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US OPENSeptember 12, 1999Lina KrasnoroutskaiaUNITED STATES TENNIS ASSOCIATION, Flushing Meadows, New York City ITF: questions, please. Q. What does it feel like? What does it mean to you? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: It means that I'm the best here. But it's only here. I don't know what will be. But here, I'm the best. Q. Your ranking now with the win, win or lose, you would have been No. 1. You're No. 1 in the ITF ranking. LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: Yes, but I won yesterday. If I wouldn't won yesterday, I will not be, I won't be the No. 1. I won yesterday, so I'm No. 1. Q. You've done very well at the French and Wimbledon, as well. Which was the tournament where you felt you were really making progress, breaking through? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: Here. Q. This one? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: Yes. Q. Why? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: I don't know why. I thought that I will win, so. Q. You say clay is your favorite surface. LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: No, it's not true. Q. It says in the notes. LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: It's not true. Q. You won on grass and hard court. LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: My best, it's hard, then I like grass. I don't like clay because it's too slow for me. Q. Can you talk about where you're from? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: I live near Moscow in Obninsk. It's a little city. It's better than Moscow, I think. I've got everything I need. I'm only one in the city. They give me time to practice, everything. Q. How little is it? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: It's 100,000. Q. Can you tell me how you started playing? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: My mother and my father was coaches. They are coaches. I spent all my time on the court. When I was born, I start to play. Q. When do you remember starting? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: At three, I start. I start to play tournaments at six. Q. Your mother is your coach now? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: Yeah, my father and my mother, both. Q. Do you have a nickname? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: No, I don't have. Q. Is Lina the full name? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: Yes. But here, the people gave me one name. It's Skaia. I don't know why. My surname is so big, they make it short. Q. Who calls you Sky? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: The guys who call us downstairs. Q. In the first set, you served for that, did very well. The second set, you were up 3-Love. When did you start thinking you could win it? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: Every time. When it was 3-2, I thought I will win. In a game, usually two or three games you go down, then up. Q. Do you think she was a little nervous? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: I don't know. Q. When she came back to 3-2 and 15-40 on your serve, were you worried? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: Huh-uh, no. Q. Does anything worry you in a match? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: No. Q. So you were not nervous at all? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: Today, no. Q. Do you have an agent? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: Yes, of course. Q. Who is your agent? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: It's Advantage International. Q. How long have they been representing you? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: About two years. Q. Do you see yourself eventually moving to the US, like a lot of players do? Do you spend much time here? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: No. Q. Would you like to move to the States? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: No, no. Q. Who were your heroes? Did you watch tennis on television? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: Of course. Who is my best? Q. Who did you like watching? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: I like to watch Hingis. Yesterday was unbelievable match with Serena. I like Pierce. My best is Agassi. Q. What do you like about him? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: Everything. Q. Have you ever met him? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: No. But I've got the birthday the same day as him. Q. As Agassi? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: Yes. Q. When you signed with Advantage International, were there other agencies also anxious to represent you? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: Yes. First it was Advantage. One year ago, IMG asked me to be in IMG, but I said, "No, I will be in Advantage." Q. Why did you pick Advantage? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: I don't know. It's not my question. My father, like, take all questions. I'm just playing. Q. He's your manager, manages your decisions? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: Yes. Q. You have a younger brother who is also good? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: Yes. Q. What's his name? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: Alexander. Q. So Sasha? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: Yes. Q. He's 12? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: Yes, he's 12. Q. Is he as good as you? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: Yes. I think he will beat me soon. Q. Do you practice together? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: Sometimes. Q. What are your interests outside tennis? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: I like to read, sometimes music. Q. What do you read? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: Everything, fantastic, romance, everything. Q. Did you bring books with you? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: Yeah, sure. Q. Did you have one book you were reading here while you were in the tournament? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: Yes, sure. I always have book. Q. Do you find that helps you to relax between matches? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: Yes. Q. What are your plans? You obviously want to be No. 1 at the end of this year. After this year, are you going to play some Tour events or another year on the Juniors? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: I don't know yet. My manager will decide. Q. Will decide? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: Will decide, yes. Q. What do you want to do? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: Professional. Q. Do you feel you're close to being ready to play on the Tour or do you think you are ready now? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: I think I'm ready. I'm ready to play. Q. How old are you? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: 15. Q. You seem to have a lot of self-confidence. Do you understand what I mean? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: No. Q. You seem to believe in yourself very strongly. Where does that come from? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: I don't know. You know, before, I didn't believe in my mind, and now I said to me, "I can, I will." Q. What made you say that? Was there any one thing? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: Yes. It was last year I played with Clijsters and Dokic. Now they are in Tour, so I can be in the Tour, too, and I will be. Q. It was seeing them do so well that made you think if they could do it, you could do it? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: Yeah. Q. How did you do against those two players? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: Clijsters, I beat her last time in Roland Garros. Dokic, I played only one time with her, last year at Roland Garros, too, and she beat me. Q. So you played Clijsters this year? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: This year. Q. And Dokic last year? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: Yes. Q. In the Juniors at Roland Garros? LINA KRASNOROUTSKAIA: Yes. End of FastScripts.... |
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