US OPEN

September 3, 1997

Petr Korda

PETR KORDA: We didn't check the fever yet. But, I am not feeling well. I have some kind of virus, whatever. Yesterday I had sore throat, and this morning I woke up and I couldn't almost leave my house, very tired and spent a whole day in the bed sweating and just don't -- I didn't want to give up, but it is really hurts.

PETR KORDA: One day you are up and next day you can be really down. Unfortunately, I didn't went down with my tennis, but I just got sick. Actually, it is the worst could happen to me.

PETR KORDA: I was struggling since the beginning and I just was pushing hard as I could. But to be honest, I didn't want -- I didn't want to default it. I was trying to do the best I could, but I just didn't have the energy and I just didn't want to collapse over there.

PETR KORDA: When it happened, I would say, I think it happened here. Whenever you go, it is like every room, it is like a refrigerator, it is so cold and when you coming from the court, it might happen with Pete when we were coming in and out, I probably got frozen. And, I would say, they have to consider probably because otherwise I don't have idea where I got it. Because, I mean, whenever I go, because as I know, I had this problem when I was playing first time US Open I had to default for the same reason.

PETR KORDA: I mean, that didn't bother me. That is the same for both players, but I just didn't have it. I would say it is enough.