It took me time to adjust and to realise it was not going to happen like it did in the juniors.

You have to adjust to where you are but the French are all together - the guys and the women. It's good.

My coach told me I had to expect, you know, some long rallies and stuff. So, you know, I was ready for this.

If you are not physically strong, it's difficult. But at the same time, I think you need something more than that; you need to vary your shots, as Justine has been able to do in Amelia or Charleston, where she beat her -- I can't remember where it was on clay. So you need this kind of thing. But of course if you're not fit, you'll never make it through.

I think you always have, you know, new players. Every year you see new faces, juniors coming into the seniors. I was one of them at the time long time ago now.

This trophy is so special in the world of tennis and it feels great.

When I finished the juniors I felt, perhaps for about a year and a half, that everything was going to be the same and that I would be able to go out there and win any match. But it wasnt the case. I struggled.