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NASDAQ-100 OPENMarch 23, 2003Venus WilliamsKEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA THE MODERATOR: Questions for Venus, please. Q. I loved watching you play today. VENUS WILLIAMS: Thanks. Q. You were running so well. VENUS WILLIAMS: Thanks. Q. Do you enjoy coming in on the short balls? VENUS WILLIAMS: Yeah, I think it's a key point to playing good tennis. More than anything, when I'm out there on the court, I just try to say, "Play the ball," and just play tennis. A lot of times that includes getting up to the short ones. Q. You do that awfully well. VENUS WILLIAMS: Thanks. Q. Is it your combination of short followed by the overhead or the other way around? VENUS WILLIAMS: Well, I guess I'm quite good at that because of my height. I can kind of reach all the balls with ease, it's a real blessing. Q. How hard is it not to look ahead a couple matches? VENUS WILLIAMS: Oh, I haven't really even seen the draw yet. I haven't really been around. I kind of get here for the match and play. There's no draws up in the locker room, and I haven't been up to the players' lounge or anything. Q. I guess you'll watch your sister's match tonight? VENUS WILLIAMS: I think I play tomorrow. I think there's another match tomorrow, so I'll actually go and recuperate. Q. So that would be three in a row for you? VENUS WILLIAMS: Uh-hmm. Q. I know you were saying two in a row is normal. Is three in a row normal? VENUS WILLIAMS: Yeah. Q. Do you like that better, do you get in more of a rhythm not skipping a day? VENUS WILLIAMS: Oh, I don't even know. I'm just playing when I'm on the schedule. Q. I was relieved today you won quickly. I was afraid the rain was going to interrupt the last game. When it's this cloudy, does that get into your thinking? VENUS WILLIAMS: Yeah, I was just really trying to be real consistent. The match was going over an hour. I wanted to really just play well in the games and not lose serve so that did happen. Q. You play the winner of the Maleeva-Shaughnessy match. Can you talk about those two players, your experiences. VENUS WILLIAMS: Yeah, I played both of them quite a few times, so I should be ready. Q. Anything about their games in particular? VENUS WILLIAMS: They're both real good. I think they've both been Top 20 in the past and probably Top 20 now. So I'm definitely going to be on top of my game. End of FastScripts…. |
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