US OPEN

August 31, 2005

Albert Costa

ALBERT COSTA: Today was really, really difficult. I just confined my rhythm and he was much more confident with the wind, for sure.

ALBERT COSTA: Well, maybe the situation has changed because I am in a worse level now. But I think he's playing quite good. He's always a good fighter, so for sure he's one of the three favorites to win the tournament.

ALBERT COSTA: More power for sure. He's serving much bigger. Serving more aces. He's more and more consistent with the serve.

ALBERT COSTA: Well, today, it's not that good reference, but I saw him many times and I think he's playing much better now.

ALBERT COSTA: Good question. I am not sure. I want to finish this season and then decide. I had a surgery like after the French Open and I still am not 100%, physically I have to improve a lot. I am going to try. I still have two tournaments on clay, and then I am going to play indoors. So we will see what happens. For sure, I am going to end this season and then decide if I continue or not.

ALBERT COSTA: No, no, if I finish, I finish altogether. I can't play only on clay.

ALBERT COSTA: Yes.

ALBERT COSTA: Four years old.

ALBERT COSTA: It's tougher, so for sure it's tougher, and you just have to think completely different. Now to travel is tougher. Everything is tougher, so being away from home is tough for sure, every time. So it is one, maybe, or another reason to stop thinking.

ALBERT COSTA: My wife is working, so they don't really travel with me a lot. But I don't know, eight ten weeks. I am travelling less, so I am playing less tournaments also.

ALBERT COSTA: The best? Well now, is easy, much easier. When they are like babies, really babies, it's tough because it tough to sleep. Now, it is no problem.

ALBERT COSTA: Of course.

ALBERT COSTA: Maybe, yeah. A few of them. It's nice.

ALBERT COSTA: No, I think -- well, the money is always important because you want to live good, but I think I did enough money to live good enough. I don't know. I am not thinking about money. I never thought about money all my career, so it just -- it's just another aspect of the tennis. If you play good and if you win tournaments, you get money. I am very fortunate that since the beginning I was playing good, and now I don't have to think about it.

ALBERT COSTA: Yeah, because I want -- when I am on the court, I like to play good and to especially enjoy, enjoy playing. Now I am not enjoying. Now I am just playing and I am trying to get my confidence back and my tennis back. But the time it's tough. So it more difficult to be 100%, and I have to do a lot of effort. I think I did many, many times. So right now, it tough, but I still maybe I can play one more year. So I have to think.