ANA IVANOVIC IN PRESS CONFERENCE. US OPEN 2014

Q. You played so well in the first round. You were saying you were confident and at peace coming into this tournament. What happened out there today?

ANA IVANOVIC: It was very tough out there for me today. I really struggled to find my rhythm and made way too many unforced errors. Yeah, it was just really bad day. She served well, and she played good at important points, but I think I just did not play as well as I did.

Q. Considering how well you played the first round, what we talked about the other day, how disappointing is it for you to make an exit at this stage of the tournament?

ANA IVANOVIC: You know, it's very disappointing. It's never easy, you know, to finish, and especially this early. I was really, you know, hoping I can make a good run and push. But, you know, I'm definitely going to assess what went wrong and what I can work on. You know, still, I thought I had pretty good summer. You know, very disappoint today finish this early and in this manner, you know, because I really felt it wasn't my game out there today.

Q. What most impressed you about your opponent, and what are your thoughts on her capabilities?

ANA IVANOVIC: You know, she served very well. I also thought she actually moved quite well considering her height. She had a good reach. She does hit the ball quite flat. You know, she played well in important points and made some good shots.

Q. Would you like to play best-of-five sets?

ANA IVANOVIC: No (laughter).

Q. Obviously a good summer you had and then another not good run at a slam, maybe like at the French, also. What do you think has been tough for you about translating the success you have had at these leadup events to slams the last couple of slams?

ANA IVANOVIC: Yes, this is exactly what I think I have to reassess. I had great leadups to every Grand Slam. I played a lot of matches and won lot of matches. And big matches, as well. At the Grand Slams I just haven't performed that well. It's something that I'm definitely going to work on and see where I can improve, because that's definitely, you know, big aim for me for next season.

Q. Have you felt different on court at the slams?

ANA IVANOVIC: You know, I do put a lot of expectations on myself. You know, I tried to, yeah, overanalyze and overthink instead of just playing the game. It's a work in process. But, you know, I really think I have potential to do well, and that's something I want to change for next year.

Q. How do you think can you deal with the situation of overanalyzing and overthinking?

ANA IVANOVIC: You know, I think there are lots of exercises to try and do this and to stop, you know, just going and playing the game. I think I have done really well. I changed a lot in that manner. But, you know, still sometimes when I want it too much, then I go back to those patterns. But it's really changing a lot. Like I said, you know, I really want to reassess how to approach the Grand Slams maybe differently and see what I did wrong in my preparation to them.