name='verify_a78772d791e94fc7f9666f0dd14249cc'/> Serena Williams: 'From Australia everything went downhill'

Serena Williams: 'From Australia everything went downhill'

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In a press conference at the French Open Serena Williams commented on her tough year in terms of injuries. "I sprained my ankle in Australia and everything went downhill from there. I think I'm finally on the mend. But yeah, it's been a really interesting year for me thus far."

Serena also admitted she was nervous heading into the match against Vitalia Diatchenko: "It was weird. You know, I have been dealing with a lot, and then I just got nervous out there and I stopped moving my feet. And I was, like, concrete blocks on my feet. I was, like, You gotta do something. But compared to other matches, I'm always a little nervous in Grand Slams, especially in the first round. But just -- I don't know how it compares, to be honest. I was just making so many errors. Every shot I hit, I felt like I was hitting on my frame. I usually don't hit balls on my frame. I was just off, basically. And then instead of correcting it, I just kept getting worse, just to be honest. I knew it couldn't get worse, and I knew I could only go up. That's what I told myself. I just gotta keep positive. Yeah, it was just a strange start to that match, for me."

Early in that second set, Serena made a mistake. She let out a bit of a yell, stomped her foot. She sort of began to play much better from there down to the end of the match. "I don't think I have ever done that before. Usually, I do that at a point or after a shot, and I just was so frustrated at that point, because I have been training well. I have been having -- the past week and a half have been really good, and, God, it was, like, This isn't the Serena I have been practising with or that I see every day (smiling). I was just so frustrated. I just let out this roar, and here I am. Yeah, so maybe that helped. As I said, I have never done that before. Usually, I do, but it's after a shot. But this time, it was just like, Ahh. Yeah..."

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