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U.S. OPEN


September 1, 1995


Gigi Fernandez


NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK

Q. Gigi, when Chanda was in here a couple of days ago, she was speaking a lot about the confidence she got from this summer. But it also looks like she has worked on her game a lot. Do you see her developments in both ways that she --

GIGI FERNANDEZ: It's hard. I only played her this summer. I played her three times this summer. I think she always had that game, that big hitting game and she learned how to control it a little bit. I don't think she improved her forehand or backhand. I think she always had those shots; just that she learned how to go for the forehand winner at the right time and not just whenever.

Q. She spoke about the help that the match at Wimbledon had given her; that she has learned how never to give up and to consolidate her leads. That just those matches made her more mature; can you see that in her game?

GIGI FERNANDEZ: Yeah, I mean, when you come down from 5-Love in the third, 5-1, got to give you a lot of confidence and help you believe that it is never over until you shake hands. And right now she is riding on that wave and it will probably last for a little longer. And then, you know, what happens is it happens to you one time. It's the flip-side. Then you realize, you know, you get nervous. Now she hasn't dealt with that because she has been playing so well.

Q. How would you project her match against Graf?

GIGI FERNANDEZ: I think it will be a great matchup. I think, she has a very good chance to beat Steffi -- she has got the power. You need power to beat Steffi; she can also come in. When she beat Arantxa and Gaby and was -- she came in. When she plays me, she can't come in because I get there before she does. When she is playing a baseliner, she has got a solid deep approach shot, very solid volley. If she attacks Steffi's backhand and her forehand is in control, I think, she has a very good chance.

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