U.S. OPEN

September 4, 1994

Ginger Helgeson

GINGER HELGESON: Pretty disappointed, but, I mean, she didn't allow me to play my game, and so I give her a lot of credit, she played really well, served well. The wind didn't seem to bother her much, it really bothered me and, usually, you know, she doesn't concentrate that well through the entire -- entirety of the matches, and she did today I was waiting for her to break or make some errors, and it just kind of never came. So, she played as well as I have seen her play.

GINGER HELGESON: What's that?

GINGER HELGESON: I couldn't because she was serving incredibly well on her first and second serves. You know, it wasn't -- her second serve is not something you can really clobber. It was coming out wide with the wind and so -- I mean, deep, like right on the service line -- I have something in my eye -- so it was really tough for me to get in, and usually she doesn't chip and charge that well. I mean, she did it every time, and she just didn't miss much. So -- and when, you know, they did go in, they were just two inches from the baseline, and it's just so tough to pass off of that.

GINGER HELGESON: And it was really tough. Yeah, my toss was going everywhere, and I just couldn't find the rhythm.

GINGER HELGESON: Well, I mean, everything was sailing on me and, so, I picked up a racket that was a couple pounds tighter, the tension.

GINGER HELGESON: Yeah, maybe I should have started with it.

GINGER HELGESON: Yeah.

GINGER HELGESON: Yes. I warmed up at 5:15 to 6:00, there was almost nothing. And I felt really good out there. I was hitting the ball well, and then when we stepped out on the court, it started out being windy, and then it got windier as the match went along.

GINGER HELGESON: I'm really happy with it. Yeah. All you can do is play your best and see what happens, and that's what I did tonight and I -- she didn't allow me to play my best, so I give her a lot of credit for that, but the tournament was great, you know, beating Conchita was the highlight and that's something I'll always take with me, so it's been positive.

GINGER HELGESON: Her tactics, no. But, her unforced errors are usually higher and she usually just mentally breaks down a little bit here and there. She'll play three good games and then two not so well, because I played her before and that's what she's done and I've watched her too. So she concentrated really well and played solid through the whole thing.

GINGER HELGESON: I'm not done yet. I'm still in doubles.

GINGER HELGESON: Yes. I've got to get to bed.