U.S. OPEN

August 29, 1996

Jason Stoltenberg

JASON STOLTENBERG: I felt like I served a little bit better today. First round I really felt like I struggled a little bit on serve. Definitely served better. I was a little more aggressive than I had been. Last time I played, I lost to him. I felt like I didn't play well. I felt like I wanted to improve in the effort that I played him before. I was a lot more ready to play today, a lot more aggressive, and that helped me win. On the big points, I was a lot more aggressive.

JASON STOLTENBERG: I think so. I got a good start in the second set, played a good aggressive tiebreaker. Two sets to love up was a big lead.

JASON STOLTENBERG: I think I'm going to play Sanchez in the next round. Javier is a guy that has been around for a lot of years, very experienced. He's a great competitor. He just runs and competes all day, no matter what the score. Tough player you have to beat. I think I will have to lift my level of play. I know it's going to be a tough match. No need for me -- whether I'm going to play Rios in the fourth or not I'm not concerned about, because the next is going to be tough. Take a lot of energy. Need to rest up for it.

JASON STOLTENBERG: Nothing at all, which is really good. Nice to come into the Grand Slams and feeling healthy and fit. All summer I've been feeling pretty good, maybe saving some of my better tennis in this summer for this tournament, which is also good.

JASON STOLTENBERG: No, not really. I feel like over the summer my game has been up and down. Played some really good matches and not so good matches. I was looking forward to this tournament before I came in. You have to change your play depending on who you're playing again. Certain players you need to use different tactics. Other than that, the difference is it's five sets. That's a big difference in Grand Slams.

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