Despite Naomi Osaka's absence Qatar Open has strong field, says Svitolina
Elina Svitolina believes that going far at the Qatar Open in Doha will not be easy as the tournament features a star-stunned field. Speaking in a pre-tournament press conference on Sunday, the Ukrainian said despite Naomi Osaka and Petra Kvitova's withdrawals being relatively major, the depth of the field still remained strong. "There are still lots of good players. We have lots of players who play well, who is consistent. I think top 5, top 10, lots of strong field of players. It's not going to make it easier," said Svitolina. "And from the first rounds you have very tough matches, very interesting. So this tournament, you know, here is always tough. Everyone wants to play. Everyone wants to play well. That's why it makes it not easy at all."
Svitolina expects to achieve a good result: "I always have high goals for each tournament I set for myself. Any tournament that I play, I always try to win it, to give everything what I have and to fight for every match, you know, every point. So for me, I try to just stay focused on each match. Of course, there are expectations when you are (a top) seed that you'll play well, that you'll go far in the tournament, but, you know, I'm sure that everyone has that, and it's just a part of being (a top) seed. You know, it's kind of a good pressure to have, but in the same time, you have high expectations."
Svitolina also commented on her goals in Majors: "For the Grand Slams, I try to think very positive. I like to take every Grand Slam as another step. I try to do everything what's possible. I still, you know, 24 years old, so I have lots of Grand Slams in the future and hopefully will take one step further and, you know, go from there. Each Grand Slam has a different story, different atmosphere. You have always something different going on, different matches. So, you know, I try to adjust. I try to, you know, take only positive, because, you know, we have enough of negative. We almost lose every week, so there is no point of getting down on yourself. You just go back on court and work."
from Tennis World USA http://bit.ly/2I9csNq
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