PILOT PEN TENNIS

August 27, 2004

Lisa Raymond

THE MODERATOR: Questions for Lisa.

LISA RAYMOND: Right. You know, sure. Again, I think the players on the tour know, you know, that I'm a singles player, just end up doing better in doubles. You know, yeah, it was a good week for me. I mean, it was a great opportunity. You know, I got some good matches under my belt for next week.

LISA RAYMOND: You know, she did come out firing. But, you know, I needed to step it up a little bit more than I did tonight. You know, I kind of was very defensive tonight, whereas the last few matches, I've been the opposite, I've been the one dictating and kind of taking it to my opponent. I don't know if it was just maybe, you know, the opportunity just got to me a little bit or if I just kind of thought a little bit too much out there. I'm not sure.

LISA RAYMOND: No, no, not at all, no.

LISA RAYMOND: No. You know, yeah, it was a late night last night, but I had all day to kind of recover. You know, again, I think, you know, it was good for me to get as much tennis as I got this week. I think I needed it. I think I needed it for my confidence. I think I needed it for my game. You know, I mean, again, I said it on TV earlier, if you can't get up for a berth in a final, then there's something wrong. You know, it's just unfortunate. You know, I just came up, you know, a little short.

LISA RAYMOND: You just have to, you know, put it behind you. I've done it a million times, you know, as far as having a loss and then going out and playing a doubles match. You know, it's a semifinal again, chance to get to the final. You know, I got to regroup for myself and for my partner.

LISA RAYMOND: No. I mean, again, it's just -- you can't control your emotions. You can't control whether it's nerves, whether it's, you know, the opportunity getting to you, whatever it is. You can prepare as much as you want, but once you step on that court, you know, you can't really prepare for how you're going to feel out there.

LISA RAYMOND: You know, I was just defensive. I didn't come in enough. Wasn't aggressive enough.

LISA RAYMOND: Definitely, definitely. You know, coming back the way difficult in the first, I thought, "Okay, I'm finally starting to hit the ball a little better, my feet are starting to move." You know, the first couple games of the second, I just didn't -- you know, I just didn't play tight. You know, I made some loose errors. You know, when you're up a set and a break, playing the way she's playing, you're feeling pretty good.