It was probably one Russian too many. It used to be I had to play both Williams sisters and Lindsay Davenport, now it's the Russians. (But) I have surpassed all my expectations of my comeback and feel very good knowing I can go out there and play with the best players in the world.

There is no doubt Amelie is the best player in the tournament. I am playing well and I am not too disappointed with my loss.

She is the player to beat. We are two completely different players now. I am really looking forward to facing the best. I will just go out there and play. I need to bring out my best as I will be facing a very confident player.

I don't think I played my best tennis today. But as long as you win, it's always good. Always room to improve for the next match.

Once you've been the best ... there are no seconds. But I just want to play, see where I'm at and that's pretty much it.