[1] Hania El Hammamy (EGY) 3-0 [Q] Caroline Fouts (USA) 11-5, 11-5, 11-6 (28m)
Caroline
It was my first time on the glass at the worlds. I thought it was a really cool environment.
I’m the kind of player who thrives off the environment. So playing on a big stage is something that I look forward to, that I thrive to get to.
And it’s the best it gets, playing at the world championship the current world number one, and on the best stage in the world, it embraces all the goals that I worked for.
So it was a great experience to finally meet those goals. So now, I just need to set up new goals, and keep going.
I felt that my play on the backhand was pretty strong against her. Obviously, she is very quick, but what I could have done better was to anticipate her crosscourts to my forehand. I like playing on the backhand, I know she is very strong on the backhand, but she really got me on the forehand with that crosscourt.
But I was very happy with how aggressive I was playing on the backhand with those kills in straight lines…
