WIMBLEDON

June 25, 2002

Justine Henin

MODERATOR: Justine Henin for you, Ladies and Gentlemen.

JUSTINE HENIN: I was going very well until this point of the match. But like in the tournament last week, I had some problems to finish the match. Maybe it's because I stopped two weeks without tennis, and then I'm a little bit nervous to finish the matches because I'm very happy just to be close. So I have to control that. But finally I happy that in the third I played my game and there were no more match.

JUSTINE HENIN: I was sick after the French Open, yeah.

JUSTINE HENIN: Yeah. But physically it still had to recover because, I mean, at this level you have to be hundred percent. So I start to be fine, but it's hard yet to come back on tour.

JUSTINE HENIN: I didn't think about this because it's still far away in my head now. And, you know, I'm here in Wimbledon. I just try to be focus here. So maybe before the tournament I was a little bit nervous because I lost first round in the French Open. But it's like this. I just have to concentrate on my next round. My goal today was easy: it was just to win - and I did it. That was the most important thing for me today, and I did it.

JUSTINE HENIN: It's really not my problem. I mean, every player lives a life like she wants. And, you know, I think that we are professional tennis players. Okay, for my part, I try to give hundred percent for tennis. I mean, I don't have to talk about this because that's really not my problem.

JUSTINE HENIN: No comment about this. You know, tennis world is many things. You know, I don't have to say anything because I don't think anything about this. It's like that. I just play for myself and I don't mind about what the other players earn. That's not my problem.

JUSTINE HENIN: Yeah, I thought of what I did last year before coming here - because last year I was 7-5, 4-1 against Boogert. Today was just one set all. It wasn't the same situation. But, yeah, I said, "Okay, you can win this match. That's the most important." But what I did last year, it's different this year. You know, it's another tournament. I'm in the Top 10 for one year already now, and it's a different situation. I try that I don't think too much about what happened last year and just try to be focused now on my next round. I have to be positive in every situation. Just try to win every point.

JUSTINE HENIN: I hope so. I think, like I said, my goal today was to win this match, and now my second one will be the next step. But it's going to be difficult to do better this year, but I will just try to go as far in the tournament and just try to enjoy my game on court.