FAMILY CIRCLE CUP

March 30, 1995

Iva Majoli

IVA MAJOLI: Yes. I wasn't feeling that well the whole match. I don't know, I was shaking the whole time, I don't know what happened. I mean, I wasn't nervous or anything I was just -- I don't know what happened. I just couldn't relax. I was just shaking on the court the whole match.

IVA MAJOLI: No, I don't know, my head was hurting a little, I was shaking, I don't know. So I'm glad I'm through with this match.

IVA MAJOLI: Maybe I ate too many bugs. I ate a couple this morning, I don't know later. But now I feel fine. This is the first time that that happened. I don't know. I was feeling very weird.

IVA MAJOLI: Excuse me?

IVA MAJOLI: Well, I think I play the winner of Conchita and I don't know who she plays, and that one is going to be tough. But I played Conchita last year in the semis and I lost 6-4 in the third, and I beat her after that easier in Spain, and I'm looking forward and I think it's going to be a good match.

IVA MAJOLI: I beat her in quarterfinals in Barcelona.

IVA MAJOLI: Yeah. We'll see.

IVA MAJOLI: No, I played indoor tournaments and this year and I rest a little bit and this is the first tournament outdoors.

IVA MAJOLI: Yeah, I was hurt a couple of months after French, my stomach muscle, so I didn't play for two or three months. And after that, you know, I was struggling 'till the end of the year. I couldn't get my rhythm, I wasn't playing as well. Then last year was pretty good for me, I qualified for the championship. It was my goal for last year and I'm ranked 12th now and hopefully I'll move in the top ten real soon.

IVA MAJOLI: Yes.

IVA MAJOLI: No injuries, you know, I'm fine and healthy and feeling great.

IVA MAJOLI: It is I think. I always like to play the top players and I have nothing to lose and she has to defend lots of points. So I'm just going to try to play the best I can and see what happens.

IVA MAJOLI: I have nothing to lose. I just play, you know, I don't care about the score and they have to think about, you know, winning. So I have a little advantage. So we'll see.

IVA MAJOLI: I work with my brother most of the time but I also work with Nikki Pilic a little bit in Germany. But it's real hard right now because I'm traveling, you know, and he's very busy working for Davis Cup, but he's going to come to Grand Slams and maybe some tournaments in Germany.

IVA MAJOLI: Dado, D-A-D-O.

IVA MAJOLI: He's 24.

IVA MAJOLI: Yes, my whole family came with me here and my dad is also working with us I think for another year, maybe, but he wants to go away from tennis.

IVA MAJOLI: I'm not thinking about that right now. Not now.

IVA MAJOLI: Well, I'm going to play for Croatia. I'm going to play with Goran for Croatia because we are really good friends.

IVA MAJOLI: Yes. We're playing that in Spain.

IVA MAJOLI: Yeah. We're both pretty upset that we couldn't play Hopman Cup this year because Goran was flying so we couldn't play but next year we'll play Olympics and Hopman Cup, everything.

IVA MAJOLI: Well, they said I can still improve everything, but Nikki is working a lot on my vollies and my serve and that's what I'm trying to improve. They both say I still have time, I'm 17 and I'm not in a hurry. I have time, you know. I don't think about oh, I have to be No. 2 or 3 'till I'm 18, you know, so there is no pressure from anyone.

IVA MAJOLI: I did. Usually I improve my serve a lot and today I don't know what happened.

IVA MAJOLI: Yeah, I doublefaulted a couple of times.

IVA MAJOLI: I know that, I played you one time.

IVA MAJOLI: Excuse me?

IVA MAJOLI: We'll see, I'll try to win.

IVA MAJOLI: Yes.