VIRGINIA SLIMS CHAMPIONSHIPS

November 17, 1994

Gabriela Sabatini

GABRIELA SABATINI: Sure, today was a different match, a whole different match than the other day. I don't know, I guess, you know, today I -- today was a match that I had to win. It was kind of strange, the match today. I started a little slower, then in the second, I was able to get into the match, and start playing great tennis. I started hitting the ball hard and stepping into the -- inside the baseline and I felt pretty good. I mean, I liked the way I played in the second and third set.

GABRIELA SABATINI: Yeah, probably more emotional, but, I think Julie, she played a great match; she started to hit the ball very hard; and I wasn't able to do too many things. So, I was surprised the way she was playing. She was putting everything inside and not missing, so --

GABRIELA SABATINI: Sure, I guess that's because I'm in New York, you know, I love to play here. I love this city and, you know, I always do pretty well here, and at the Open I played a great tournament. These are two of the best tournaments I played in the whole year and it was in New York. So, you know, it will be great to end up the year playing good tennis.

GABRIELA SABATINI: Yeah, I don't know, I guess it is a little hard, it's the last tournament of the year and a lot of players are tired, and you know, it is a little bit hard, but, you know, the players that beat them are playing great tennis too. Like Mary, she played good tennis today and well, she deserved it.

GABRIELA SABATINI: She gets very emotional sometimes, and I guess she got a little bit upset with that call and in the second set, she didn't seem to be fighting too much. You know, she wasn't trying that hard and I was, like, well, good for me. But, I thought she, you know, she was feeling a little bit upset.