TMS - FORO ITALICO

May 20, 2000

Fabiola Zuluaga

Q. Was Amelie too strong for you, or was there something wrong in your game?

FABIOLA ZULUAGA: I think she played really good. Her shots were really deep, so I would travel, try to get them back, and also I was a little bit tired. I've been playing since Saturday here. I've been having a lot of tough matches. But I think she played really good. She played the way she has to to beat me. I feel okay. I had a great week, and maybe next time I can beat her.

FABIOLA ZULUAGA: No one plays tennis in my family or does any sport.

FABIOLA ZULUAGA: Well, I'm from a really small city, and so we had a club and all the kids used to go there and do everything like soccer, swimming and basketball and everything. Tennis was one of those. That's the way I started to play. When I was 12, I started to go to the club so I had more chances to play tennis.

FABIOLA ZULUAGA: I like to swim, yeah. I played basketball, but I had to decide in one of the three sports. I couldn't do all so I had to choose one.

FABIOLA ZULUAGA: My goal?

FABIOLA ZULUAGA: To be in the Top 10.

FABIOLA ZULUAGA: Well, I want to play, like, until 25 or 26. I think I have to maybe enjoy my level as a person, so I decided to go to 25 or 26. And I know that I'm trying. I'm practicing as hard as I can and doing my best on the court, so when I go out and I win every match, I know that I'm getting closer to my goal. And I don't know, maybe this year I can get there or in four or five years.

FABIOLA ZULUAGA: I'm thinking. (Laughing.) 800,000.