U.S. OPEN

September 4, 1995

Conchita Martinez

CONCHITA MARTINEZ: Can you speak a little louder?

CONCHITA MARTINEZ: I was -- the whole match was a tie, a lot of things go through your mind. I mean, you cannot prepare what you're going to do to win the point. I knew she was going to be aggressive, coming in a lot, and you know, I just have to try to make my passing shot.

CONCHITA MARTINEZ: Yeah, I felt that I normally don't do

that and probably, she wasn't expecting that from me, so -- and sometimes, when you see it's going to slice, you go to the net to her backhand and make some points.

CONCHITA MARTINEZ: No, you're not speaking loud enough.

CONCHITA MARTINEZ: I'm the first one.

CONCHITA MARTINEZ: To tell you the truth, I never saw Zina play like that, so concentrate and so, pa, pa. She was going for every shot. She was changing herself a lot and it was tough, she was tough today. Yeah, somebody plays like her, they're going to be tired, they're going to play unbelievable. I think that's what was happening with Zina. She was playing very good and today she played a good match. I feel very happy to go through the quarterfinals because she was very tough today.

CONCHITA MARTINEZ: Not really.

CONCHITA MARTINEZ: Well, you see, what happened, I lost to Helgeson last year. I don't consider her a serve and volleyer person. And what happened when you play against somebody like that and they come in, you don't expect that so they come in by surprise and sometimes that is more effective. You know, when you know that a person is coming to the net a lot, and you're expecting that, so you're ready for the passing shot. But if you play and somebody doesn't come in a lot, it's tougher to play.

CONCHITA MARTINEZ: I'm not going to concentrate to my next match. I'm happy to be in the quarterfinals again. I want to enjoy this feeling, and I didn't saw -- I didn't watch her play live, I was home,

on television. She's playing unbelievable, so I have to win my next match.

CONCHITA MARTINEZ: Today, I'm, you know, it was tough, the day before I play unbelievable, I was playing 100%. But today, like I said, it was tough, I wasn't very happy with my passing shots. She was coming in unbelievable, so I feel confidence out there and hopefully I improve my next -- with my next match and maybe I pass into the finals for the first time.

CONCHITA MARTINEZ: Well, her serve, I think, is her shot. I mean, she serves very hard and you have to have your day to make the returns, be patient because maybe she is going to start missing and you have a chance to break her. Of course you have to be very concentrated in your service game to win.