VOLVO MONTE-CARLO OPEN

April 29, 1995

Goran Ivanisevic

GORAN IVANISEVIC: No, if I play like this, it is not bad luck. It is bad for me; not bad for him.

GORAN IVANISEVIC: Not coincidence. It is that is what I was doing all day today. I mean, every time when I needed, I didn't put the first serve and when you come 6-5 and you serve for the set, I mean, you serve like that, it is bad. I mean, it is bad, everything was bad.

GORAN IVANISEVIC: I played very bad. He played very bad and match was very bad and only he won because he served better and I gave him the match. Actually, he didn't do anything. I just gave him present.

GORAN IVANISEVIC: In the beginning, yeah, when I hit the second serve, but then afterwards it was okay.

GORAN IVANISEVIC: No pain.

GORAN IVANISEVIC: I didn't do anything this match. The other matches I didn't play safe; at least, I hit the winners. Today I didn't do anything. I just put the ball back and wait for his mistake. He did sometimes -- he was playing smart -- slice, topspin, he comes in; if I pass him, okay, usually I don't pass him and the only good thing that he did he was serving; nothing else; just put more balls in the court than me and I didn't do anything; I could still have tried to at least do something, but I didn't do anything. And I could win.

GORAN IVANISEVIC: I mean, I had chances every game I had a breakpoint and he didn't want -- two points, when he broke me; then tiebreaker I had a couple of set points and he played one lucky volley and -- but then again I was -- had more chances than him, but just didn't do anything. Even when I won the second set, third set I started the same; just putting the ball back and every time when he had a chance he came in and when I had a chance I didn't do anything.

GORAN IVANISEVIC: No, I don't know. Same thing was in Rome last year, also "present" match you just serve better and that is it. From the back he doesn't do anything. Just puts the ball in and he put the ball in and when you are short he comes in and when it is short for me, I don't do anything. It is tough to pass him because he is good at the net and you have to pass him on the breakpoint, the big point; it is tough to do every time.

GORAN IVANISEVIC: I don't know. It doesn't matter. I don't know why. Just -- no idea.

GORAN IVANISEVIC: Maybe. I don't know if you play fast court than it is easier for me because then I come in; then I know I have to come in, but on this court I don't know why I don't come in, I just -- I don't know.

GORAN IVANISEVIC: Yeah, but it is nothing to discuss.

GORAN IVANISEVIC: What strategy, if I play like this, this is no strategy. This is bad, very bad.

GORAN IVANISEVIC: I don't know. Same thing. Rest or not, not going to help anything.

GORAN IVANISEVIC: Yes.