IBM/ATP TOUR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

November 14, 1995

Wayne Ferreira

WAYNE FERREIRA: No, I had enough energy. I was feeling fine. I just didn't serve well enough at the end.

WAYNE FERREIRA: I was in Tansania, I don't know if you consider that a safari. I was visiting friends down there. I didn't actually go on a safari. I guess all of Tansania is a safari.

WAYNE FERREIRA: No, I was going back to South Africa on -- arrive back on Friday night, so it was my original plan.

WAYNE FERREIRA: It is tough to beat Boris on second serve. I didn't -- there were a couple of games that I served well, but on the whole, I didn't serve well enough at all. And it is tough to win every single game against him. And then I think he served as well. Got a lot of aces; got a lot of first serves in. Whenever he was down, I mean, I remember one game I think I was 40-Love and he served three aces in a row. That is the kind of thing that makes him win the match. That is what I didn't do.

WAYNE FERREIRA: I was hoping. I definitely did. But I was a little bit too far down in the breaker. I lost too many points at the beginning and at that stage, it is tough to scramble back. I almost got back, but I was a little bit too far, I think.

WAYNE FERREIRA: My manager found me. He did a very, very good job finding me, but he did. Actually, I got the message that I was going to play on Friday evening. I did have an idea sometime during the week, but Friday was the first time that I knew.

WAYNE FERREIRA: Obviously, it's a lot more difficult now. There are two more matches to go. I played well today. If I can improve my serve, I think I still have a chance of getting there. They are going to be tough matches. But, you know, you never know. If I can win those two, depending on what happens with the rest of the guys in the group, there is always a possibility. I am definitely going to try. There is no question about that.

WAYNE FERREIRA: Not much pressure, I don't think. I think playing Boris in Germany is also a problem. It doesn't matter where in Germany, it is always the same. It is difficult. I don't think there is pressure as such being a different tournament. I think it is just a whole different atmosphere playing Boris here. The crowd is obviously for him, so it makes it much tougher, but it is always fun. It would have been nice to have won, but that is the way it goes.

WAYNE FERREIRA: Oh, yeah, I am sure it is. It is only "The Elite 8," they call it. To be part of that is obviously something that is above the rest of everybody else, so I mean, everybody tries at the beginning of January to end up being here; fight hard throughout the whole year to be here, but only eight people can make it. I was nine, but one didn't make it, so I am here, but I am here and I am going to give it my best. I did today and I almost won and I got a couple of more to go, but we will see.

WAYNE FERREIRA: I ain't going to tell you.

WAYNE FERREIRA: I might. I might. We have an idea, but I can't say yet because I don't want to say something and let it change, so we will wait until our Federation makes the final decision.

WAYNE FERREIRA: I think it will be mixed. I think we will all decide together and see what the best possibilities are where we can play it, and, you know, we -- just a lot of different things to think about before we decide.

WAYNE FERREIRA: That, I am not going to tell you either. I think, I mean, obviously looking at their side, we have to play on something fast, more -- if we can get a grass court, it would be great. If not, indoors. One or the other, I think, would be the best two choices for us.

WAYNE FERREIRA: I am not quite up to that. I don't really know the ins and outs of exactly moneywise and exactly what is happening. It is difficult for me to say.

WAYNE FERREIRA: Well, obviously it does. I think the thing that bothers us the most is we want the Federation to obviously have some funds to fund the juniors. For me, I mean, it is not a problem. I can do that by myself, and -- but for the kids coming up, I think that is where the important thing is. So we obviously, the players are are very, you know, disappointed, and we try and encourage them to do the right thing to help out our juniors.

WAYNE FERREIRA: Yeah, we have only been in the World Group the second year now last year. Tennis died a little bit because we didn't have any form of tennis for the people to watch. Then when Davis Cup came back and we played against Australia, enthusiasm got back and a lot more people got involved in the tennis. I think to play against Austria and to have someone like Thomas come and play in front of our home crowd is probably going to inspire people to get more involved in it. That is what we are going to try and do, to get the people behind us and enjoy it more and then hopefully some kids will play and that will change the whole game in South Africa.

WAYNE FERREIRA: I am not quite -- I mean, there has been a couple of changes and whatever, but I am definitely not the person to talk to about that one.