H. Watson - 16.01.2013

H. WATSON/K. Pervak
4-6 7-6 6-2

Q.  Must feel absolutely wonderful to win that.
HEATHER WATSON:  Yeah, it did.  It was tough.  I didn't start great.  I didn't think I was coping well with the wind and couldn't find my serve.  Didn't feel like I could hit the ball because I thought I would miss.
And then second set I thought, Just stick in there; keep fighting.  It was 5 4 and I had a few set points, one or two, and I was just exhausted.  So tired.  I think because I was tense throughout the match that I was just using up all my energy.  In that game, I think that was the most exhausted I was during that match.
Got to the tiebreak; didn't have a great tiebreak.  6 3 down.  So I thought, You know what?  She's going to have to win it; I'm not going to give it away.
So I just made sure I made every single ball, and then suddenly it's my set point.  I'm able to take that set.  I mean, the crowd was just unbelievable.  I think they really helped today.
Then that third set I started cramping again, so I had to just hit the ball because I couldn't stay in the long rallies.  You know, I don't know why I didn't just start hitting the ball in the beginning.

Q.  What do you remember of playing her at Wimbledon last year?
HEATHER WATSON:  Well, she's a very different player to most of the girls.  She's consistent, got great feel, so it's going to be another physical match.
I've played her before, so I've got that feeling.  I think the first time I played her I just went guns blazing, didn't know what to do.  Just went for way too much.
This time I'm coming in a different player, and I'm going to approach it differently.

Q.  You obviously had highs and lows in your career.  Was that sort of quite one of the more sobering experiences of your career?
HEATHER WATSON:  At Wimbledon against Radwanska?

Q.  Yeah.
HEATHER WATSON:  That killed me.  I was so upset.  I was playing at home in front of everyone and I just got wiped off the court.  Yeah, that wasn't a great experience.