U.S. OPEN

September 1, 1993

Jana Novotna

JANA NOVOTNA: Yeah, well, I did expect a little tougher match. I was ready for that. I just found that I have made so many unforced errors. She was missing a lot. I tried to mix it up, the game. That is what I did. It was a little bit -- I think, generally, I did well.

JANA NOVOTNA: Yeah, so far. This is just the second round, and you know, I am happy to win every match, so I feel pretty good; looking forward to have a day off tomorrow and, you know, put my game to a higher level and then be ready to play the third round.

JANA NOVOTNA: Definitely it will be my forehand. I think that I still need to work on that and, of course, my serve, because, you know, I need too.

JANA NOVOTNA: Well, I think I made a mistake that the only thing I did was that I told the Czech press not to ask me anything about the draw because I never look at the draw; who I have to play. Now that you are here already, I am not going to answer that because that is too far ahead. There is no way I am thinking that far at the moment. So don't say anything about the draw anymore.

JANA NOVOTNA: It improved it a lot.

JANA NOVOTNA: You know, when I was a child I never dream of getting through the finals of Wimbledon and finally when I made it this year, it was such a boost for me because not only did I beat two top ten players on the way to the final, but also the way I played, you know, and the way I handled the whole situation, so it gave me a lot of confidence and I hope it shows.