TMS - THE ERICSSON OPEN

March 29, 2000

Monica Seles

WTA: Questions for Monica.

MONICA SELES: I feel fine. I mean, I think my leg just a little bit is not where I would want it to be. Besides that, I feel pretty good the last few tournaments.

MONICA SELES: I slightly sprained my ankle.

MONICA SELES: Just before it started.

MONICA SELES: I had two really key matches that were tough for me, I think playing Lisa and then playing Anna. It was good to come out today again against Amy who played well. It was a very strange match, I must say. Just to play through them, I feel really good. I mean, obviously if I play Martina or Amanda - I mean, if I play Martina, it's going to be a different level, what she and Lindsay are playing right now.

MONICA SELES: Yes, definitely. I didn't really expect to be that fast up 6-Love, 2-Love. The crowd was very different today, I must say, just during second serves, yelling for both of us. My mind wandered off. Thank God I quickly got it back at key times in the second set.

MONICA SELES: Amelia, Hilton Head and just Rome in Europe.

MONICA SELES: I've been playing really well against everyone else this year. I definitely had a tough time against Lindsay and Martina. Everyone else did, too. I mean, I know what I need to do. I just have to do it.

MONICA SELES: Yeah, I do know.

MONICA SELES: I think it's so obvious. But anyway, I need to improve a few things for sure. The way I think Lindsay improved a lot the last two years, Martina also. I think Martina keeps working just as hard as two years ago. So hopefully that will push me consistently throughout a year, not just months at a time. Hopefully I have better results.