U.S. OPEN

September 2, 1994

Arantxa Sanchez Vicario

ARANTXA SANCHEZ VICARIO: Mine.

ARANTXA SANCHEZ VICARIO: He's not here. I miss him.

ARANTXA SANCHEZ VICARIO: Yes.

ARANTXA SANCHEZ VICARIO: No, no, I left him in Spain because it's better. It is not because of New York, it's because I've been a lot of weeks in the States and it was a very long trip when I went to San Diego, and so that's why he's not with me in the whole tour. So I miss him. It's nice to see a picture.

ARANTXA SANCHEZ VICARIO: No, my father is taking care of him, so, when I go back I can see him after that, both of them, actually.

ARANTXA SANCHEZ VICARIO: No, dad is here. He just arrived, so he left him with my sister, but that's why.

ARANTXA SANCHEZ VICARIO: No, she's a player who hits the balls back and she can hit really good slice, but I think that it was very comfortable match and nice to come back onto Stadium Court and be comfortable and, you know, play a good match and go, you know, to the next round.

ARANTXA SANCHEZ VICARIO: Well, I -- after the match they told me. A little bit. I think Ginger is a dangerous player, she goes to the net and she beat her one time. But anything can happen during this tournament-- but a little surprised, yes. Everybody is playing well and you really have to play your best, and I was a little bit surprised.

ARANTXA SANCHEZ VICARIO: Well, I think maybe they know more Arantxa tennis player than Arantxa personal. So that article was kind of-- there were more things that maybe people don't know about me, and it was nice. And maybe I'm a little bit of a mystery, but it's nice to see that people know me more now, and it's great to have this kind of articles and I think it was very nice, you know, for the public to read and to, you know, maybe other persons who are close to me also talk about me and I think it was nice.

ARANTXA SANCHEZ VICARIO: Well, I think people know me more as tennis player. But personally, I'm a very open person and I probably have feelings like everybody and, you know, completely different than I look. Maybe I look-- maybe, not upset, but too concentrated when I play and then after the court I'm a much more normal person. You know, I like to spend time with my friends, like a person of my age and so there's a lot of people who maybe will be surprised if they know me a little more than they do -- than they know already.

ARANTXA SANCHEZ VICARIO: I like to read, listen to music, and if I have chances, see an action movie or -- but read and listen music, relax me a lot and spend time for myself and it's also very nice.

ARANTXA SANCHEZ VICARIO: I used to play soccer, European soccer, and I like to play golf too, those are my hobbies.

ARANTXA SANCHEZ VICARIO: No, I just started three months ago.

ARANTXA SANCHEZ VICARIO: Yes, but I always watch it on TV. But I just start playing and I have a lot of good time because at the beginning I couldn't hit the ball straight, it was going everywhere, but now I start feeling better.

ARANTXA SANCHEZ VICARIO: I know Ballesteros and Olazabul and I just thought maybe it would be good if they give me tips, I can play better.

ARANTXA SANCHEZ VICARIO: No, I hope maybe when I go back if I see them.

ARANTXA SANCHEZ VICARIO: Well, I like Sidney Sheldon and Agatha Christie and I like Spanish writers.

ARANTXA SANCHEZ VICARIO: Marcus. Different ones, but I like almost -- kind of -- it relax me a lot to read.