"I'm done with practice" admits Angelique Kerber after setting up highly anticipated battle with Caroline Wozniacki
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Angelique Kerber was in superb form as she took down another top 20 seed in Veronika Kudermetova on Sunday at Indian Wells and she said afterwards that in reality it was all she wanted was match practice.
Kerber won 6-4, 7-5 over Kudermetova and afterwards said she was done with practice and that you do the same things everyday so isn't a patch on match practice when in reality you have to think on the fly and change your strategy accordingly.
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"It was a really intense match -- almost two hours for two sets," said Kerber. "It's another important win for me and gives me confidence for the next rounds.
"I was feeling good," Kerber added. "Hitting the balls good, moving good. I'm on the way to playing again good tennis against the best players. I've practised now for months -- I'm done with practice," she said. "I'm happy to be having matches now.
"If you go out on the practice court every single day and do the same things, it's nice to be now in the tournament. We had three, four months of practice, preparation. It was a long time, so that's why I'm happy having tournaments now."
"I was feeling good," Kerber added. "Hitting the balls good, moving good. I'm on the way to playing again good tennis against the best players. I've practised now for months -- I'm done with practice," she said. "I'm happy to be having matches now.
"If you go out on the practice court every single day and do the same things, it's nice to be now in the tournament. We had three, four months of practice, preparation. It was a long time, so that's why I'm happy having tournaments now."
Next up for Kerber is a close friend and former rival in Caroline Wozniacki who will play in a highly anticipated clash tomorrow. But the former World No.1 said that they are friends and will remain so whatever happens in California. Let the best woman win in that case. She also said that there are more important things than tennis possibly hinting at being a mother to Liana who just turned one.
"We are friends now and we will be still friends after a match," Kerber said. "We will try of course to win.
"But at the end, I think there are more important things than a tennis match. For the crowd it will be an interesting match," she said.
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