It was tough, I gave everything I had on those match points but she just came up with better shots. I still find it very hard to believe. Its amazing.

These were the moments when I was disappointed and frustrated, when I got so low because it seemed all my hard work had been wasted. But the moments passed, and the motivation to go back to rehab was there again.

Physically, I feel extremely well, perhaps fitter than ever.

You can wake me up now - these last four weeks in America have been incredible.

Athletes have a certain stubbornness that carries us through and makes us do things that people say we can't do.

"I know that I'm going to have to work hard, keep working hard, and not because of this victory think, "I'm back." I don't think like that. I'll definitely work hard. Things are not going to be easy. I might lose first round next week. You never know."

I am happy to have played a match and break the rhythm of daily training.