ATP TOUR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

November 18, 1993

Goran Ivanisevic

GORAN IVANISEVIC: Well, I think I hit the ball great, especially from the back. I mean, I was feeling not so great, so I had to play pretty fast, but I think I play good match, because he didn't play bad at all.

GORAN IVANISEVIC: Drugs. Something very bad smell, but makes me clear my nose and goes into your brain. It is very strong - I don't know what it was, but it is -- it was okay.

GORAN IVANISEVIC: I start to feel very dizzy. Like my heart was going pretty fast. I couldn't breathe. After every long point we play, I couldn't breathe, and I didn't know what is happening. Then I was also -- my whole part of the body were really slow, like dead. I didn't know what is happening. And they gave me something to drink and that thing and that helped me a little bit.

GORAN IVANISEVIC: I was getting afraid, because started in Monte Carlo and I went to hospital. I spent 4 worse days in my life, but now I check the blood pressure blood, everything, the heart and the doctor says it is okay, so no worries.

GORAN IVANISEVIC: No, I mean, I felt this morning, I didn't practice too long. I practiced for ten minutes only and then this -- then I felt okay, but then as soon as I came on the court, I felt a little bit dizzy, and then the match was going on and on. I felt bad, worse and worse, but then after a couple of last games I felt okay.

GORAN IVANISEVIC: I don't know. Maybe a little bit more nervous than usual. Now I have to -- when you come to the last week of the year, you know, this is last couple of matches and you want to finish and, you know, you have a little bit enough and you are a little bit nervous. You know you have to win both the matches like this one and the next one, so maybe from that, I don't know. I don't know the reason, but I hope tomorrow it is going to be okay.

GORAN IVANISEVIC: No, it is not a cold. He just gave me because I can breath-- because I couldn't breathe normally, so they gave me this thing so I can breath again normally.

GORAN IVANISEVIC: I feel great. I took some vitamins and I feel good.

GORAN IVANISEVIC: No, I saw it. It was pretty funny. I don't know, I mean, that is his -- maybe -- I don't know, last couple of months he is not-- I don't know, he is not playing well, so I don't know why he was reading, maybe he had a reason to read that book. But --

GORAN IVANISEVIC: No, I rather read a newspaper, something more interesting.