U.S. OPEN

August 30, 1995

Boris Becker

BORIS BECKER: Very good. I thought I played an excellent match tonight. I could have made it a bit easier in the third set having a break already, but I played a very sloppy game to lose my service game and then Carsten raised his level; I had to raise my level, and it started to be a very good tennis match.

BORIS BECKER: Actually I was -- I didn't play very much after Wimbledon. I was injured, and I couldn't play for a couple weeks. I started very slow in Cincinatti; played a bit better in New Haven. I am -- at this stage of the year, I am still very fresh, and I think it shows out on the court, and I am eager to play that I haven't played much, meaning my body, my mind is still very fresh and that is very good for me.

BORIS BECKER: It is not really my problem, that everybody is talking about Andre and Pete. That seems to be the story all year long. Obviously we are in the United States; you have the top two players in the world coming from this country, so it is very normal, but I think if you ask the players, you know, there are a few more out there than just those two.

BORIS BECKER: No, I am already playing a few years after, let us say, a series is over, let us say a couple of tournaments on the same surface; then you have a break; you are trying to look back trying to see what you did wrong and see what you did good and try and remember that for the next year. Yeah, I do that all the time.

BORIS BECKER: Well, since I am not really up-to-date, I have no right to comment on that. I don't know how bad the situation is and so I don't think I have a right to comment.