U.S. OPEN

August 30, 1993

Petr Korda

Q. Petr, this wasn't your ideal first-round opponent, I am sure. Did he do anything to surprise you today that you weren't really expecting?

PETR KORDA: My serve surprised me.

Q. Is it technical? Something bothering you technically with your stroke?

PETR KORDA: I don't know, just, I mean, I couldn't serve today. I mean, just my serve, it didn't work, and I had the chances first set, I had three set points. I had set points third set. I mean, I should have beaten him in three sets. If I would make some chances, but you know, that is the tennis.

Q. Speed off your serve also, Petr? Is your serve also not as fast today as it normally--

PETR KORDA: I mean, just I hit many doublefaults. If I would have keep my serve-- I mean, keep the ball in the game more, it would be perfect, but especially, you know, at 6-4 in the tiebreaker in the third set, I hit a doublefault. This ball really hurt me.

Q. It looked in the last set-- you won two games all of a sudden, it looked like you might make a comeback. What were you thinking?

PETR KORDA: I mean, I think he didn't concentrate, you know, as well, and you know, he make some mistakes, and I mean, I was just fighting all -- I mean, all my match today and, you know, nothing was working today.

Q. Petr, you have been at this tournament four times now and you have not done well any of those times. Is it just bad luck or you just don't like playing here at this tournament?

PETR KORDA: I don't know. That is the question I am going to have to think in the future; maybe it is not my favorite tournament. Maybe not the lucky one, because I lost 7-6 in the fifth last year. I had match point. I lost the match today; didn't help.

Q. Did you feel prepared for the U.S. Open?

PETR KORDA: I felt prepared. I mean, I felt-- I mean, I was playing well from the backcourt. Except, I couldn't serve and that is the key of the match you have to serve well.

Q. You seemed to hurt your ankle in the third set going for a wide ball. Did your ankle bother you in --

PETR KORDA: I didn't have any problems. I didn't hurt my ankle. The court is like this and it is too dangerous there.

Q. You say there is a bit of a rise in the court?

PETR KORDA: Yeah, I mean, the court is coming like down and then they have, like, advertising. I mean, somebody can get hurt really bad out there.

Q. Thank you.

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