"Today was a survive and conquer kind of day, I really was playing not so well, very below average for the standard that I?m used to playing," she told journalists after the match. "It?s a tough part of the year and a tough event... after the US Open it's kinda, it's, it's rough, there's no secret about that," she said. "It?s very difficult to come back emotionally, more so physically, after a Grand Slam. "Everything depends on how you play on the particular day," said Peng, the crowd favourite. "Today I felt that I played pretty well but then my opponent did even better.

Source: Egypt Today October 31, 2017 14:03 UTC