Myskinas' first time in Belgium.

“This is my first time in Belgium, the practice court is really good and the hotel is also really good and I like shopping so I can go there during the day”.

“My goal for this year is to get better and defend my French Open title and to win more. But then people expect you to win more so it's harder to handle the pressure. If I can handle the pressure and stay healthy all is going to be good”.

“It looked as if I was not happy in Paris after my win but I was really happy. It was hard two weeks, a lot of emotions. It was an emotional two weeks. So after everything was finished I had no energy to show how happy I was. After a couple of days I was showing everybody that I was happy”.

“It's also harder to become No.1 because I am at No.6 now but I want to play good every week and play my best every week. You know, when you work hard everything is getting better, so I have to work harder. I do believe I can become No.1 but right now my real goal is to stay healthy and play my best on court”.

“There are no special events that I want to win. We play almost every week, I like every country that I play, I like every tournament that I play. Now I have a choice to go where I like. I think every win is nice, you want to win because you want to be the best, it doesn’t matter in what place you win. And every Grand Slam would be perfect”.

“The gold and diamond racket is really nice, I love to have one in my home but it's a pretty hard tournament this year, a lot of great players. So just work and maybe I can get it. A prize like the racket is not an extra boost to come to a tournament. I didn’t think about the racket and the diamonds when I came here. I am just here because I want to play; I just love to play tennis. That is why I am not here because of the diamonds”.

After the interview Myskina was asked to hold the racket for, she was somewhat reluctant to do so. “I can’t hold it, it's too much pressure” the Muscovite said as she was handed the valuable gold and diamonds award.