EVERT CUP

March 7, 1999

Patty Schnyder

Q. Looked like you played much better than the first match. Is that your feeling?

PATTY SCHNYDER: Yeah, I think so, too. It was just the first three or four games I was not really in the match, then I started playing well. Especially the second set was really good. I could return her good serve and play aggressive on my service game, so I was really happy with the second set. And the third set was all right also.

PATTY SCHNYDER: Not much. I was surprised that she had a one-handed backhand. I didn't even know that. But I heard that her serve was her best shot. Yeah, she served really good.

PATTY SCHNYDER: Yeah, sometimes, if you see the balls going and the rallies over there. I always tell myself, "If you really concentrated, you shouldn't notice it." Yeah, I tried to concentrate on my court, my game, not to think about the other court.

PATTY SCHNYDER: It's always special to play the No. 1 in the world, yeah. She's Swiss, so that's on top of it. Yeah, I see how good I can play against her. Normally I like her game. We have a lot of good rallies. It's really fun playing matches against her.

PATTY SCHNYDER: You never know. It's like I'm going on court and I don't know what's going to happen. So now I can play against a higher-ranked player. It's another situation for me. Yeah, I'm trying my best.

PATTY SCHNYDER: Yeah. I mean, I want to play a good game for myself, yeah. I want to play good tennis, like I always want. That's the way I go on court. Tomorrow, as well.

PATTY SCHNYDER: In practice I feel really confident. I'm playing much better. But during the matches, sometimes I lose completely my game. I'm on the court wondering why my shots are not working. I can work on a lot of things in my match.

PATTY SCHNYDER: I don't know yet. I just think about it. Probably going to try something. But I'm not sure yet what I'm going to do.