EUTELSAT MONTE CARLO OPEN

April 25, 1996

Andrei Medvedev

ANDREI MEDVEDEV: I'm disappointed that I lost. I felt that I should have won.

ANDREI MEDVEDEV: Well, I think it was a mental letdown at the beginning of the second set, and then I had a few points where I could have won them, missed them just a little bit. He got his game going. The set was gone in a few minutes. I think if I could keep pressure on him in the beginning of the second set, it would be different in that set. Of course he played very good match. I just felt that I had very, very good chances to win. Also he had very good chances to win. He used those chances; I didn't. Disappointing.

ANDREI MEDVEDEV: I would rather not play in the rain at all, but it's not up to me to decide. The conditions were the same for both of the players. I don't think it's fair for him as well to play under the rain. Maybe we could both produce a better level of tennis if we played under normal conditions. But that's why the tennis is a great sport, is you have to deal not only with your opponent but sometimes with the natural factors. I don't think that he dealt with this better than myself, it was just a matter of getting a few key points going.

ANDREI MEDVEDEV: I thought in the beginning the lines were slippery, but then I reconsidered it and it was fine, I was ready to keep playing. Me, I'm not the one to complain.

ANDREI MEDVEDEV: I can't.

ANDREI MEDVEDEV: Not only now, I know I'm on the right way. I've been on the right way for a few months. Every time I go on the court, I feel better and better. It's a matter of time when I start winning those key matches. It's disappointing that I lost, but I feel confident with my game. As long as I feel that way, I think the game will come better and better, and I'll start winning matches. I have no problems feeling bad or unconfident. I don't have that problem.