Laura Ludwig, Germany – “We had a little bit of a slow start in this match. We are focusing on us, we aren’t aggressive enough. I think we are holding back a bit, maybe we are a little anxious. We need to get in the rhythm. (On calling timeout at 6-6 in the third set, then scoring four straight points) “This is an important one so let’s regroup and go forward. Smart, huh? The Austrians know how to make a big show. This is only the second day for the World Champs, and its full. The Centre Court is unbelievable and loud and good entertainment and nice atmosphere. Even on the side courts it’s packed… well, for the German games!”
Kira Walkenhorst, Germany – “We have not had as good a season as we had hoped we would have. But we are getting better game by game. We are really happy we won this game today, it is very important for us. Hopefully we’ll get better as we keep going. This format helps us, especially since we couldn’t practice that much with my shoulder. So it’s really good to only have one match per day.”