Monday, December 5, 2011

Sports.ru interview

Ana was recently interviewed by leading Russian website sports.ru.

- When the last time you cried?

- The last time I cried, I think, on my birthday, when talking with my brother - I really miss him. He is studying at university in England, and then I was in Bali at the tournament.

- And what can make you laugh?

- I laugh every day. We always have fun with my coaches. We're not too serious about everything around and is constantly making fun of each other. Most of all I must have amused the movie "The Hangover." I do not even know how many times it looked.

- Now the WTA at the top of a new generation of players
Kvitova, Azarenka, Wozniacki. Can you say that, despite his young age, you feel a veteran?

- I do not feel like a veteran! But I really am somewhere between young players and the older generation. My best friends on the tour - it's my own age or even younger girls. I spend a lot of time with Sorani Kirsten and Sofia Arvidsson, when we play in one tournament.

- And the tour is not some sort of divide between the generations?

- I would not say any limits there. For example, Wozniacki to communicate well with Serena. Although in general there is a special friendship, we normally talk to each other, and age does not matter.

- When you slump, many people have lost faith in you. What made you continue?

- I do not feel it. I was surrounded by people who believed in me, and, most importantly, I myself believed in myself. I just turned 24, so that there is still a lot of years, I have now and always has been motivated. I have a fighting spirit, and there are many goals that I have not yet reached. I find it difficult to answer this question, because I had not left himself no choice - of course, I always continued to fight.

- You meet with golfer Adam Scott. How do you communicate, considering the very tight schedule?

- We are very well understand each other, and not just because we have a lot in common on a human level, but also because we are both professional athletes. Of course, we see each other not as often as we would like, but just so the time we spend together, for us particularly valuable.

- Do not you feel that your pair and between a pair of Caro / Rory have some competition? At this point there are different opinions.

- We do not compete with anyone! It's strange to hear this.

- Argued that Tiger Woods - golf is Roger Federer. And who of tennis would you compare Adam?

- It is difficult to compare Adam to tennis. In fact, we are athletes, people are quite proud and really do not like it when us with someone else compared. So it is better I will not irritate it and do it!

- Have you ever thought about how to have children? Would you like to have a big family?

- Yes, I would very much like this - I want to at least three children. It is very important to become a mother. But in the nearest future it does not appear. It's waiting for me at the end of a career, when I'm done with tennis