US OPEN

August 29, 1997

Anke Huber

Q. How disappointed are you, Anke?

ANKE HUBER: Well, I'm disappointed because I played terrible. I think that's the only thing. Well, she played well. I played very good the first two matches. Today I couldn't find any rhythm.

ANKE HUBER: Well, we played in Los Angeles. She played almost the same there. Somehow I knew what's coming. But I didn't feel comfortable out there. I hit everything too late; I saw everything very late. Maybe it was because evening. I have no idea. It was just totally different than the day matches I played. I just saw everything very late. I think it was myself. I don't think that she pushed me. She didn't play anything special compared to Los Angeles.

ANKE HUBER: For sure, because she was serving quite well. I think that was the best part today of her game. So if I lose my serve, it's very hard to come back. For sure, you're disappointed the first moment. Maybe you cool down a little bit, you're like frustrated. But still I always tried. But my return was terrible. Usually it's a little bit better. She was never under pressure, so I never took advantage of her second serve or anything. So it was kind of easy for her to serve well.

ANKE HUBER: Yeah. She played good, but she didn't play anything special compared to Los Angeles. I mean, she played the same kind of game. She didn't do anything different. That's what I meant. She took the ball very early; she hit very hard; she was serving well. I'm not saying she did anything special. She's playing well. It was nothing that I didn't know what's coming.

ANKE HUBER: Well, I don't know. I just mean she has nothing to lose when she plays against me. She can hit the balls. She can just play. She doesn't need to think about anything; she just goes in and plays. So if she loses, okay. If she wins, it's great. It's advantage from all the young players. It was the same with me when I came up.

ANKE HUBER: Yeah. I think it's a little bit too much. But still, for sure, it's also kind of a pressure. If she's playing against Top-10 Player, I think nobody really expects her to win. She can take it easy, I guess.

ANKE HUBER: Well, maybe the publicity, because I don't know what's her ranking right now. For that, she got quite a lot of attention, I guess.

ANKE HUBER: For sure she's going to play well the next. She's moving up in the ranking, that's for sure. I guess she will be a top player in the next three years, I guess. There is some other young players, sure, but she's one of them.

ANKE HUBER: For sure it's always tough if you lose against a young player. You don't like to lose against a 16 or 17 year old girl. I think it's kind of normal. But, you know, if I would have played well and I would have lost, it's okay. But if you play bad, it's always a little bit more disappointing. Doesn't matter against who you are playing.

ANKE HUBER: I think it wasn't that bad. I expected it a little bit worse, actually. I went into the match. I thought everybody will be against me, you know, screaming. I think it wasn't a great match, so the crowd stayed a bit quiet.

ANKE HUBER: I just said, "Well played."

ANKE HUBER: It's her mentality. I don't care about it.

ANKE HUBER: Yeah. But usually I hit the balls well, better, I'd say better.