US OPEN

August 29, 2003

Tamarine Tanasugarn

MODERATOR: Questions, please.

TAMARINE TANASUGARN: (Laughing). Actually, I am very, very embarrassed right now. I think, you know, I was just so focused and thought that game was 5-4. I always think to myself that every -- my game serve is very important, so I try to hold my serve all the time. That's, like... After that, I started to, you know, like -- like I was really laughing about myself, too. I just said that, "Oh, if I gonna finish this match and won it, I'm gonna jump more than the one before." So I was like, "Yeah." Yeah, I'm kind of happy the way I played today, yeah.

TAMARINE TANASUGARN: Yes, yeah.

TAMARINE TANASUGARN: Yeah, so...

TAMARINE TANASUGARN: Like this week, I have like very good focus, you know. You know, like I work out, involve my physical, and that works. I just enjoying playing tennis, you know, playing my games and try to do best as I can, yeah.

TAMARINE TANASUGARN: The most important thing, like, it's my game serve, you know. I try to hold it. You know, like I try to, you know, like move Daniela around and be aggressive. And it's work today, yeah.

TAMARINE TANASUGARN: Like last couple tournaments, Amelie playing so well. You know, her game is, you know, coming back very strong. And, you know, Amelie is very, you know -- everybody knows she's very tough and very strong. I just gonna play my games and try to be focus my game. You know, we'll see. Yeah, I think it's gonna be good match, yeah.

TAMARINE TANASUGARN: No, no. I just, you know, like try to focus one by one, each point. You know, that's what I said. I was kind of having fun on myself, you know, "If I won the match, I'm gonna jump more." I think that was, you know... Also made me relax, too. Not to, you know, like -- try to focus and, you know, yeah... It's good, yeah (smiling).

TAMARINE TANASUGARN: You know, like I just said, like, "Tough match," "Good match," yeah. Something like that.

TAMARINE TANASUGARN: I think so. I try to be aggressive in the beginning of the set and, you know, try to focus on every point, yeah. Uh-hmm.

TAMARINE TANASUGARN: No, you know. For me, win or lose, it doesn't matter, you know. I just go out there and enjoy my tennis and play my best. So, you know, and -- you know, fourth round US Open is really good. You know, I mean, fourth round in Grand Slams... So my next step is gonna be next step, yeah. We'll see.

TAMARINE TANASUGARN: A little bit. But it's good. In the last game I'm not nervous. I just go out there and play, you know, and hit the balls, be aggressive. So, you know, my 30-all and ace, that's really give me game confidence for that, yeah.

TAMARINE TANASUGARN: You know, like Daniela, she's -- actually , in the second set she played very, very well and be more aggressive. And, you know, she never give up. She try to come back, you know, to win the set or, you know... I just, you know, tell myself that it's not gonna be over yet and she's playing much, much better. So I try to be like focus and, yeah, be more aggressive on that, yeah.

TAMARINE TANASUGARN: Actually, I played pretty well, you know. I didn't, you know -- I play a good shots in the right timing. You know, like I think in the first set, her first serve not really, you know... So that's give me opportunity to come back. But, yeah, uh-hmm...

TAMARINE TANASUGARN: It's normal for people, you know, you get nervous, you know. You have to deal with it, yeah. You have to deal and you know you have to deal and fight for it, yeah, uh-hmm...

TAMARINE TANASUGARN: Again, please?

TAMARINE TANASUGARN: The fog. I think the first set I see the fogs, but I just, you know... Just doesn't really bother me. But it's really humid today, yeah. You know, like my grip is a bit slippery. But try to dry it out, yeah.

TAMARINE TANASUGARN: Actually, it's -- it was a little bit windy today, like just one side blow. But, you know, you have to deal with it, yeah.

TAMARINE TANASUGARN: I don't think so. I just try to break my own goal and try to improve myself.

TAMARINE TANASUGARN: I don't know. Thailand is Buddhist, though. So normally we've got kind of easy-going, you know, and enjoying your life, you know. Probably that's the thing. But most important thing is enjoying. Don't push yourself too much, you know, or, you know, just be happy the way you are, yeah.

TAMARINE TANASUGARN: No, it's different. Buddhist in Thailand -- oh, long story (laughing). Yeah, no, it's Buddhist, but it's different kind of -- yeah, Buddhist. Zen is Japanese, I think. I don't know, yeah.

TAMARINE TANASUGARN: Again, please?

TAMARINE TANASUGARN: Actually, everybody's different. I think everybody is trying to improve. So I don't know how everybody's gonna do. But for me, I just happy the way I am, yeah. It's hard. It's not easy, yeah. Depends on everybody, how they, you know, they kind of improve them self, yeah. Everybody's different, so different kind of way. I don't know, yeah.

TAMARINE TANASUGARN: It's easy for me? Sometimes (smiling). Sometimes works, sometimes not. But, yeah, uh-hmm.

TAMARINE TANASUGARN: What is that?

TAMARINE TANASUGARN: Yeah. Actually, my aunt's here and she's staying in New York. So they're all here. Yeah, my dad and my mom, also my coach, yeah. So, pretty good, yeah. So hope, you know, yeah, they can see my match today, yeah.

TAMARINE TANASUGARN: I'm not sure, but may be live. I don't know. Yeah, depends. But I think my mom, she said she's gonna watch me on the TV live.

TAMARINE TANASUGARN: Uh-hmm, yeah. Yep (smiling).