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Patty
Schnyder beat Anastasia Myskina 6-2 6-1
Q.
You reached the semifinal two years ago, quarterfinal last
year. How is your form compared with those previous two
years now?
PATTY
SCHNYDER: Oh, it's tough to say. I think I have like from
last year more confidence coming into it. Definitely feel
great on the court. I mean, winning everything in two
sets, really dominating from the baseline.
Yeah, I just
take it as it is. I stay focused for the next one, and
we'll see.
Q. What is the key to this good form?
PATTY
SCHNYDER: It's a lot of, lot of work. It's many years you
just work out, you improve ‑‑ try to improve every day.
Yeah, like I said, last year gave me a lot of confidence.
Even though I didn't play my best the tournaments before,
like in the Gold Coast or Sydney, I just can come back
with a big event, yeah, the big stage to get my game back
and play good tennis.
Q. Having compatriot Martina Hingis
playing so well in her comeback, is that an incentive for
you?
PATTY
SCHNYDER: Oh, it's just a lot of fun. I mean, it's really
a cool thing that she is going out there, trying it again.
I'm really happy for her that she's doing so well,
especially here in Melbourne.
Yeah, I mean,
we got along really well. It's just nice to have some
Swiss on the road.
Q. You play Mauresmo next. Obviously a
tough opponent.
PATTY
SCHNYDER: Of course. I mean, it doesn't get any easier,
for sure. Just try to get the tactics against her and
then, yeah, go for it. You never know what's going to
happen. She's maybe a little favorite. But I think I have
a shot.
Q. Tell us about going to the aquarium
yesterday.
PATTY
SCHNYDER: Yeah, it was fun. It was just very exciting,
just diving in the tank with the sharks and the big
stingrays and the mantas. It's a great world there. I love
it.
Q. You practiced with Martina on the
Gold Coast, and before that?
PATTY
SCHNYDER: Yeah, a little bit. We hit a few times in
December in her mom's indoor court, and once in the Gold
Coast.
Q. Are you surprised or did you expect
her to do how she's done so far?
PATTY
SCHNYDER: For me, it was hard what to expect. I mean, I
knew that she's like striking the ball unbelievably well.
She's not missing. She has like the eye like when she was
winning the Slams. I also had some question marks about
her fitness and about her just coming back and competing
like day after day and getting the focus.
Yeah,
obviously she's handling it, yeah, incredibly well.
Q. Would you rather Roger and Martina
not be there so there's more focus on you, or is it better
like this for you?
PATTY
SCHNYDER: No, it's all right. I mean, it's just nice
seeing the Swiss so successful in tennis. It's a great
thing also for me. I just try to do my things and go for
my career, and there is also a lot of, yeah, like booming
in Switzerland for tennis. It's not only like being a
little bit in the background, but it's also taking a lot
of focus on the sport generally.
Q. It looked like you were sort of
picking on Myskina's backhand a bit. Did you see a
weakness there?
PATTY
SCHNYDER: It's kind of my game. I know if I mix it up,
like either her forehand and backhand can break down a
little bit. That's what happened. So, yeah, I just felt
comfortable like going to her backhand because it favors
my forehand cross‑court, which is my best shot. So, yeah.
But I could
always have changed it. I mean, I feel pretty good from
the back.
Q. What do you have to do against
Mauresmo to do well?
PATTY
SCHNYDER: I have to think about first because, I mean, I
always try to go for one match at a time. Yeah, definitely
I have to serve well. I mean, she doesn't really like the
lefty serve, I know. But she's a great athlete. I mean,
you really have to make the points twice, like we saw
today. She's really getting the balls back, really good
defense.
Yeah, we'll
see what's going ‑‑ how the game's going to develop.
Definitely have to, yeah, serve well and stay with her
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