I completely lost my rhythm after missing that smash.

210

My serve wouldn't go in. It was a very frustrating game.

184

I was really thinking about quitting.

167

It wasn't until I actually shook my opponent's hand that I felt I had won the match.

162

She set a slow pace and I got kind of trapped into it. In the second set, I picked up the pace and that forced her to start making errors. My shots weren't so good, but with the crowd behind me, I willed myself to win.

142

I moved well in the first set but then I found that I was unable to attack as we went into the second set, ... She kept me back (on the baseline) and that's not my style. I couldn't get the same rhythm back.

140

I think it's going to be a tough match.

96

I lost easy in Seoul [6-3, 6-2], but all the games were really close. I just couldn't win the crucial points. I have to be aggressive tomorrow.

88

I hope more Japanese players could come out even among the top 50.

65