'She was always like a prodigy' - Victorious Andreeva pays homage to her 'friend' Potapova

Well, I felt like in the first set, I was still, I still kind of had my opportunities a little bit here and there. But I don't know, in the beginning, I felt like, you know, the wind, then the shade from the roof, like, I just felt a little bit off. And then, you know, she played great as well. So the first set went in her favor. But in the second set, I just tried to really be more aggressive, to really try and dictate more, because I felt like, you know, she was the one doing it more in the first set. So I tried to, you know, turn it around a little bit, and then also to mix it up, break the rhythm a little bit as well, because, you know, she's a great hitter. I feel like she likes when the ball comes fast at her, because she, you know, handles it pretty well. So I just tried to, like, I don't know, have a mix of being aggressive, but at the same time, breaking the rhythm. And I felt like that worked. And me and Conchita, after we decided to, you know, to leave this for the third set, and my plan was like this. Well, I remember the first time that I kind of saw her, it was in Monastir. It was a 250. And I had a wild card, and I was playing her in the first round. So I was like, you know, for me, Nastia, she was always like a prodigy. You know, she came on tour early. She also had a lot of wins. She, you know, I also remember, we were all watching and cheering for her when she won a juniors Wimbledon title. I remember watching that match. So for me, she was always like, you know, like a little star that I was kind of, you know, always looking at. And first, you know, she just beat me. So after I just kind of knew that, you know, she's a tough player to play, but at the same time, she was so nice. You know, she said a lot of nice words. And then, since then, we would practice together, you know, and just like that, the more you see each other, the more you spend time together. Then, you know, we just talk about everything, discuss everything. And then, just like that, you know, I feel like we have a good connection of the course.