Q. Looked pretty frustrated playing out there. How did you view the match?

Katie: Yeah, a little disappointed because I didn't feel I did myself justice today. I mean, it was pretty difficult. I mean, getting quite far down where I lose my serve early on, it was a struggle from there.

Yeah, just so frustrating because I knew I'd been playing much better the last couple of weeks and I just wanted to try and prove myself. In the end she served really well. It was really difficult to break her serve.

I think I actually probably beat myself through most of the match. Made a few too many errors. Serve let me down as well, so...

Just a disappointing day.

Q. How do you mean you beat yourself? Was it sort of mental?

Katie: Not necessarily mental. But I think off the ground, she wasn't really putting me under that much pressure. I was the one making the errors myself. I mean, obviously she's a step up in class to what I've been used to, so maybe I was a little bit kind of overwhelmed by that.

But she wasn't really putting me under that much pressure. I think I was maybe just pressing too hard. Maybe I should have been a bit smarter, you know, bided my time a bit more, been a little bit more patient.

Q. When you lost the first set 6 Love, what were you saying to yourself?

Katie: I was just trying to regroup. It was so important to get a good start in the second set. I mean, I held my serve early on, but then just too many loose points in the match.

I mean, I played a few good points. But, I mean, at this level you have to play consistently point after point at after point, not just one winner, two errors, double fault.

But it's definitely a level I aspire to get to. I mean, she's pretty good on this stuff. She knows what she's doing.

Q. Were you aware of how eager the crowd were for you to get into the match?

Katie: Yeah, I wasn't nervous. I was really grateful for them because they were even when I was a set down and down in the second, they were still right behind me.

Yeah, it was nice to have them behind me.

Q. Were your family all there today again?

Katie: Yeah, they were there. They've been here all week.

Q. The LTA officials have been very critical of British players this week, made comments about comfort zones. What is your reaction to that? Do you think it's justified?

Katie: I think so. I mean, the LTA have given all the players fantastic opportunities. I think some people just sit there and take it, don't put in the hard work themselves. I think you can use it either way really.

I think I want to try to use it as positively as I can because I realize this is the greatest opportunity I'll ever have and they're doing everything they can to help me.

Yeah, so I think it's down to the players. I think it's good that the LTA have been tough on the players maybe moaning about things which isn't really justifiable considering the funding they've had over the years.