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Patty
Schnyder lost to Kim Clijsters 2-6 6-7
Q.
You had your chances there in the second set. What is the
emotion? Are you angry, disappointed?
PATTY
SCHNYDER: Yeah, I mean, it was a very close second set. I
just -- I mean, I didn't have set points but I was really
close.
Yeah, I mean,
I could have won that set for sure and you never know
what's gonna happen in the third. So, I mean, yeah, I'm a
little disappointed.
I think she
played unbelievable good match. How she came off and
started the match, it was really impressive. So I'm still
happy to -- the way I played in the second and I could
challenge her more.
Q. She
went into the match with an injury. Were you aware of
that? Did it change the way you played, your tactics?
PATTY
SCHNYDER: I mean, I knew that she could run. I don't see
much of an injury when she's running. So I don't know. I
just focus on my game, my performance. I don't think that
was, yeah, was much of an injury.
Q. Does it
feel like it's been a breakthrough tournament for you in
some ways?
PATTY
SCHNYDER: I mean, it's the greatest tournament I've
played. For me, it's amazing to be in the semis. Yeah,
just to be there the last few days, I'm really happy. Of
course, I'm just after the loss now. I, of course, want to
win, I want to win the whole thing. So I'm a little
disappointed.
But my
performance was all right. You never know what's happen if
you go on like this.
Q. Do you
feel that your game has progressed or improved?
PATTY
SCHNYDER: I mean, I played good tennis since a long time.
I beat top players. I just couldn't do it in a Grand
Slam.
So there is
no reason that, yeah, I couldn't do it or cannot do it
again. So I am there, playing good tennis and, yeah, we'll
see what's happening the next few Grand Slams.
Q. We've
seen some nice variety in the semifinals with yourself and
Zuluaga. Do you think it's good for the sport when
the same two players like the Belgians or
Williams sisters always get to the finals of the
Slams?
PATTY
SCHNYDER: They deserve to be there because they beat the
other players. Yeah, of course it would be nice to see one
of the Williams back, probably in a final
for you, or I don't know. But we give our best, the other
players. There's always one year there's two or three
dominating, but it will change also.
And it's just
like this last couple of Slams.
Q. What's
next in your schedule?
PATTY
SCHNYDER: I don't know. Normally I would go back to
Europe and play in two indoors and go to the
States. But I'm just going to think about that
and take some time off and, yeah, enjoy my success here.
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