Sarah Pavan, Canada – “They were serving me and got a couple of aces on me. I wasn’t taking care of my sideouts. But when it mattered I went back to the basics and thinking about my form. I was able to get the points when it mattered. (On not losing a set yet in the tournament) To be honest I didn’t even know we didn’t lose a set, but that’s pretty exciting. In the third set a lot of things can happen. It’s so short you never really know. We try to take care of business as soon as possible. The big thing is we never really panic and we try to be consistent. Even if we do give up points, we’re confident in our team and we trust each other. I think that’s the big thing that helps carry us through when the times get tough. Even this morning we were able to pull out a close one even when we got down because we never stop believing.”
Melissa Humana-Paredes, Canada – “It was an absolutely different game in Moscow. I think they came out guns blazing, they had absolutely nothing to lose. We were a bit more tentative and they were far more aggressive in the beginning. They did a lot of homework, they did their scouting, they did their research and it showed. That first set was a battle; there were no easy points. They were catching all my balls so I definitely had to figure out and adjust very quickly. And then the second set was even harder. Kudos to them; they played phenomenally and we didn’t play our best today so it was good that we were able to manage it out. It would have been torture if it went three.”
Nina Betschart, SUI – “I think in Moscow we had a lot of pass and set and they could put a lot of pressure on us. Today we did a better job. We tried to be with ourselves and make our actions really well. I think it was just a better game for us. It was amazing to play here. From the first day on there were a lot of people and a lot of Swiss people cheering for us. I really enjoyed it. To play World Championships is a great experience with a little more pressure than the other tournaments. I think we can take this experience with us.”