L. Na - 22.01.2013

L. NA/A. Radwanska
7-5 6-3

Q.  What did you do better than when you played her a week ago?
LI NA:  At least this time I'm fit.  Not like last time.  I think last time I was a little bit tired of all the traveling.  I mean, you know, the Grand Slam, you can play one day and another day have day off.  I was feeling much, much better.
Also, if you have day off, you can   how you say   prepare for next match to do something for yourself.

Q.  You said on court that Carlos was training pretty harshly in the off season.
LI NA:  Yeah.

Q.  What sort of stuff was he doing to you?  How difficult was the pre season?
LI NA:  I mean, you know, before I was always training in gym for the winter training because I have to see the doctor for my knee.
So last time I was stay two weeks in Germany still for to check the body.  I was with Carlos for two and a half or three weeks in Beijing.  Totally different program, you know.
He was not   how you say   like every day five, six hours, but not only for tennis.  Tennis like maybe two, three hours, but fitness for two, three hours as well.
So, like, when first time I was training with him I was so exciting, but after three days I was dying.  Yeah, because my husband didn't come with me in Beijing.  I call him and say, Carlos is crazy.  He was like, Why?  I was say the program to him.  He was like, Don't make the joke.  I say, Hey, listen, I'm not joke.  I really doing this in the morning.
He said, Okay, okay, I will come to you next day.  So next day he was in Beijing.  I was doing some exercise with Carlos.  He was sitting in the gym.  After halfway, he was like, Are you finished?  I said, No, only halfway.  He said, What?  I said, Really, yes.  I do this for three days already.
He said, I'm tired.  I say, Don't say that.  I'm doing exercises, you're only sitting.  Don't say you're tired.
Yeah, but Carlos   how you say   he was very nice guy but also is tough.  I have to finish all the program.  He will say, Let's go, continue, with smile.  I can't say anything.  I have to continue until finish.

Q.  Did you think about quitting at some point, stopping your work with him?
LI NA:  After three days I was really tired.  I was call my husband, I say, I really want to retire.  I say, Now only three days; how be I can continue for three weeks or all the year?
But I think he's good because you can see until now, I mean, it's not bad, yeah.

Q.  Maria Sharapova has only lost five games in her first four matches.  Have you been able to see any of her?  What do you think about playing somebody who is playing that well?
LI NA:  At least now I'm in the semis.  She has to play, so...  Right?
Now I can start now to enjoy my day.  She has to fight, yeah.  So that's better.
The match is on Thursday, so I still have the time to recover.