ATP TOUR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

November 20, 1993

Andrei Medvedev

ANDREI MEDVEDEV: Well, I think so, because I would like to see the statistic of this match because I think he served about 80% of the first serves and many of them were aces. Besides this, he played a very strong baseline game. I obviously had not so many chances today, but, you know, I am happy the way that I played today; could be better, but I still don't think even if I play my best match I could have won today. Because Pete played unbelievable.

ANDREI MEDVEDEV: Well, it is one of the biggest weapons. I think he has got all-around game that allows him to be No. 1 -- clean No. 1. So serve is one of the biggest weapons that he has, but -- maybe it is the biggest, but he has such a strong game, that it is hard to say which -- what is the best part of him. He is strong all-around. And especially, you know, when the bounce is very even and when it is on the hard court, when you cannot really -- you cannot really play the point very long. There, he is the best. He is simply the best. On the clay, okay, I have more chances. It would be tough for him to play on the clay, but on the hard court, it is really, really big problem for me. When he plays like that; maybe one time didn't work for him today, maybe then I would have had a chance, but he played an unbelievable game.

ANDREI MEDVEDEV: I have so many things to improve that it is just amazing part of the work that we have to do with my coach. There are so many things I need to improve. My forehand, backhand, especially my volleys and serve, and at the moment, I think I am a little bit too heavy on the court and I mean -- not I think, I know I am too heavy on the court. I need to improve that and beside this, I would like to improve my tactical game that I can play more tactical, you know, ways, I don't know, more games, you know, something like this, that -- that I don't have to play only baseline; that I can probably serve and volley and win the match, and be attacker and win the match. So many things to improve that I don't think we can do it all next year. But hopefully in the next few years we will be able to do that. Then we can set the goals of being a better ranking players. Because I think at the moment, my place is here. I am very happy that I am No. 6 because I don't think I deserve to be No. 3 or 2 or 1 or 4 or 5. Because I don't think that my game is good enough to be ranked in the top five. So No. 6 is, you know, I think maybe it is not the right place, but it is not -- it is the place where I feel okay.

ANDREI MEDVEDEV: He thinks that the coaches should be on the court?

ANDREI MEDVEDEV: That would help me a lot because when you play against a guy like this, you know, -- against a guy like Pete and especially when he played like he played today, you need somebody who can -- cool your head down because you get nervous, you cannot play you can -- you just get blown off the court. You need someone to tell you relax. In these cases, the coaches are very good. But I think it is in the middle game, I think it makes us a better person or stronger men to decide everything ourselves, because if the coach on the changeover tells you where to go and where to run, then you cannot make the decision in your own life. You have to make decisions on the court and off the court. So for that, I think the coach is not good on the court. But sometimes to win a few matches, he would definitely help me. Absolutely. But I think it is enough when we talk in the lockerroom; when we decide what tactic we play today and we decide how we play today, and then I go on the court and I play. But you never know. If they decide to put the coaches on the court, I will be more than happy with that. Absolutely. But then I just don't think that it would help, you know, it would help me personally to be a stronger person.

ANDREI MEDVEDEV: I think if Pete is playing tomorrow like he played today, I think there is not so many chances for both of them. But, I mean Goran can play unbelievable match and Michael also. It is hard to say. It is tennis. It is the last match of the season, last match of 1993. You never know who is going to win. It is very tough. It is best of five. It is indoors. You cannot really say that Pete is going to win or Stich is going to win or Goran is going to win. They both have chances. But I think if Pete is playing today like he -- I mean, is playing tomorrow like he played today, I think he will be the winner. But I don't want to say anything about it.

Q. Thank you.