ATP TOUR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

November 22, 1996

Richard Krajicek

RICHARD KRAJICEK: It is the most top 10 or actually top five players I have beaten in one week since in a long time. Actually, I don't know the last time I did it. Not even Wimbledon I did it, I think. So, I think it was. I mean, L.A. I played okay. I mean, I made the finals. But, of course, the guys I played were much lower ranked. And, today, this week, so many different factors. And, the rankings of the players I have played are very high. And, because I haven't played so well in a long time, it was also difficult. So, yeah, overall, I think it is by far, actually, my best.

RICHARD KRAJICEK: The first set?

RICHARD KRAJICEK: I was not happy, of course, that I let him come back to 5-3. Should have just made 6-2, because, yeah, if I would maybe not hit a good serve or he would hit a good return or something like that, suddenly it is 5-4, then advantage of the tiebreaker would be gone. I felt a little pressure at 5-3 because I really wanted to win that point. Would have been really, yeah, basically won the tiebreak already at 5-Love. And, I basically would have given the first set away. So, yeah, I had a few thoughts crossing my mind.

RICHARD KRAJICEK: Yeah, I was not happy with myself in the tiebreaker of the second set. The whole tiebreaker I probably -- also, the game before I served only to his backhand and I don't know, when was it, 3-All, he already waited for the wide serve and he missed it. But, I should have just seen that he was waiting for it. And, I served again to his backhand at 5-All and he picked it. I mean, you can lose a set, it doesn't matter, but, strategically, that was a very stupid play of mine. That was the thing that bothered me the most.