Wimbledon 2009: Svetlana Kuznetsova Interview transcript (June 27)

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Svetlana Kuznetsova interview transcript, Wimbledon 2009 on June 27, 2009 following her third round loss to Sabine Lisicki of Germany 6-2, 7-5.

Q. I guess it wasn’t quite the birthday present you were hoping for. What did you feel went wrong?

SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA: Well, I felt like I was standing, I was not moving anything. Her game is not ?? you cannot adjust. You cannot have long rallies so you’ve got to be quick and at maximum level all the time, and I haven’t done so today. That’s why I lost.

Q. You didn’t seem quite yourself. Did you not feel so comfortable?

SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA: I wasn’t feeling my comfort at all. I was not moving much and I was not doing my thing. I didn’t serve.

Q. Why do you think that was?

SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA: You know, some days it’s not going your way, and I was just standing there and not doing much.

Q. Has it ruined your birthday for you? Will you still be celebrating later?

SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA: Well, it’s definitely still a great day.

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