RCA CHAMPIONSHIPS

August 17, 1995

Richey Reneberg

RICHEY RENEBERG: Yeah.

RICHEY RENEBERG: Well, I mean he had been serving real well throughout and it was tough to get a real read on his serve. It is hard to really pick where he is serving it, and I think he served at 5-4 in the tiebreaker and I just happen to hit a couple of good returns; got into the points and hit kind of a lucky lob over his head on that one point, and then served it out. But, you know, a lot of those matches came down to one or two points. I mean, had he had two points going his way, you know, won two points, he probably would have won the match. I think the first set, even though it wasn't that hot, still being the first set means a lot; once you win the first set it helps.

RICHEY RENEBERG: I don't really think so. I don't think it really affected either one of us. I don't know -- I don't think I won a point on his serve. Maybe the fourth game he served, so it didn't seem to affect his serve any. I don't think it was a factor at all.

RICHEY RENEBERG: I think I just won the right points.

RICHEY RENEBERG: Yeah, I think the match was really even. I thought I hit the ball pretty well from the baseline and, you know, I played just some good points when I had to, and I was a little lucky.

RICHEY RENEBERG: Like I said yesterday, there are certain tournaments where different players, you feel more comfortable and you have, like I said yesterday, I never do well in Cincinnati and I come here and seem to always play well. I think even in years when I haven't played that well in Cincinnati I come here and I feel like I am going to start playing well. It is nice. One of my favorite tournaments; nice to do well in tournaments that you enjoy playing at and being at. I don't really know what it is. Other than I think the first tournament that I played back when it was on clay that I did well in, and I have just always enjoyed coming here and I seem to play well.

RICHEY RENEBERG: Not really. I think, if anything, the one thing for me this week is I -- as each match has gone on, I have gained a little more confidence and that, I think, that means a lot on the Tour; really, in any sport. I mean, confidence is almost everything and, you know, it helped. I played a very good match in the first round; that kind of -- I think helped me yesterday and yesterday's match helped me today. But you don't really prepare any differently. I have been playing like eight or nine years; you play -- pretty much prepare for matches generally the same and, you know, you never go out there and play your best really. You never, you know, overconfident or underconfident; you just go out and try and do your best and what happens, happens.

RICHEY RENEBERG: No, I generally play well later in the day. But, I am not -- I try not to be too superstitious - stuff like that, you just try and get ready whenever you play, wherever you play, whatever, you kind of just try -- you realize each match is different; just play each one separately.

RICHEY RENEBERG: Thanks.