TMS - INDIAN WELLS

March 15, 2000

Gustavo Kuerten

MIKI SINGH: Questions for Guga.

GUSTAVO KUERTEN: I think I had a good start, and very bad calls when I was serving 4-3. I lost my serve. I did two ace. I think it's very sad when happen this. First set went to the tiebreak, I had more chance, but couldn't get it. Was close match. We both had chance. Just he was more stronger I think physically. I think I wasn't too strong. But I was playing okay, could give him a tough battle. When I needed, I didn't play that much well. That cost me the match.

GUSTAVO KUERTEN: I just came from a lot of match, arrive here one day only before I start. I haven't play on hard court for long while, so I feel this change. I think was normal. I was a little bit tired, too, so I needed this cream to put my legs more warm and give me more speed. If I was just by myself, I was like bad, you know, not feeling too good with too much energy.

GUSTAVO KUERTEN: I don't think too much about my opponents, if they going to play well or not. I think about my game. I knew what was my situation, the way I could play. I think I should have won the first set to have more chance. I knew it's going to be tough after that. I was much more tired than him. I think he took good advantage of that. He just has good chance now. I think he get more rhythm. That was the thing that he most need. After two match, I think he's going to be in his best shape to play against anyone.

GUSTAVO KUERTEN: I had to do that. I had to take more time to try to get the balls. I wasn't to close the angles and do some things that I like to do, so I had to stay with what I had in this game, try to win with that. I think I managed to put myself in a good position, but I didn't made the things to win. I think I didn't have too much things to do more than this. I didn't feel like do run, run all the time, attack. I really thought that I didn't enough power to play all match.

GUSTAVO KUERTEN: That's what I said. I play with the power I had. Couldn't do more than this. Was tough to me to play. I try to win anyway. I have to play in this tournament. There's no choice. I try to do the best I can. I think I did all right. I didn't do too bad the condition I was.

GUSTAVO KUERTEN: I don't know really what to do. Maybe stay around here for a while, Los Angeles maybe. I'm not sure. At least I'm going to have a few days to recover and practice on hard. I think I can be more better prepared to the next week.

GUSTAVO KUERTEN: Never been.