[女娃] Interview : Svetlana Kuznetsova 15.01.08
Q. Your first time here in Australia as the world No. 2. Is
that a tag you're getting used to?
SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA: Well, definitely it's new for me. It's
pretty new for every tournament where I go. So I just --
in end of the year I go to No. 2, so I'm pretty excited
about this.
Definitely it's a little bit of pressure because you got to
keep it up, you know. And I try to do my best and I really
enjoying being No. 2.
Q. Are you happy to be fairly anonymous? A lot of the
players have higher profiles than you who are not ranked as
high. Not as much attention.
SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA: I don't care about my profile; I care
about my game.
Q. Do you feel you get enough credit for the player that
you are, especially right now at your career-high ranking?
And do you care about that?
SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA: You know, definitely, I mean,
attention is good. Too much attention is not good. I mean,
you never know what's good, what's not.
You know, I try to really focus on my game. This is what I
take care of, you know. I cannot take care of my attention
or something else, you know. Because if you take this out,
you know, you get game out of your mind, and I want to
really focus on that.
Q. What about back home?
SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA: Back home, I got attention. I'm cool.
I enjoy being there. I really miss home. So for me it's
very important be there and enjoy. Had an amazing win for
Fed Cup this year. It was really great thing.
Q. There are so many great players from your country now.
Do you feel you get lost in the shuffle?
SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA: No, not at all. I think people know
everybody of us. It's really good back there.
Q. What did you think of your performance today?
SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA: I think it was pretty good match. It
was slow start. It's different surface. Well, it's a bit
-- slightly different than Sydney last week and it takes time
to get used to it.
But I started a little bit slow, and then I make it up
better.
Q. Do you feel like you're in the easier part of the draw?
SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA: I'm not watching the draw. I have no
clue who is where, you know. I know my next opponent.
Sorry, guys, I'm pretty boring, but it's just very simple
for me (smiling). I'm just like that.
I'm looking my next opponent. This is what I have to think
of, you know, not think which part I am.
Q. You're very popular with your fellow players. Is that
important to you? Is that a good thing?
SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA: For me a very important thing. First
thing for me is be a good person before being a good
player, you know. Because even if I would be like first in
the world, I would get everything, attention and
everything, would win everything, and then you're a shit
person it's not good.
I mean, I think every like top player, we have great
personality, like Justine, other girls. We are all like
good people. For me it's very important. And I like to
communicate with girls. I like to roll good, you know.
Q. You've been called the biggest character in the locker
room.
SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA: Am I? Well, that's good to know
(laughter). I don't know. I just love to have fun, you
know. I'm just happy to live. You know, life is short and
you have to enjoy. I make jokes with every girl. I don't
know, I just feel friendly with everybody.
I don't feel it's triviality so much. I don't want to get
into it. Because if you get, This girl said this, that one
said that. I'm over it. You know, whatever. If they want
say something they come to my face and say it to me.
The same I do to other people. I just go straight and I
talk. Like this you don't have problems with nobody.
Q. Who would you say your closest friend is on the tour?
SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA: I have many. It's very hard. I mean,
I'm good with Justine. I'm good with Serena. I'm good with
Alicia. I don't want to miss any names because I'm really
good with many girls. Like Likhovtseva, definitely from my
Russian girls, one of my best friends.
Q. We also understand that you dictate the music in the
locker room.
SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA: Well, from my locker it's my music. If
they don't like, many times I ask like, Do you mind, like,
the music or whatever? Normally it's me and Justine in
locker room like before finals or semis.
Somehow, I always play her. So I always ask her, Does it
bother you? That's it. I put the music. Nobody does else.
Q. Does she ever say yes?
SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA: No. She's, No, it's fine. She just
laughs. She goes, Put the kind of music you listen. I say,
I'm sorry, I'm just different.
Q. Is there a favorite style of music you play before a big
match?
SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA: Most style I listen is hip hop, R&B.
Most of it, like 80% of my songs.
Q. Favorite artists?
SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA: Plenty ones. Like before I was so
-- I had -- I loved 50 Cent, but now I like everything, like
T-Pain, Chris Brown, 'Lil Wayne, so many names.
Q. Do you feel like you're playing your best tennis at the
moment?
SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA: I feel like doesn't matter like what
day I have, I go on the court and I feel more consistent
that I can change things. Even if I'm not playing well,
like I have always Plan B or I always can control myself,
you know. Like I'm always there.
Like sometimes I would have bad day and I would like not
play so good, you know, play game what nobody expect from
me. Now I feel more consistent. I feel being better there.
Q. What do you think can take you to the next level? You
played in the Sydney final, lost to Justine. You're world
No. 2. What is it going to take for you to step up and
start winning those kinds of matches, perhaps be No. 1?
SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA: Yeah, I mean, getting to these
matches, having them, this is already very positive thing.
Playing against Justine I had chances, but she just played
really well the important moments.
I also had to play a little bit different game, just to
change this a little bit. Just get in there all the time
would make my chances, and I think I can change it by that.
Q. Is Fed Cup going to be a big priority for you again this
year?
SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA: No. My priority -- well, it's complicated
to explain, but my priority is Olympic Games and Grand Slams.
But then I was not going to play Fed Cup at all. But captain
ask me, C'mon, let's play. I mean, there are so many other
girls to play. You know, I don't want to take spot of somebody.
Somebody can play for me.
Then he ask me like, C'mon, let's share. Some players play
one round, some players play another round. I'm not going
to Israel after here. If the girls win, I promise I gonna
play for next round.
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