PACIFIC LIFE OPEN

March 10, 2002

Anne Kremer

MODERATOR: Questions, please.

ANNE KREMER: Yeah, I mean, I played a good match. It's a nice win for me. I think she's a Top 10 player. It's always nice to beat one of them, so it's definitely a good day.

ANNE KREMER: So far it has been good. I got here like a week ago. I was a little sick, but that's okay now. Luckily I had a bye in the first round, which helped me to recuperate a little bit more. My first match was really tough. I had a three-setter. But I played well, so that gave me confidence for this one. I've beaten Jelena in Tokyo like a month ago, so I knew I had a chance. I played a solid match, I guess.

ANNE KREMER: No. Well, I came from indoors, so it always takes a while to get used to the outdoors again. But the courts are really nice. I played here last year, so it's easier if you have played the event before, you know, to get used to the conditions again. So that was not too much of an issue.

ANNE KREMER: Yeah, sure. I mean, of course I tried to exploit that. You know, she had both legs taped. She had injuries in Paris, I guess. So, yeah, my strategy definitely was to make her move a lot.

ANNE KREMER: I couldn't really see that, no.

ANNE KREMER: Oh, a new one.

ANNE KREMER: Oh, well, if she says she's injured, she's injured, yeah.

ANNE KREMER: Yeah. Well, no, based on the match I played against her a month ago, not really on the history of her injuries (laughter).

ANNE KREMER: I used to never look at the draw, but last winter I was traveling by myself a lot so I had to look at the draw. Now I just keep looking at it, yeah. I do look at the draw now.

ANNE KREMER: Well, I have Lisa Raymond next up. She's really tough. I'll have to play really well if I want to beat her. It's going to be hard. You know, just go out there and try my best.

ANNE KREMER: Yeah, I played her on grass in Birmingham, which is her best surface, I guess, the grass. I lost a close match. So hopefully I'll take revenge. I don't know. I'll try.