EVERT CUP

March 7, 1999

Mary Joe Fernandez

Q. It was quite windy up in the stands. Was it a factor on the court at all?

MARY JOE FERNANDEZ: It was a bit swirly out there. It's weird for Palm Springs, Indian Wells, whatever. Usually it's pretty calm here. It's been windy the last couple days.

MARY JOE FERNANDEZ: No, not really. It was the same conditions for both of us. You know, usually I would think that the wind would benefit me instead of her. She has a high ball toss on her serve. But, no, I didn't feel it really affected any part of my game.

MARY JOE FERNANDEZ: I think more.

MARY JOE FERNANDEZ: Yeah.

MARY JOE FERNANDEZ: Yeah. I mean, the first two games were important games. I had a few game points to hold my own serve. I think I was up 15-40 on her serve. So you lose those two games, you get a little discouraged. The momentum definitely shifts. I think she got a little more confident, played a lot better. A lot of unforced errors, felt a little flat out there. It's hard. It's hard when you kind of lose your rhythm and you're playing against such a good player. You know you have to play aggressively, you have to take it to her. It's not easy when all of a sudden you lose a little bit of confidence.

MARY JOE FERNANDEZ: Yeah.

MARY JOE FERNANDEZ: No. We've been playing for a long time. We've played each other many, many times. There were no surprises. I think both of us know how the other one is going to play.