August 11, 1999
CINCINNATI, OHIO
ATP: Questions for Daniel.
Q. Can you talk about Patrick's serving tonight?
DANIEL VACEK: I thought he served one of the best I've played him so far. It's
extremely difficult on this court to return it. I think he's, yeah, very good serving,
very high percentage, very accurate. It's very tough to return. When I put it back, he
plays a very good volley.
Q. Are you happy with the way you played or are you disappointed that you came so
close?
DANIEL VACEK: No, I think I played pretty good. I'm happy with my performance.
Q. What was the difference?
DANIEL VACEK: I think his serve was better. I think it was more correct. I had more
problems returning his serve. At the end when it was more important, he put more first
serves in. I think he was more solid.
Q. Were you happier when there weren't things floating in the air around you?
DANIEL VACEK: Yeah, but that doesn't surprise me. It can happen. It's more sad that
they still call it Czechoslovakia. The same thing I would call it New Amsterdam. I think
that's more sad than the balloons. The people pay, so they want to see some shows, so
okay.
Q. Taking you to that painful moment, game six, the double-fault, what happened there?
Did you feel your serve abandoned you?
DANIEL VACEK: No. I think I put that serve in, he played extremely well the first
point. He passed me down the line. It was a very good point. I was constantly behind that
game, so sometimes it's very difficult when you have to catch up, and you down a set, 3-4,
it's quite difficult. He played the right point. I can be disappointed with the
double-fault at the end.
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