"I just never give up," a tired-looking Williams said in a courtside interview. "I've been through so much in my life on the tennis court. I just keep fighting and keep doing the best I can."
After her shock straight sets defeat by Eugenie Bouchard on Tuesday, Williams had warned she could play "two thousand times better" but the improvement did not show against a gritty Safarova.
"I'd love to do a little better," said Williams. "I missed a few shots. I was not aggressive. Lucie played really, really well. She was aggressive. She kept hitting a lot of winners.
(Reporting by Amlan Chakraborty in New Delhi; Editing by Justin Palmer)
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