CHASE CHAMPIONSHIPS OF SANEX WTA TOUR

November 13, 2000

Arantxa Sanchez Vicario

Q. How are the legs? How are the limbs? How is the head?

ARANTXA SANCHEZ-VICARIO: Well, I think that I played -- even that I lost, I played, you know, good tennis, and I played pretty good, but it was not enough, you know, to beat her. There were times that I played really well, and there were times that I made mistakes, but even, you know, the match was, you know, very close, I'm happy the way I played. Unfortunately, I would prefer to have some chances to either win both sets, at the end, you know, I lost in two sets. So here, if things go too fast, but I just think that at times I played, you know, very well.

ARANTXA SANCHEZ-VICARIO: I think she has a lot of potential. For her age, she is one of the upcoming players that, you know, will do very well. She definitely hits the ball very well both sides. I think she can do it really well. She's already doing very well, and, you know, she will do even better.

ARANTXA SANCHEZ-VICARIO: Well, as I say, I make a lot of errors and she made a lot of winners. So I realized I was already 5-2 down and I started to be more focused, and that's when I stopped playing well and hoping if things turned around, I would be able to stay into the match. But definitely, you know, I'm happy the way I played, and at times -- if I would have continued to play, maybe it would have been different. But she definitely also played well.

ARANTXA SANCHEZ-VICARIO: Well, I think you have to be very consistent and definitely you have to play deep, and, you know, moving all the players around, because they are hitting, you know, with a lot of force. Maybe you can do that, you know, sometimes if you do that at the right time, it can help you. But here, it's very difficult, points go much matter of fact faster than if you play outside. If you do that, you can have more chance, but you have to make that a priority.

ARANTXA SANCHEZ-VICARIO: I am sad that it is the last year. Definitely I am not here in the tournament anymore. Next year, you know, we'll be in Europe and it will be completely different. I think the crowd here as always been great. I always feel very good in this place, and unfortunately, we'll miss this place.

ARANTXA SANCHEZ-VICARIO: Well, I think all of the players were sad that this is happening, but, I mean, probably we're not the right persons to say if that's the right decision or not. We'll see what happens next year in Europe, and then maybe I can tell you more about it.

ARANTXA SANCHEZ-VICARIO: Well, this is a very good time of the year to come here. And the arena is great. Always we have great support. Since the first day to the end, the crowd was always responding really well. So, definitely, you know, I've been coming here many years, and, you know, it was a fantastic atmosphere. Now it will be a new arena and different place, and we will see if it will be the same. We'll have to wait and see.

ARANTXA SANCHEZ-VICARIO: I don't know. I'm probably not the right person. You have to ask the CEO. That's the one that makes the decision about that. But, you know, we are happy to play any place, and we will be ready to play in Germany next year.

ARANTXA SANCHEZ-VICARIO: I'm 12 years older than her. (Laughs). You know, she definitely reminds me a little bit. I mean, you know she has a lot of -- she's young, she hits the ball well, she runs after all the balls, she's very hungry. That's normal. She's just starting to do very well. It's normal that the young ones are coming. Yeah, definitely I was the same, you know, when I was that age.

ARANTXA SANCHEZ-VICARIO: Well, I mean, they are the ones that they decide that. So, I mean, the players, as I say, we are going to play, you know, wherever is the tournament going to be played. And maybe it's going to be different. But they are the ones who decide.

ARANTXA SANCHEZ-VICARIO: No. I'm saying no.