Q. Anna, even though you and Martina have played three times, do you see tomorrow as the real beginning of what could be the next rivalry in women's tennis?
A. Well, it's going to be, you know, a very tough match for me also, and I'm getting ready for that match just like any other, and it's going to be, you know, I hope a great match, and I'm looking forward to that one.

Q. Anna, you played against Hingis in juniors a few years ago, didn't you, here at Wimbledon?
A. Yes, the first time here.

Q. Do you remember how was that match?
A. Yes, I lost in two sets, like 6-4 6-3, something like that.

Q. Anna, this rain and cold weather, how does it affect your game?
A. Well, rain and cold weather, I don't know how it affects my game. I feel perfectly fine out there right now.

Q. What has made the difference?
A. What made the difference?

Q. For you here, the way you've sort of gone on this journey and continued and continued to get to where you now have got to?
A. I feel like I'm playing well right now, and I'm enjoying being out there and really, you know, every match is a new match for me. So every match I get more experience, you know, and I learn more from each match. So I think, you know, that's what helps me to go on to play matches.

Q. Martina said earlier you have nothing to lose, you have come on so fast in this tournament this year, that you have nothing to lose. Would you agree with that?
A. Well, I mean, you know, I do have nothing to lose, but, you know, if I would lose in the first round, that wouldn't be, you know, a great idea.

Q. Where you are now in this tournament, you're ahead of other expectations, certainly. How about your own expectations?
A. Well, I'm certainly very happy about it. It's like a dream come true. I'm in the semi-finals of Wimbledon, and I'm really happy, yes.

Q. Did you pull out of doubles?
A. No. I played. I lost doubles.

Q. Nick Bollitieri said that he felt your friendship with Sergei Bitrov has been good because he is not only a champion who knows how to win and how to achieve that mental thing, but also that he's kind of a relaxed guy and that's been - that's kind of helped you?
A. I've never heard of Nick saying anything about any relationships with anybody with me.

Q. How would you describe your relationship with Nick?
A. I mean, I have a wonderful relationship with Nick. He's always been a great friend of mine, a great coach of mine. I mean, he helped me so much, and, I mean, there is nothing more I can say.

Q. How much time do you in spend in the United States at this point?
A. Basically all my time, unless I'm playing a tournament.

Q. What are the chances that you would consider US citizenship at some point?
A. I don't know. Not right now. I'm not even thinking about that.

Q. There's been a lot of media and press talk about how women's tennis has actually become quite glamorous, and you've been quite the centre of all of this. How do you feel about all the attention you've been getting from the media?
A. Well, I think, you know, attention from the media, every young player who ever comes gets attention from the media, so I don't see anything wrong with that. But I think that the ladies - we're playing a ladies' sport, and it should look like we're ladies out there on the court.

Q. Anna, how important is it for you to beat Hingis? I know it's a simple question, it's obvious, but you've had ...
A. She's the number 1.

Q. Right.
A. It's, you know, important. It's just going to be another match for me.

Q. You had lengthy treatment during your doubles match. Is everything okay now?
A. Yes. I was feeling just a little bit tired because of playing everywhere else, but that's okay now.

Q. You don't normally call a physio out for being tired, though, do you, and then cause a long delay to a game just for being tired?
A. Yes, you can call a physio if you feel sore, or anything.

Q. Can you tell us what the problem was?
A. I was sore.

Q. You seemed to pull up in your singles match just slightly.
A. I was sore.

Q. Have you pulled out of your mixed doubles match?
A. Yes.

Q. What is the reason on that?
A. I have a sore left hip. That's why I pulled out.

Q. When did that start to bother you?
A. During my singles.

Q. Today?
A. Yes.

Q. You just had the best win of your career and you stand on the eve of the biggest match of your career, yet you seem somewhat subdued. Is the injury worrying you, with tomorrow in mind?
A. Excuse me, what?

Q. Is the injury worrying you with tomorrow in mind?
A. Oh, the injury?

Q. Yes.
A. No.

Q. Because you seem somewhat subdued after a very big day.
A. No, I'm just - no, I'm fine right now.

Q. Tired?
A. Yes, just a little bit tired.

Q. It's been suggested that Martina Hingis and yourself may now establish the kind of thing that went on with Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova previously, where you could dominate the game for some time. Do you think that that's a possibility?
A. Well, we'll have to wait some years and see about that.

Q. You're playing as if you love grass. Do you love grass?
A. I do.

Q. And do you think now that you've improved on grass that might make the difference ...
A. I've always played good on grass. I mean, I've been in the semi-finals in Wimbledon Juniors and quarter-finals in Wimbledon Juniors, and I won twice Eastbourne under 21. So I feel comfortable on the grass.

Q. And more optimistic against Martina than you were in the French Open, for example?
A. Well, definitely, because I have, you know, had some good wins in this tournament, and I feel pretty, you know, comfortable on the court.