Riske reflects on memorable wedding, and that dance

NEW YORK—Alison Riske has quickly adjusted to life as a married woman. The 29-year-old wed Stephen Amritraj in July, just after reaching the quarterfinals of Wimbledon.

In her first Grand Slam post-wedding, she took out two-time major champion Garbine Muguruza, 2-6, 6-1, 6-3.

"I just keep saying I have been on tour long enough now at this point, I think I have matured a lot over the last couple of years," Riske said. "I think I have just come to a point where I have a little bit of freedom here. I feel really confident. I feel like I'm playing good tennis. I can compete with anyone."

The world No. 36 also has a strong support system in Amritraj, and was very casually dropping the world "husband" in her press conference on Tuesday.

"Honestly, the whole weekend was awesome just to have everyone that we loved together. It was really special," she said about her recent wedding. "There were so many highlights. The Pittsburgh cookie table was definitely a hit, as well. I think my Bollywood dance went over well, as well."

Her wedding got a lot of attention for uniting an elite group of American pros, and for the Bollywood dance she pulled off with her sister.

So how were the nerves for her big moment?

"Well, I practiced the Bollywood dance so much that I knew when I got up there: if I didn't freeze I was going to be OK," she said. "Once I got past the initial first move I was ready to go."

The dance was picked up by publications all over the globe, and the clip has more than 200,000 views on Twitter.

"The amount of Indian magazines and Indian influence or pages that picked it up was really entertaining for me and my husband," Riske said. "We both really enjoyed that. "Yeah, I can't say I have ever had anything in my tennis career that got as many watches or likes."

Riske will rise to a projected career-high ranking of No. 34, and faces 2017 Roland Garros champion on Thursday.

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