AUSTRALIAN OPEN

January 15, 2001

Dominik Hrbaty

THE MODERATOR: Questions.

DOMINIK HRBATY: He was playing well. He didn't miss any balls in the wind, that we played in the beginning was so strong and I had more trouble with the wind than with the opponent. But he, I mean, he was not missing too many balls so also he didn't play bad. He played great tennis. Just in the third set, I told myself, "Okay, let's fight, and we'll see how it will go." And I feel -- I start to feel like I got my chances and after the third set I won, I just believed that I'm not gonna lose and I won easy. Then I think he won only one serve till the end of the match. The wind start slowing down little bit and I got into the shape little bit more and I played much more better and didn't give him any chance then.