Heather Watson finds it a painful experience regurgitating her dramatic Wimbledon duel with Serena Williams but the British number two is determined to put the defeat behind her with a win at the US Open on Monday.
A few hours before Williams begins her bid to complete a calendar grand slam on Arthur Ashe, Watson takes to Court 17 to face another American, world number 84 Lauren Davis, for a place in the second round.
Tickets for the women's final at Flushing Meadows have reportedly sold out ahead of the men's for the first time this century in anticipation of Williams' historic achievement.
But it could have been so different as, eight weeks ago, Watson came within two points of ousting Williams on Centre Court and pulling off one of Wimbledon's greatest ever upsets.
Witnessing the 21-time major champion fight back, win the match and ultimately clinch a third major title of the year remains a sore point for the Briton, who has little time for talk of heroics.
"I was close but at the end of the day I didn't do it, did I?" Watson said.
"Everybody is asking me, was it the best time of my life? And I don't really understand that."
Watson reviewed the match once with her Argentine coach Diego Veronelli but finds it difficult to watch and even harder to stomach the idea she could have had a hand in the history books.
"That breaks my heart, questions like that, but I do think about it," Watson said.
"I've watched the match over and that's like the worst thing ever because I just want to go back and hit that shot a little differently.
"But I can only learn from it now and make sure I don't make the same mistake next time.
"When you watch the match back, at 30-all I was serving to give myself match point, I hit a forehand that kind of wrong footed her and she just got it back.
"And I'm thinking, 'If I'd hit it just a little bit harder then I could have had match point.'"
After the match, Williams said her opponent should aim higher than the top 20 but Watson has struggled to maintain momentum from her display at the All England Club.
First-round defeats to world number 119 Louis Chirico in Washington and world number 74 Timea Bados in Cincinnati mean Watson arrives in New York looking to rediscover her groove.
"I haven't played in the way I have wanted to since that match," Watson said.
"Right now I am really pleased with the way I am playing but I haven't got the results I want.
"Yes it was a big match (against Williams) and I played well there but haven't really capitalised on it.
"Now I feel like I'm slowly starting to find my game and now I need to start winning."
Watson, the 2009 junior US Open champion, is yet to go past the first round in four attempts at Flushing Meadows but she has endured some tough draws too, losing to Maria Sharapova, Li Na and Simona Halep.
"I feel like every year I've come here and prepared for my matches I've always felt really good on these courts, I feel like this is my game," Watson said.
"I've never played (Davis) before so it will be a first time but I think I know her game quite well because I've seen play quite a lot on the tour.
"She's quite small and a very good mover, a nimble road runner, a hustler - so I will have to be aggressive and confident with my shots."
Source: PA
