U.S. OPEN

September 2, 1995

Jared Palmer

JARED PALMER: Well, yeah, I guess I did. The wind was -- early in the match was kind of tricky. On the one side with the wind, it was a little difficult. I don't know -- to hit the ball, I mean, I felt like -- I felt good if I started the point out and got into a rally with him, I felt like he couldn't hurt me too much. I could win from my chance to come in. But I don't know, yeah, I felt pretty good, and I started off, you know, well. And then I lost my serve twice. I was up a break twice and lost it. So that was kind of -- I mean, I didn't -- I was a little frustrated at that point because I thought I should be ahead of him. But, you know, then I just stayed in there, managed to play pretty well.

JARED PALMER: I really didn't feel that because I didn't go to school with him -- I mean, when he was playing. And I don't know him other than in this setting. I mean, I have never seen him play before, and -- no, that didn't really -- I didn't really think that, you know. I knew that he was a pretty -- obviously, a pretty good player, really consistent and just try to stay aggressive.

JARED PALMER: Well, we played different styles of game. He is more a baseliner and more of a serve and volleyer. But, yeah, I guess, when we first come out, maybe you don't believe as much that you belong, you know, in the second week of a Grand Slam and maybe that takes a certain amount of time to adhere to, to get used to it, maybe that played a part today.

JARED PALMER: I am still not there. But, yeah, no, I mean, I know when I first came out -- yeah, just have to -- it takes awhile to get used to the fact that you are playing now at the highest level and -- it takes -- it is different for everybody, but I know for me it took awhile to get used to.

JARED PALMER: It doesn't mean that much, no.

JARED PALMER: In my experience, it hasn't meant that much. I mean, there are a lot of non-Americans on the Tour that, to them, that means nothing. If you win the NCAA, you probably did it when you were at least, you know, 19 or 20 and for a lot of the guys on the Tour, who don't go to school, they start doing good things on the Tour much younger than that, so it is not -- I don't think it is that big a deal.

JARED PALMER: I don't know. Yeah, I had a great draw, but I also feel like it is -- you still have to win the matches and I think I played as well as I have played for a while, although, I think that without a doubt, I will have to play better. I don't know who I play next -- I will have to play pretty well.

JARED PALMER: Is that right? That is what I thought.

JARED PALMER: No, I haven't.

JARED PALMER: I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. Obviously, I can't just rally with him. I am going to have to take some chances; try and serve well, serve smart. You know, if I play him, I don't know. I mean, Edberg is still there.

JARED PALMER: The guy doesn't have many weaknesss, if any, and I haven't really thought about it. I didn't really expect to be playing him. But I am -- I don't know what to say. He is a phenomenal player and there is not a whole lot you can break down or -- I just think that it comes to whether you can raise or, in my case, raise my level for the day and get some breaks and play a consistent match the whole match.

JARED PALMER: I hope so. I don't -- I feel pretty good, but I guess we won't know until we get out there. I have played some big names in singles. I haven't quite done the job, so maybe this will be another opportunity.

JARED PALMER: My best win would be over Martin in the finals of Pinehurst. And no, Tom hasn't.