00:00Question for the captain, bad luck today but what a great competition you've had reaching
00:20the semi-finals.
00:21Your thoughts please.
00:22Well, yeah, of course it's a historic achievement for us to be at this stage.
00:29So we're kind of happy about that, about the year, but yeah, I mean today's match was really
00:36tight and really tough and we had all the chances to be winners today.
00:43So it's difficult to talk in a positive way about this tournament during this minute,
00:52like not in general, but during this minute it's very sad for us.
00:55So thank you very much.
01:03We're going to talk to you soon.
01:04Thank you very much.
01:34Thank you. Questions, please.
01:42Tough luck today. Guys, Alina, a question for you.
01:46That was some match you played against Jasmine.
01:49It was just an incredible match, but I wonder where do you think the turning point was?
01:54There was that 16-minute game in the third set, which seemed to be a huge moment.
02:00I wonder if it felt like that for you.
02:04I wouldn't say that it was a turning point, to be fair, because after I came back to fall, you know, so I don't think so.
02:13But, yeah, there was a lot of long games, a lot of long rallies in a way.
02:18So, yeah, it's a disappointing match for me because obviously I was up in the match, in the second set as well.
02:28So, of course, it's, yeah, super sad.
02:33And just about the doubles, I wonder for you both, how did it feel out there?
02:37The atmosphere was pretty incredible.
02:39And what was the difference, because there were some really tight moments, really, in that second set in particular, I think.
02:49Well, you know, I think really, if you look in the match in general, like, especially starting from, you know, Alina's match,
02:57they were playing really incredible, I don't know at which point, at which moment it turned and why it turned around,
03:06because it was clear, especially in doubles today, how many points they were winning really out of luck, you know.
03:12I mean, we all can be lucky sometimes, but, you know, today was really extreme.
03:16I didn't have many matches like this in my career.
03:19And, you know, looking back at our doubles, you know, I feel like I've done, and I think Luda has done everything that we could, you know.
03:28They were just better players in important moments, you know.
03:31We were not playing as good in important points, you know.
03:35It was a really long match at the end, you know.
03:37The score, I think, doesn't do its justice, for sure.
03:40But, yeah, it's a tough loss, but, you know, at the same time, I just feel like we've never been in the position where we are right now.
03:49And I'm really looking forward to playing again with this team and, you know, try again next year.
03:56And, you know, it's just, I want to be able to take everything I can from this experience and, you know, see what we can do better and, you know, just move forward.
04:07I feel like, as a tennis player, you really get used to losing, you know, because you lose almost every week.
04:14And, you know, it's part of the game.
04:17And, obviously, today was a really difficult day for us.
04:20And we were really close, but, you know, I feel like Italy is a really great team.
04:26They're great champions.
04:28And, you know, given the fact what kind of comeback they pulled off the two days ago, you know, says a lot about them and, you know, today as well.
04:37So, I feel like, at one point, luck will definitely be on our side.
04:42We just, you know, have to be patient and work towards that moment.
04:44You talk about experience there.
04:47Taking this week, what are the biggest learnings and experiences you're going to take forward?
04:54Because you can really be proud of everything you achieved here.
04:57Well, I think, I will reply.
05:01I will reply, yes.
05:03It's fine.
05:03I think, I think, from my experience playing many years for the team, I think very important is to have good atmosphere, you know, not just between girls, but between all the people that are in the team.
05:19And I think we've got that finally in a really, really long time, thanks to Elina and her foundation taking care of us.
05:26And, you know, I think that definitely helped us, you know, perform better, be better and, you know, just think about our job and nothing else.
05:37And, you know, I think this is like the kind of key that we found after many years.
05:43And that's why I'm excited for next year because I know how far we can come and it was shown today for us.
05:51And, you know, I just, I just feel like, you know, we, we lose as a team and we win as a team.
05:57So, I really want to support girls right now in this difficult moment and Elina and everyone who was supporting us because, you know, it's, it's a historical moment for our country.
06:08But at the same time, I really said one for us today, but, you know, I just, I really, you know, I really was, we were really close.
06:16So, there is not much, much more to say.
06:19But, yeah, I, I think this and, yeah, just us being good players, I think it's also very important in this type of competition.
06:29Yeah, I have a question for Hylia about the doubles.
06:38Indeed, I'm, I'm not even going to question if it was right or wrong, even because they were pretty close, maybe even more than what the score shown.
06:45I would like to know if the decision was taken after the outstanding performance of Marta in, against Concharetto, or if playing with this couple was already you had in mind, even maybe in case with, against Spain or, I don't know, whatever.
07:00No, we had this plan from the beginning, so it was not the one minute decision.
07:05Yeah, we had options, but that was our main choice.
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