GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE ATP CHAMPIONSHIP

August 12, 1998

Carlos Moya

Q. (Inaudible)

CARLOS MOYA: ... After that, I got a little bit desperate and the second set at the beginning was for me again, he broke me so I lost which was not very usual. After that I was a little bit down and I knew I was not going to win that match.

CARLOS MOYA: Yeah, he served pretty well and I was not very confident. I was not taking risk and I just was putting the ball in and I was playing back and forth. He had a big serve today, but, you know, I played -- somebody play with a big serve but today I could not do anything.

CARLOS MOYA: It is always tough to start but I hope to win a few matches to get confidence for the U.S. Open and hopefully, I'm going to win a few matches next week to get there with -- in good shape.

CARLOS MOYA: Last year I came and I play final then I won Long Island but I hope this year's going to be the same. So I lost that round which was not good but I hope in Indianapolis I hope I am going to be better, at least. I want to win matches, but what I want is to play good tennis, go on the court and enjoy and that way I can win better.

CARLOS MOYA: I'm going to have to work now, my fitness and play more aggressive. I wasn't playing so aggressive so play back and forth and serve better, return better, do everything better. I don't know how I'm going to start to do it. Tomorrow I'm going to start to work hard and I'm going to try to do my best.

CARLOS MOYA: No, never.

CARLOS MOYA: Only because I knew how -- how he played. And he qualified, he won first match, so he was more used to the court than I was, but this is not an excuse, you know. He played better than me. I didn't have a good day and I just congratulate him.

CARLOS MOYA: Two days ago.

CARLOS MOYA: I was in Spain -- a good time. (laughter). What I did last year, it work out I don't know why. I want to start to prepare now.

CARLOS MOYA: You have to change your mind and also the movements are different. The Open and most of them are different and they have a big serve and they play very aggressive. So I don't know, maybe I have to get used to the hard and get ready for U.S. Open which is in one month.

CARLOS MOYA: I was just practicing with the guys.

CARLOS MOYA: Just hitting the ball.

CARLOS MOYA: Yeah.

CARLOS MOYA: My racket changed.

CARLOS MOYA: I don't feel that so much. You've been to the court, I'm hugging people so -- not so much, so not so much pressure. But I kind of say it was a bigger change when I made the final in Australia because there was a big surprise for everybody. But French Open, month before I won Monte Carlo and I was already seeded there No. 12, so it was surprise for me but not as big in Australia. My life changed there much more than after French Open.

CARLOS MOYA: Well, for them it's normal in Spain. It's good for me because they don't do anything special when I came back. They feel it's normal, I don't know why. But I don't think it's so normal.

CARLOS MOYA: What, again?

CARLOS MOYA: This year?

CARLOS MOYA: I played well last year and maybe expected a little better at the beginning of the year but I play much better than last year. And I didn't expect to win a Grand Slam but just wanted to play well and enjoy, win a few matches.

CARLOS MOYA: I think the tournament is good when you are winning matches so I don't have this feeling this year. But it's quite a good tournament and -- I feel very well here. They treat you well and they give you car, so it's good.

CARLOS MOYA: Super 9 event, so be good player, you have to play all of these tournaments, you know, try to do your best.

CARLOS MOYA: No. I've been just at the hotel, came back here. I hope I'm going to go somewhere today. I have time. (laughter).

CARLOS MOYA: We'll go.

CARLOS MOYA: No, I drive. I have the driver's license.