Brady on confidence boosting 2020 including Top Seed Open win: "It gives me chills knowing that I'll be Top 40 and maybe seeded at the U.S. Open"
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Jennifer Brady claimed victory in the final of the Top Seed Open in Lexington, Kentucky this past week and caught up with the WTA Insider podcast following that.
Brady spoke about the potential for a breakout year and she said for her that it hasn't been anything she has thought of but the idea of being seeded at the US Open is one that gives her 'chills'.
"Honestly, I don't know if I really thought about it like that. It's more just taking each match as is. Just playing each match the same, showing up, believing in myself, competing until the very end; and just trying to get better and enjoying competing; 0enjoying the time that I have on court, being able to compete.
It gives me chills knowing that I'll be Top 40 and maybe seeded at the U.S. Open. Yeah. It gives me chills knowing that. It's very big.
Improved fitness on court
In terms of what has changed, it has been fitness on the court and being able to play at a high intensity for the whole match which has seen a big turnaround.
"I've gotten so much fitter on the court. I'm able to play at a high intensity; high level for the whole match. I think that's something that has definitely stood out."
"That's always been something that in the back of my head has always lingered in matches; where I felt like maybe I'm able to hit bigger than the other opponent, but not for a long period of time. In matches it's only five games or six games and not the course of two full sets if not three full sets.
A lot of these girls are really fit. Knowing that I am extremely fit right now, like, one rally doesn't bother me. I don't get gassed. I don't get fatigued. Knowing that I can even go a little bit higher with intensity here and there, I think is something that I have a lot of confidence in going through the matches."
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