Hvis man følger en lille smule med, har man næppe kunnet undgå at støde ind den verserende kritik af Caroline Wozniacki og hendes kedelige svar på pressens spørgsmål. Konfronteret med udtalelser fra udenlandske journalister, der nærmest har boykottet hende, fordi hun er for kedelig og intetsigende, svarede hun, at de må stille nogle andre spørgsmål.
Men til dagens pressemøde, efter hendes sejr over Dominika Cibulkova, viste Wozniacki, at hun bestemt har taget kritikken til sig, og tog fuldstændig røven på verdenspressen.
I bedste stand-up stil startede Wozniacki pressemødet med en lille samtale med sig selv, hvor svarer hun på alle de spørgsmål, som hun som altid bliver stillet. Der var ikke et øje tørt i det presserum.
Stærkt gået af den unge dansker, der vandt mange hjerter på den manøvre, ikke mindst undertegnedes, og mon ikke, det også gør rigtig godt for hende image fremover. Tennissportens udsendte ser i hvert lige pludselig frem til Woznaickis pressemøder – guderne skal vide, at det har været kedelig indtil i dag.
Se nedenstånde transcript af dagens pressemøde, som helt sikkert også vil være at finde på youtube inden længe.
An interview with:
CAROLINE WOZNIACKI
CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: Well,
yesterday I got the question by the media, they
said that my press conferences were kind of
boring. Yeah, that I always gave the same
answers.You know, I find it quite, you know, funny
because I always get the same questions. So
I’m just going to start. I know what you’re going
to ask me already. So I’m just going to start with
the answer.
I felt great out there today on the court.
You know, I think I played a pretty good match. I
am happy I got the revenge since I lost to her in
Sydney last week. It was not an easy match.
She went out there, she was really on fire.
You know, I’m happy to be through to the
next round. I don’t know who I’m playing, so
maybe you can ask me that afterwards. But I’m
really looking forward to playing my fourth round.
It’s the second time in a row that that’s
happened.
I mean, what I do need to do to win this
tournament, if I feel like I played too defensively
today. I actually feel like I had to do that. I had
to run a lot of balls down today because, I mean,
she was playing really aggressively, trying to hit
from the first point.
But I felt like, you know, when I had the
chance, I was really focused and tried to step it
up, especially with my serve a bit. When she put
the second serve in, I tried to take the advantage
straightaway.
Uhm, if I deserve to be No. 1. If this was
maybe another proof that I belong there. Again, I
don’t feel any pressure to be No. 1. I really enjoy
myself. I think I’ve had a great year and a great
tournament so far. So I’m just happy to be in the
next round, and hopefully I can pull a win
through.
My racquet feels really good (laughter). I
feel like the racquet is really helping me out. I
feel like there is no problems. I really, uhm,
enjoy playing with it. So I feel like, uhm — yeah,
I’m just happy to be here. Hopefully this was a
little bit different than usual, and now you can
maybe, yeah, give me some questions that are a
little bit more interesting, a little bit different than
what I usually get.
Q. So where did you hear that your
press conferences were dull?
CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: Well, I heard
that the South American media said to the
Danish media that they would like to get to know
me better, but I always answer the same
questions. So, you know, I just think when I get
the questions, I answer what I can answer.
If they ask me about the match, I cannot
really say that, you know, I like eating bananas. I
try really to do my best here.
Q. We don’t need to ask you any
questions now because you already
answered them. Anything you want to ask
us?
CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: What do you
want to know about me? That would be more
interesting.
Q. How did you go at the cricket
yesterday?
CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: Well, actually,
that was a lot of fun. I met two of the guys there,
Finch and Peter Siddle. They’re really great
guys. They learned me how to throw and how to
hit the ball, so that was quite fun.
Q. Maybe you could play baseball
and then the Americans would be happy.
CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: Maybe. You
know, maybe I should think about that for next
time I change sports.
Q. Do you have any thoughts
perhaps on the appointment of Kenny
Daglish at Liverpool?
CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: Well, I’m
hoping that that will give some positive energy
into the guys, into the lads. I’m hoping things will
turning and they’ll start winning more matches.
It’s tough to be a supporter and see them having
a hard time. But it’s a sport, and I’m sure it will
turn sooner or later.
Q. How should we solve global
warming?
CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: Global
warming? I’m flying quite a bit, so that doesn’t
really help (laughter).
Uhm, go green. Make cars that don’t
use so much gas. Make them electric. That
would already help. Use the buses, the trains,
instead of taking the car. You know, just a few
things. When you take a shower, don’t stay
there for half an hour. Two minutes is enough.
Even the girls.
Q. When did you decide to do the
press conference like this?
CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: Just now,
because I thought it’s a bit different, a bit more
fun.
Q. Have you taken notes? Did you
write your notes down?
CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: Yes, I took a
few. I have many more questions, but I didn’t
want to bore all of you with them all the time.
Q. We can ask you personal
questions from now on, all the way through
the tournament?
CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: Well, if you
feel like it. I’m not sure if I’m going to answer
anything, if the answer is going to be too
personal.
Q. When are you going to get married
and how many kids are you going to have?
CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: First I have to
find a guy.
Q. What do you expect in a guy?
CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: What do I
expect? Honesty. Understanding what I’m
doing. Maybe a sports person himself.
Q. You’re not going to find it in here.
CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: You know,
sometimes the media is too good-looking here,
so I can’t really focus on what I’m supposed to
say (laughter).
Q. How much do you read about
yourself in the media?
CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: Honestly, I
don’t really read about myself. I look at the
pictures sometimes. Sometimes I’m looking at
them and I’m thinking, They could choose some
better ones.
But I don’t really spend time reading
about myself because I know what I’m up to. I
prefer to read about other people.
Q. Do your parents have
scrapbooks?
CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: Yeah, I think
my mom is cutting out quite a few things. She
keeps them. But I think there are so many
articles now, I think just when she when falls over
it she will cut it out and put it in there.
Q. You’ll appreciate it when you’re a
granny.
CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: Hopefully. I’ll
have my husband and kids, and hopefully I can
have them something to share.
Q. You have a big support team here.
Can you talk a little bit about your entourage.
CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: I have my
mom; my dad is here. My dad is my coach, so
he’s always there with me. My mom is my great
supporter. It’s always nice to have her around.
She can cook. It’s nice to have some
home-cooked food sometimes.
I like to bake, so sometimes I do the
desserts. I don’t eat too much desserts though,
because I need to be able to move around on the
court.
The adidas team are here. Sven and
Mats are here working out, like always. Yeah, I
have my agent here following my press
conference. He was a bit nervous when I said I
was going to do this in a different way today. But
I think I’m safe, right?
Q. Yeah, you did all right.
CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: Okay.
Q. Are you generally annoyed about
the questions about being No. 1?
CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: You know, I
got used to them. I feel like I deserve to be
there. I’ve done so well last year, and hopefully I
can continue my roll this year. I know that you
guys have to write about something, and that’s a
pretty good question to ask.
But I think it’s time to move on and ask
some other questions now.
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Q. Do you feel it’s unfair? Zvonareva
hasn’t won any slams and she’s No. 2.
CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: I think both
me and Zvonareva have had a great year. Vera
was in two finals last year. I won six
tournaments, the most of anyone. I won the
most matches. I think that proves that we’re
good players. You don’t reach those rankings
without playing really well throughout the year.
Q. If you could sit here and ask any
player any question, what would you ask?
CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: Depends on
the player. I know them so well. I could put
some of them on the spot, but I wouldn’t like to
do that.
Q. What about Andy Murray?
CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: Andy Murray?
For sure I would not ask him if he thinks that he
will win a Grand Slam this year, because I think
he’s got asked that question quite a few times.
Probably I’d ask him something — I know
he likes to play PlayStation, so I’d probably ask
him a few questions about that. And about
soccer, because I know he likes Arsenal. No?
Q. Hibernia.
CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: I think he likes
a few teams maybe. I’d ask him a few questions
about that, too. I think we’d get an interesting
conversation going.
Q. How good are you on the piano?
CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: I was pretty
good. I’m not really great anymore. I stopped
playing when I was I think 13 and I haven’t
played since. But I want to make a bet with my
dad, because he says there’s no way that I can
actually start playing again.
I want to prove him wrong. I think
actually I’m gonna try to start again. I’m just
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