“Of course I'm happy. It's always a pleasure to play here and to win. Now I'm in the second round and I will play an Italian guy again, so I hope to do well and enjoy the support from the crowd.”
“We only have clay courts, and this year I've started to play better on these kind of courts, ... I'm feeling confident now and I'm looking forward for the next matches [in New Haven] and also for the U.S. Open.”
“I had some tough matches this week and saved a lot of break points, ... It was very difficult, but I was very calm, very focused on my serve. I think this was the key to my game.”
“Until now I wasn't used to playing on hard courts, ... We don't have courts like this in Romania, we only have clay courts, and I don't know, this year I've started to play better and better on this kind of court, so I am feeling confident now and I am looking forward for the next matches and also for the US Open.”
