"Keep it up, Ishikawa. Take a game!" Seeing the Japanese star who is not on form, the friendly fans then hollered "I heard that, I also want to take a game." Ishikawa showed up with a wry smile in the mixed zone.
A reporter mentioned that when she was behind, she shook her head in disappointment. "Perhaps it's not because I played bad, the opponent is certainly very strong, I didn't have the upper hand." admitted Ishikawa. In the WS QF of the Bulgarian Open last month, even though she was also defeated by Ding Ning, she lost 2-4, a stark contrast from today's straight-game loss."
Last time we met, I played very well. I prepared more against lefties this past month, (because I knew) I would go up against DN if I could reach the SF.[She knew the draw ahead of time?] However, it's still the third ball, and in rallies that which I have no advantage. Today, I always felt like it was an uphill battle. " Ishikawa gave her analysis in fluent Chinese.
On LGL's "return", Ishikawa stated "I watched the news. The CNT has always been a very strong opponent, and it will definitely grow even stronger now that he's returned. We'll just do our best."