Lesia Tsurenko: "I set a good goal for the year



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The Ukrainian tennis player, in an interview given to our portal, shares her impressions of a performance in Brisbane, a first final on Premieres and a new personal best in the standings.
– There is a slight damage, but it is small and, unequivocally, everything will be fine soon.

– Yesterday, after the match against Plishkova, you do not know what happened with the score 5. -4. One day after the match, did I do a deeper analysis of the fight for myself?
– I still have not recovered and have not yet tried to discuss this game. My condition is not good enough yet so I am still very upset. But at the same time, I can not say that something happened to me, they say, I thought of victory. No, my condition was the same throughout the match. I can say with certainty that Carolina has raised her level a lot and that I have not stopped following her.

– The Brisbane tournament proved very brilliant for you. Before the final, you have not lost a single set. Surely earned the fifth racket in the world. In the final was two balls of victory. The trust that, as you said, you were missing sometimes, appeared?
– Definitely, it is a good start to the season: four great victories. From the first round, the result was already pleasant, because I too had already lost twice to Buzernescu. The semifinal was at a high level, a good match. And in the final, I can not say that I played badly. Almost kept this level, unfortunately, it was not possible to support. But I'm already trying to move to a positive state of mind after this game and I think this tournament result will be helpful for my self-confidence.

– The off season was spent in Rome and we saw in your social networks the diversity of your workouts. . Satisfied with the training?
– Yes, I am. Indeed, there were different formations, everyone can not put on the social network. Of course, I would like to spend the off season in Kiev, but this time it was necessary to go to Rome. We lived on the outskirts of the city and this was reminiscent of sanatorium conditions with fresh air, excellent food and a great atmosphere.

– Adriano Albanesi did not immediately appear in Brisbane, but he is now with you. This season, you anticipate that he will be more involved in tournaments because you have stated that he would not travel very often very often.
– This year it will be about the same number of weeks as last year. will be in the major tournaments.

– Lesya, you are today in the top 25 and have become only the fourth Ukrainian to be able to do it. What are your main goals for the season?
– The first small goal is to reach the top 20, and for a year, I've set a very good goal: it's the top 10. To do that, you have to work seriously and show results consistently high.

– In Brisbane, you had a large Ukrainian society. Olya Savchuk and Nadya Kichenok were in the stands before the semi-finals. Does such support help? And how do you evaluate Olga Savchuk's debut as a coach? Have you ever received any advice from her?
– There were a lot of Ukrainians in the tournament, as well as the support of Olya Savchuk, who attended, if necessary, my workouts. And indeed, it is very pleasant, I am very grateful for his support. For the fact that with Nadia Kichenok remained in my match. Olina's advice has helped me a lot. In general, I see that Ole loves the process itself and that she understands very well what the player needs and does a lot of things well. Maybe not on a large scale, but over time we will give water or give advice on time. She understands the process a lot. By the way, the match against Buzernescu has generally been supported. The Olya family, Dima, Lagurov … It's great to have such a Ukrainian party.

– In Brisbane, you had several activities of the WTA. Obstacle course, meeting with children. Does this distract you from the tournament or, on the contrary, does it charge you in one way or another with positive energy?
– In the end, all this is not done to the detriment of matches and training. It usually takes a little time. Although the meeting with the children has been long enough, but it is nice, fun and energizing. Therefore, I am always ready, it is always interesting to communicate and answer questions. Even here in Sydney, my life was short lived, but I took part in the activity and talked with the public.

– Yesterday, we realized that Sydney would miss you. Are you already going to Melbourne? Describes some features of helmet preparation this season?
– I am already in Melbourne. Regarding the performance in Sydney, I decided to keep my leg in order to be at my best for the Australian Open. Today's plans – rest, then start doing the exercises for the foot and slowly return to court. In the near future, I hope to be able to come back. I have played a lot of matches in Brisbane to feel in the moments of play. So, there will be regular workouts, as well as a lot of games to score with different tennis players.

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