RCA TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

August 12, 1996

Petr Korda

PETR KORDA: I don't think so was a great performance, but, you know, I won today. That is what counts. I mean, it is very difficult for me because I am coming -- I had almost more than two months ago I had groin surgery. It is my second tournament and I feel I am getting my timing back, but it is obviously not 100%.

PETR KORDA: I didn't have hernia. For the first time, which I thought I had a problem with the groin, actually, called smooth (sic) groin. This is athletes' problem when you are sliding on the clay, you just develop -- you rupture some hole inside and like something which is moving which is causing the problems. Unfortunately, I had it on the left one and it came back during the French only, came back on the right one and then right after Queens, I went to have another surgery last one.

PETR KORDA: Monday of Manchester. I don't know what the date was.

PETR KORDA: Yeah. I mean, I am pleased, I won like only each tournament two matches, but I have to work on my form to get on a level that I want because it is very painful because I left in a time when I was getting to the form like in 1992, 1993, but that is over right now. I mean, I have to look for the future.

PETR KORDA: Yeah, I was back up, but I was playing with the injury. I kept playing long as I could; once they found out, they send me immediately, you know, to have a surgery.

PETR KORDA: I am 100% healthy and I don't think so I am going to have more injuries and I need some time right now. It is obviously -- it is very difficult right now. Right now it is summer, the most important tournament, but I am not going to give up and I am going to try to play best I can, and I feel everyday it is improving and if I can get hot - it would be nice.