, 2012.
View Photo »Fifth seed Marion Bartoli of France packs her gear to retire after injuring her leg in her match against third seed Samantha Stosur of Australia during their WTA Qatar Open semi-final tennis match in Doha on February 18, 2012. Bartoli pulled out of the semifinal when she was trailing...
View Photo »Australia's Samantha Stosur returns the ball to France's Marion Bartoli during their women's singles semifinal match at the Qatar tennis open tournament in Doha, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012.
View Photo »Australia's Samantha Stosur reacts after defeating France's Marion Bartoli during their women's singles semifinal match at the Qatar tennis open tournament in Doha, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012.
View Photo »Fifth seed Marion Bartoli of France reacts after injuring her leg in her match against third seed Samantha Stosur of Australia during their WTA Qatar Open semi-final tennis match in Doha on February 18, 2012. Bartoli pulled out of the semifinal when she was trailing 6-3, 0-0. Stosur won...
View Photo »Romania's Monica Niculescu leaves the court after losing to Australia's Samantha Stosur during their WTA Qatar Open quarter-final tennis match in Doha on February 17, 2012. Stosur won 6-2, 2-6, 6-3.
View Photo »Romania's Monica Niculescu reacts after losing a point against Australia's Samantha Stosur during their WTA Qatar Open quarter-final tennis match in Doha on February 17, 2012. Stosur won 6-2, 2-6, 6-3.
View Photo »Australia's Samantha Stosur returns to Romania's Monica Niculescu during their WTA Qatar Open quarter-final tennis match in Doha on February 17, 2012. Stosur won 6-2, 2-6, 6-3.
View Photo »Australia's Samantha Stosur celebrates after winning against Romania's Monica Niculescu during their WTA Qatar Open quarter-final tennis match in Doha on February 17, 2012. Stosur won 6-2, 2-6, 6-3.
View Photo »Samantha Stosur of Australia celebrates after beating Monica Niculescu of Romania at their women's singles match at the Qatar Open tennis tournament in Doha February 17, 2012.
View Photo »Former tennis champion Martina Hingis of Switzerland attends tennis match between Victoria Azarenka of Belarus and Samantha Stosur of Australia in the final match of Qatar WTA Tennis Open in Doha on February 19, 2012. Azarenka won 6-1, 6-2.
View Photo »Obviously extremely disappointed ... Certainly not [what] I wanted, not just this tournament but the whole summer together. There's not any other word for it but a total disappointment.
Your shoulders do get tight, you don't hit through the ball
It's hard to avoid the tennis. I love what I do. I love the sport
That's maybe close to my top level or best level you can do
Well, I don't know. I mean, it's hard. It's not through lack of trying or not wanting it or anything like that ... I mean, you can't pick the times that you want to play well. Of course, I wanted to do very well here. You want it to come right now. I'm thankful that everyone was behind me. I'm sure they...
When anyone's nervous, the first thing that goes is your footwork. Once that breaks down, it's easy for other things to start breaking down
It's not through lack of trying or not wanting it or anything like that. I mean, you can't pick the times that you want to play well
I think it was one of those matches where I wasn’t taking charge ... She was playing super aggressive. She would either hit great balls, especially at the start, or could miss by a long way. She hung in there and kept going for it and eventually got better and better. I think she played a very, very goo...
The whole emotional side of things really took over
I am extremely disappointed
I think for sure it affects you physically ... I think it is easy to see that you tighten up, your shoulders do get tight, you don't hit through the ball. When anyone's nervous, I think the first thing that goes is your footwork. You don't move your feet as well. Once that breaks down, it's easy for oth...
We all saw what happened last year and now I've kind of gone through that same trend
I'm probably very close to crying, having a really awful night
There's not any other word for it but a total disappointment
Certainly not the way that I wanted, not just this tournament but the whole summer ... There's not any other word for it but a total disappointment.
I am humbled to be here tonight in the presence of so many legends and it is a great thrill to be rewarded for achieving the dream.
