Q. We don't necessarily know much about you. Could you describe your style of play? What are your strengths and weaknesses?
YAROSLAVA SHVEDOVA: I'm aggressive player. I have a lot of I can play like almost pretty everything. I work even my game to have everything, to be good in defense and to be good in attack, like all variation of the shots.
But most of it's aggressive because I'm strong and powerful. I'm tall, and this my, how would say? These my strengths, yeah. Q. It's the first time you gonna play in the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament. What do you think has made the difference this year compared to the previous years?
YAROSLAVA SHVEDOVA: Oh, I was just working hard for so many years. Now it's working out, because it been all the work before, it's showing now.
So that's why I reach quarter. And it's my goals I want more. I will fight for it, yeah. Q. Obviously you've had a great run so far at the French Open. Did you feel nervous during any of the matches?
YAROSLAVA SHVEDOVA: No. I was playing my game. I just going on the court to play and to show my game and to enjoy to play.
Like this, it was easy for me, because I wasn't nervous. I already like maybe a year I'm not nervous even on the court.
It's only like sometimes it's very important or something. But normally I'm fine. I just do my job to play my game. Q. Some tennis players are champions of drama, but what about you? Have you ever thrown your racquet or cried after a loss?
YAROSLAVA SHVEDOVA: Sometimes, yeah. I have emotions. I'm human. Sometimes it's happen. It's okay. It's just emotions. Q. Is your coach a French coach, Olivier Vanneste? Seems to be French.
YAROSLAVA SHVEDOVA: Yeah, he's French from Marseilles. His parents now lives in Paris. Q. How long you been with him?
YAROSLAVA SHVEDOVA: Since November of last year. Q. What did he do to make you better?
YAROSLAVA SHVEDOVA: Well, he's a good coach and a good person. I decide to try to work with him last year, and it's working very good now. I like it a lot. We're a good team. Q. In your biography it says you live in Moscow. Where do you train most of the time during the year?
YAROSLAVA SHVEDOVA: Most of the time I travel. Last time I was at home in December for one day because I was transit to Australia.
But I just practice where I'm depends on which country I am playing tournaments or something. Depends on my friends, also. If I'm in America I can practice in America; in Europe I have some friends. I go there and practice. I don't have a like main base.
Also a couple of times I'm coming to Kazakhstan to practice there, because it's good facilities there. Q. Why do you choose to be in Kazakhstan? To play Fed Cup or something?
YAROSLAVA SHVEDOVA: Yeah, to play Fed Cup, to have opportunity Olympic Games. Like this it's because they're helping a lot. It was good decision for me. I was thinking about is before, but they came to me and I said straightaway yes. Q. What is your feeling before playing Jankovic? You've been in a very famous game in New York.
YAROSLAVA SHVEDOVA: Yeah, we played together like twice last year in US Open and Kremilin Cup, and both matches was three sets. It was unbelievable match was in US Open. I still remember it. I still remember the feelings and emotions.
In Kremilin Cup it was a little bit tougher. But still, it's a different surface. We'll see what's gonna be here, because before it was hardcourt. Q. There were changing conditions throughout the week at Roland Garros. Were you bothered? Did you manage to adjust? Also, in general, what is your favorite surface?
YAROSLAVA SHVEDOVA: I just playing. Like I'm not caring a lot about what's happening outside or on the court.
I just do and adjust for everything. My favorite surface, I think it's hardcourt, but I like clay court because it's a lot of variations. You can make nice points and nice shots. Q. What is your opinion about Jankovic?
YAROSLAVA SHVEDOVA: She's a good player, and we played together already. I don't know. I just go to play. Q. How do you plan to play against her?
YAROSLAVA SHVEDOVA: I didn't talk to my coach. I just finish the match. We'll talk tomorrow about it. I will make the plan for this match.
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