NASDAQ-100 OPEN

March 25, 2002

Serena Williams

THE MODERATOR: Questions.

SERENA WILLIAMS: Couldn't find my rhythm the whole match.

SERENA WILLIAMS: What was her score?

SERENA WILLIAMS: Usually, it's opposite. Usually, I win quick.

SERENA WILLIAMS: Yeah, it definitely does work to your advantage. If you realize you can win under those circumstances, you're not playing your greatest, you're not feeling your best or whatever, it's a big plus. It's a really big plus.

SERENA WILLIAMS: Yeah, sure. Tomorrow's another day. Whatever I did today, whether it's good or bad, it's not going to carry on till tomorrow.

SERENA WILLIAMS: Well, I just got to keep my errors low, don't get overconfident, just take my chances and just play it as another match. I won the last two, but she's won six also. So I think we're 6-all. I'll just take it as it goes and see what happens.

SERENA WILLIAMS: I made 19 errors in one set (laughing).

SERENA WILLIAMS: I love rallying. I just -- I don't mind hitting out there all day. So it's...

SERENA WILLIAMS: No, not at all. Used to be a time I didn't. But now, you got to do what you have to do. And so... Obviously, I don't know -- I don't know. Just it's really not bad. But when you're playing different players also, they might go up and they might go down. It just depends.

SERENA WILLIAMS: Yeah, I heard about that.

SERENA WILLIAMS: Really? I think maybe my trainer told me about it. I don't...

SERENA WILLIAMS: Yeah, he used to hit with us a long time ago.

SERENA WILLIAMS: Yeah.

SERENA WILLIAMS: I don't know how I feel about that. If it's positive, then I don't know. Dave's a great guy. We really liked him. He was nice. He was really nice. As long as it's positive, we're positive people. We always think, you know, the best.

SERENA WILLIAMS: Nah. Nah.

SERENA WILLIAMS: We're too young. We are. I'm only 20. I seem like an old lady, though, in a young girl's body sometimes. But... Sometimes I wonder about that. "How old am I really?" (Laughing).

SERENA WILLIAMS: I watch everything -- like someone said, "Who's Fred Mertz?" I'm like, "That guy played on 'I Love Lucy.'" Vivian Vance, yeah, she played on "I Love Lucy," too. You ask me anything about the past, I really know those answers. I think it was People Magazine, I was reading quotes, "Who is Yoko Ono," and the other girl, Lizzy McCartney (sic) or something like that.

SERENA WILLIAMS: Linda. I'm like, "Yoko Ono was John Lennon's wife," and, obviously, Linda McCartney. But the girl didn't know who she was. I'm like, "What is it? We're the same age. Maybe it's me (laughing)." I just know too many of these old facts.

SERENA WILLIAMS: I mean, it's crazy. It's really crazy.

SERENA WILLIAMS: I do. I do. That's what it is, I love to read. So you get lots of knowledge by reading.

SERENA WILLIAMS: I do. I love "Lucy." I watch all those shows.

SERENA WILLIAMS: Oh, no. They were crazy. Not at all. Not at all, no.

SERENA WILLIAMS: Yeah. Of course. Hey, I'm looking forward to any match. But I have to play this one first. I'm sure Martina's going to be ready because she lost the last two times, so she's probably really pumped up.

SERENA WILLIAMS: No. I don't read about myself because it could get, you know, it could get a little negative. I never read articles about myself. I just look at pictures so I can critique them.

SERENA WILLIAMS: I only go in the fall, so I can only go in the fall. I used to take six classes, now I'm taking a smaller amount, like one or two. It's really hard to do it and be on the Tour at the same time.

SERENA WILLIAMS: I'm studying in fashion. I've been thinking about getting a business degree from Harvard or something while I can. Mostly I'm a great business person. I mean, I'm a good negotiator, too.

SERENA WILLIAMS: Yeah, he did go to Harvard. No, I'm not that serious. I might need to go to a smaller school, like maybe, you know, just something a little smaller.

SERENA WILLIAMS: Yeah, I think that's really important. That's what my dad really wanted us to do, just not focus on tennis 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We went to school, we got our high school diplomas, we enrolled in college. We did fun things that a kid is supposed to do. But at the same time, we developed our game. We're still young, and we still have a chance. So I don't know about how other people feel about it, but I just think our road was a good way. Not everyone can do that. There's different strokes for different folks.

SERENA WILLIAMS: Her tennis is better than last year?

SERENA WILLIAMS: Yeah, she's definitely improved her game, especially at the Australian Open. She almost won. She was just a point away. It's definitely improving. She's definitely doing good.