U.S. OPEN

August 28, 1996

Paul Haarhuis

PAUL HAARHUIS: Actually, you know, I've had a fair amount of success here. The match against Jimmy Connors, in my mind when I think of the US Open, it doesn't really -- it's not the first thing that comes to my mind. It's one of the things, but it's part of a fantastic match here at the Open. People say in the last ten years, one of the matches they remember, I think that's one of them. You can look at it that way. You can also look at it that, "You lost to Connors." I did lose to him. He was better that day. I've had some great matches here. I always enjoy coming out here to New York. This is where internationally for me it started in '89 when I beat McEnroe in the first or second round.

PAUL HAARHUIS: That's where it started for me. I've had some great wins here. Beating Becker when he was No. 1 on the way to the quarterfinals, US Open winning in doubles. It's the whole atmosphere. Where you've been successful, you like to be back. I enjoy very much being in Manhattan, New York. I think it's a great place to be. I don't know if I would want to live here. For the two weeks that I'm here, it's fantastic: