WTA TOUR CHAMPIONSHIPS

November 17, 1995

Gabriela Sabatini

GABRIELA SABATINI: What happened? What happened. It was a tough match. I mean, you have to give Natasha a lot of credit. She played a really good match and she never let go. She was always playing good tennis. She didn't get tired. She was pretty consistent I thought, the whole match. And I had a pretty bad first set. I gave a lot of advantage with that first set. And I don't know, I just didn't feel right today. I didn't feel I was really focused. And she was playing well. At the beginning, I felt like it was really hard to play against Natasha. I haven't played her for a while. And she doesn't seem to do much, but she does a lot. And I was trying to get used to that. So I thought I fought really hard. I did the best I could. So I think that's as much as I could ask from myself. Some days you don't play great tennis. And today I felt on and off, playing some moments good, some moments not very good. And it just happened.

GABRIELA SABATINI: I thought it touched the line. That's what I thought happened. It was very close to the umpire, so he didn't overrule. And there was another call, the same line, and it was a big point and he didn't do anything.

GABRIELA SABATINI: Like I said, nobody talks about her. Nobody says anything about her game; like she doesn't seem to have that much. She has that kind of attitude, like a little bit lazy and like she's not really intense on the court. But she's very talented. She has great tennis. When she's on, she can beat anybody.

GABRIELA SABATINI: Yeah, I thought I started to come in a little bit more in the second set. But, yeah, I guess it was a little hard to come in. She was playing deep for some moments. And she was passing very well, also. So I was coming in when I had the chance only, when there was a short ball.

GABRIELA SABATINI: I just thought, well, all I can do is fight. And that's all I tried to do. I guess in those moments you have nothing to lose, probably. And I started to play without worrying too much, if it was going out. And so that's what happens in those moments. I thought I played well those games, but not good enough to finish it.

GABRIELA SABATINI: Oh, yeah, if I have to start again, I will be more prepared. There was a big difference with that first set compared to the end of the match.

GABRIELA SABATINI: I don't understand the question.

GABRIELA SABATINI: She was on tonight. And sometimes you start having problems with your game. And it's hard to keep that consistency through the whole match. And it was a long match. And she had it, she kept it. And I was surprised by that. She was able, mentally, to maintain that level.

GABRIELA SABATINI: No, not really. I mean not because of those points. I was playing good. That didn't stop me from coming into the net. That wasn't the reason.