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Women's Singles Round of 32: ZHU Lin (CHN) 2-0 LI Ziwei(CHN)
2007-10-10 16:53:00
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Beijing, October 10 - Comments from ZHU Lin(CHN) and LI Ziwei(CHN) after their completion of the Women's singles Round of 32.

ZHU Lin(CHN) - Winner

On her shape:

"I'm not in the best shape because of the hip joint injury. As a professional athlete, I should overcome the difficulty and recover within a short period. I have been doing exercises systematically to ensure I am in good shape."

On the court:

"The court felt very comfortable as soon as I entered the venue and I felt like I was playing in the real Olympic Games. I felt a little draft but my performance was not affected by it. I had aleady practiced here two days ago so I was able to adapt to the court conditions quickly.

On the new coach:

"After the former men's team coach joined the women's team, strength became one of the key points in our training. We learnt a lot from the men's techniques. I'm not good at strength, but I'll step up a gear and adapt to the new style as soon as possible."

On the injury:

"I hurt my hip joint before the World Championshiops. It didn't get better even after the pain killer. That's why I hesitated sometimes when running in the court."

LI Ziwei(CHN) - Loser

On the match:

"I was so excited to join this tournament and I hope to learn a lot from it. Winning or losing is not important for me. I learned a lot even though I lost the match. I felt I did well enough."

On the court:

"The court (surface) is a little bit harder, but the light is good."

(END)

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