Johanna Larsson’s mother: “Giant Touched” – Expressen

Bastad. Johanna Larsson salvaged her first WTA title in his career faced a nearly packed center court.

The happiest of all in Bastad?

Mother Ann Larsson – who received a special tribute to his daughter after the victory .

– I was really touched, says Ann Larsson.

Serena Williams threw in the towel.

But Johanna Larsson saved tennis party in Bastad.

After two previous finals losses in the Swedish Open stepped 26-year-old forward won her first WTA title in his career.

– I want thank everyone who has come here to support me. You have been amazing. And thanks to mom and dad sitting in the stands !, says Johanna Larsson in the victory interview.

“I just want to scream out …”

Larsson got a bottle of champagne as she sprayed over center court. Then she quickly arrived to mother Ann, who sat in the VIP gallery, which got a big hug and even got to taste the champagne.

– I was going to go and buy some champagne to celebrate. But it is well with this, says Ann Larsson Sportexpressen immediately after the victory.

– I was moved by her speech. Giant, giant moved. She is so talented at talking. She is so mature and adult, she continues.

What do you feel now?

– I have not really understood this. I’m a bit speechless. We have fought so long with Johanna and tennis … This was the third final, and now she won at last. You can not describe. I just want to shout out: “At last!”.

“The biggest”

The coach Mattias Arvidsson was collected but happy after the victory.

– This the largest. The biggest she has done. You can not describe, he said.

– We said before the game that it was important to be tough out there. Mona is dangerous with his backhand, so Johanna had to press from corner to corner. She was amazing.

She has had trouble closing games in the past. Why was it so easy today?

– It’s

been tough many times for her. But many times has she saved match balls and waiting matches too. Today she is very tough in tiebreaket, just as we had said before. She decides: this should I have.

Even Mattias Arvidsson got a celebration of the entire center court when Johanna Larsson sent a thank you to him.

– It’s tough … We have worked together for so many years. We had a break in 2012 where we did not agree on all things. But one of my friends said, ‘you are going to work together again. ” It feels like we fit very well together. I’m not a coach who wants to tell her what one should do. We help each other and analyze her game together. And now I’m just extremely happy for her.