Jelena Jankovic Interview - French Open, May 26
Posted on May 26, 2009Jelena Jankovic Interview
French Open, May 26
THE MODERATOR: Questions, please.
Q. Are you happy with your game today?
JELENA JANKOVIC: You know, I thought that I started quite welltoday, especially in the first set. Iwas controlling points and, you know, was finishing a lot of the points at thenet, as well. I tought that I did quitegood.
Then I had to stopbecause of the rain. It's not reallyeasy to come back. I felt a little bitslow after the rain delay when I came back on court again. But, you know, I managed to finish the job intwo sets, so I'm happy, you know, to get through.
Q. These past months, you have been struggling a bit with yourconfidence. Do you think that now you'reon the good way to your best?
JELENA JANKOVIC: I think I'm improving every match. I'm trying to improve my game, trying to getin my top form, and, you know, make these little baby steps forward. This is my goal for this moment, andespecially for this tournament.
I just want to go onematch at a time and try my best, give my maximum every match, every point. And I will see how everything will go for me.
Q. How would you rank your serve today? I know that you've been in a lot of trouble with your serve, firstpercentage, or maybe trying to find the good one. Do you think there are problems with yourserve?
JELENA JANKOVIC: No. Today the serve was all right. Ididn't go for too much. And especiallythe conditions were quite heavy, because especially due to the rain. The balls are much heavier on the court, aswell.
So, you know, I justtried to have high percentage, begin my, you know, the points in a good way forme so that I can get, you know, the first try.
Q. You mentioned the rain delay. There might be a new stadium with a roof built in about five years'time. Do you think that's a good idea?
JELENA JANKOVIC: It's always a good idea to have a roof sothen we can continue the match so that we don't have to stop and wait around,you know, for an hour or more and then come back on court, because it's not soeasy, you know, to stop the match and then ‑‑ especially being in theareas over there when you have to eat lunch.
It's so crowded. It's so many people. It's tough to focus and, you know, to have,you know, a relaxing time before you go on court again.