US OPEN

August 27, 2001

Monica Seles

MODERATOR: Questions for Monica, please.

MONICA SELES: I really am not online at all. I'm the wrong person to ask. Zero.

MONICA SELES: No, none, really. I'm really not into that at all, whatever you call those cameras that you can see people. I'm not into that.

MONICA SELES: I definitely had some better wins over the top players. Really I played well the last three, four weeks. You know, it's just so hard to compare because each time it's just different. I'm a player, I forget as soon as the match is over and stuff like that. But really happy that after not playing for a while, I could come back and play so well so soon. Hopefully I can just improve upon that.

MONICA SELES: Really weight training, a slow distance, biking, stuff like that. I can't do any speed stuff because of my foot. The combination of three people, Lisa, Pat and Mike who have just been really wonderful. That's really it. You know, nothing different. It's just probably doing it on a more consistent basis.

MONICA SELES: Once I get started, I do. But I'm not like a person that likes to beforehand. I love to play tennis. Once I get started, then I definitely enjoy it. I think the more I've been doing it, the more I'm open to that idea of kind of making it part of my lifestyle.

MONICA SELES: No. I worked really hard with my dad. He was a triple jump champion, he had me do tons of track. For a period of four or five years, I didn't really do too much stuff. If I did, I had someone like Gavin that I did tons of work. I only did it for three works. It's nice to have the continuity. To have that jump, you need to do it for long periods. That's hopefully what I'll be able to do now.

MONICA SELES: We didn't get a chance to work on anything. Mike came in the week of San Diego, I've been playing every week since then. We've been playing a lot of points. Obviously, he's such a good player that it makes me raise the level of my game. He hasn't tried to change anything and stuff like that, which we talked about, which I really don't feel I need changes. I just need to be playing at a high level. The way he plays, it's just perfect for me to get the timing down and groove. He runs down so many balls. He can simulate a lot of players that I'm playing.

MONICA SELES: Yeah, definitely, I mean, for sure. That's why it's been really positive.

MONICA SELES: I think it's terrific. I'm a player that loves to play night matches. You have some players who absolutely request not to, some that love it. I'm in that group that I think it's great. It's a great way to showcase women's tennis really at a critical time. We have so much variety in our sport right now. It will be nice to bring in a new fan base. This certainly could open a lot of doors for women's tennis.