COMPAQ GRAND SLAM CUP

September 29, 1999

Amelie Mauresmo

WTA: Questions for Amelie.

AMELIE MAURESMO: Medium size. There were a lot of ups-and-downs, good things, but a lot of things to throw away, trash. I think for the coming weeks, I will have to be more consistent.

AMELIE MAURESMO: Oh, certainly. She and myself, we didn't play at our normal level. Yes, I could have beaten her. I didn't take the opportunity. This is my mistake.

AMELIE MAURESMO: Oh, many double-faults today. How could I be satisfied? When the first comes, it's rather efficacious, but in this respect, as in many others, I have to be a lot more consistent. My second serve today, no, I was rather surprised to play such a service, which I haven't done for some time now.

AMELIE MAURESMO: I would like to get back to a certain level. But, yes, I have to say that I came here rather relaxed. But still with the determination to show some good tennis and maybe reach the second round. That's it. Yes, it's good preparation for the indoor season that is just coming up.

AMELIE MAURESMO: No, both, both mentally and physically. I felt I was less focused than if I had played more recently. I'm not back yet physically either, although there's a certain foundation that I think I was able to lay. In my game, I tried to do a lot of things I didn't do before. Yeah, I'm a bit in between.

AMELIE MAURESMO: Stuttgart, Filderstadt is coming next week, then there's a week of practicing, then Moscow, Linz, Philadelphia, maybe The Masters.

AMELIE MAURESMO: Really? I didn't know that.

AMELIE MAURESMO: I didn't compute it.

AMELIE MAURESMO: Okay.