NASDAQ-100 OPEN

March 20, 2002

Monica Seles

THE MODERATOR: Questions for Monica, please.

MONICA SELES: I feel I'm playing good. I had a good tournament last week. I've been playing a lot of matches, and I feel happy to be back here. I played well a couple of years ago. And I just look forward to my first-round match. I mean, I live close to here, and so I like it down here. So, I'm looking forward to it.

MONICA SELES: I think you know that you're going to have to have a lot of more matches back-to-back which I think is really tough, last week at Indian Wells and then this here in Miami. But it's a big tournament. Always has been. And you have to be really prepared for it.

MONICA SELES: Oh, it's been terrific to see that. I mean, she obviously -- the way she started in Australia last year, and I think to defend that this year is huge. I mean, that's as difficult if not more than winning it the first time. And she's been playing some great tennis. Haven't seen much of her since Australia, so it's nice to see her back playing here.

MONICA SELES: Well, I've changed some things to my game that probably are better than before, and I'm missing something that I probably had before. So, it's a combination of both.

MONICA SELES: I think all players love the big ball because it's really easy to sign. It's a great invention.

MONICA SELES: I never played a match against Daniela. I've practiced with her a couple of times. She's a terrific all-court player. I think it was a long time coming. She had a lot of three-set losses last year against top players where she was up, and I think was just inexperience that she lost them. It was great to see her break through like that. She played some great tennis all throughout the week.

MONICA SELES: Most people would agree the women's tennis is doing so well right now. It's more popular than men's tennis, which is great to see. A long time, it was vice versa. There's just such excitement. It's great to see this week all the top players being here. I think that's just going to create even more, and there should be some fantastic matchups in the later rounds of the tournament.

MONICA SELES: Yeah, definitely. I mean, there's a lot less stuff for me to do and that's great. It leaves me more time. But, you know, it's, for me, it's good. It all depends how you do. And, you know, each player, when they come on the tour, it's new and it's fresh and so, yeah. I really don't think too much about this, so I don't know what else to say.

MONICA SELES: Oh, it would be a long answer. So I won't go into details (smiling). The level of the game has gone really up. I think all the girls are a lot bigger and taller than beforehand. They're hitting the ball harder. You have to make an adjustment to it. The game has evolved to a positive way, and that's why I think it's so exciting to watch women's tennis right now. Because the balls are being hit very hard. But at the same time, it's not only serve and volley like what you see in the men's on a fast court.

MONICA SELES: I don't think I'm allowed while I'm playing to do that. Once I retire, yeah, if any player would want to, I would love to. I think it's a fantastic thing the WTA created. I wish I had it when I started on the tour. It's just really fantastic. Thank you.