Sara Hughes, United States – “It’s amazing, I’m so excited. We grinded and battled and played as one…We are going to watch the next match and analyze it, but regardless we are going to focus on our side of the court…It is very hot on center court. I’m from California, but I can remember the last time I played in this type of heat.”
Kelly Claes, United States – “I am really excited. We played together and aggressive, and that was our goal, to play for ourselves…[Spain] is scrappy and they played hard. We have played against them before, which is fun because we can play better and start to know their tendencies.”
Elsa Baquerizo, Spain – “It is very hot. It is fun to play on center court at the world championships…[USA] has played very well lately. I think they were more consistent today and played better.”
Amaranta Navarro, Spain – “We had a good opportunity but we lost. It was not my best day. I tried and tried abut a few details made them beat us. I will improve…I want to improve our game and we did that.”