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26th January 2019
05:02pm GMT
"It has been a great tournament for me and for me it's a big honour to hold this beautiful trophy as well and it's a big honour to be in the final for me," she said after the final. "Of course, I need to thank my family and friends back home. They were supporting me throughout the match. I want to say thank you to everyone who made this possible. It's a great tournament, a great event and I always love to come back and play in front of you guys. "And to my team, thank you for everything but mostly thank you for sticking with me even though we didn't know if I would be able to hold a racquet again. "You were supporting me every single day and staying positive for me which I really needed. It wasn't that easy so thank you so much. Thank you so much to all of you for coming to support us and hopefully we'll be healthy and we'll see you next year."Incredible.
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