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Q. What are your immediate impressions after the match?

Q. How do you feel about it? Were you happy with your performance?

Q. You had countless break opportunities in the second set. Do you feel like you kind of let the match slip away there?

Q. What was going through your mind when you double-faulted at the end? Just fell away for you today? What were you thinking at that point?

Q. Is it more of an emotional experience to lose to Venus than it is to lose to anybody else for you?

Q. What are your emotions right now?

Q. What's going through your mind?

Q. Was it a tougher experience than you imagined, a better experience? You must have thought about how it was going to be out there.

Q. Are you pleased with her in any way?

Q. You look pretty broken up. Did you really expect to play much, much better than you did today?

Q. Did your dad watch the match? Has he spoken to you since it finished?

Q. He hasn't spoken to you?

Q. Did you find the footing tough out there? You seemed to lose your footing a lot.

Q. You dominated with your groundstrokes through five rounds. Today your forehand started to go off quite a bit. Did it shake your confidence when you started to miss a lot of forehands today?

Q. You mentioned that you're younger. Was there some sense in your family that this was Venus' turn since you had already won a Grand Slam?

Q. Did you have any discussion at all before the match about this being Venus' big opportunity to win her first Grand Slam?

Q. A lot of us who are younger siblings know sometimes it's really kind of hard psychologically to beat the older one, whatever it is, even a game of checkers. Does that ever play into it with you at this point? It's tough being the youngest.

Q. Have you been reading the papers at all? Almost every single person from Sampras, Agassi, Navratilova, was picking you to win the match. Were you aware there was a unanimous opinion that you were going to win? Do you think maybe there was some pressure there?

Q. You're good at analyzing your own game. You said maybe you weren't quite ready in the beginning. Why do you think that happened to you in the first set?

Q. It's not meant to be unsympathetic because you're the loser, but could you give some views on how you feel Venus will play, what her potential is for the final?

Q. When it finally came about, was there any part of the experience that you found enjoyable at all or did it wind up being a necessary evil at this stage to have to face your sister?

Q. Was there any part of the experience that you found enjoyable or pleasant at all, or was it more difficult than you had assumed to face your sister at this stage?

Q. What has Venus said to you?

Q. Was this your first game on Centre Court? Do you think maybe the occasion got to you a bit?

Q. Did you practise with Venus this morning, and how long?

Q. You were playing confidently at the beginning of the second set. You were up 4-2, then things fell apart for you. You lost three straight games, 10 or 11 straight points. What happened there? Did you lose concentration?

Q. Do you know why you made that many unforced errors?

Q. Do you remember what Venus said to you the moment the match ended? She leaned over and said something to you.

Q. The tears at the end, is that the emotion of losing a big match like this, losing to your sister, being disappointed in your own play?

Q. No tears?

Q. You'd been a very aggressive player in the earlier rounds. I know Venus is very difficult to get to the net on. At any point in the second set particularly, did you consider changing tactics and trying to force the play a little bit by coming to the net?

Q. You said you weren't prepared at the beginning. Is it at all possible that your heart wasn't completely in it?

Q. You practise with her all the time. You've seen her play really well. Why didn't you expect her to play well in a Grand Slam semi?

Q. Are you going to watch Venus in the final?

Q. Venus said afterward when you guys were little, she would look after you, that kind of thing. Do you remember that? Has she always had that role for you?

Q. Was there anything specific?

Q. Anything you want to share with us?

Q. Any disappointment your father wasn't there? Would you have liked to have seen him in the box?

Q. When you got up this morning, came into practise, did you discuss the match at all as a pair?

Q. Do you hope this gets easier for you guys, facing each other, if it happens over and over and over again - you don't have to deal with all the questions, everything that goes with it? Do you look forward to it getting easier?

Q. Did your father explain to you and Venus why he would not be at the match today?

Q. No. Aside from the strong start by Venus, anything else surprise you?

Q. Did your dad explain to you and Venus why he wasn't going to be here today?

Q. He said things like he was going to stay home and work on his computer, do other things. Did he say anything to you about it?

Q. Given that you're in a semifinal, would you rather have not been playing your sister?

Q. Was there anything special to having Gladys Knight and some musical stars? I don't know if you're really fans of them.

Q. Do you think years from now you're going to look back on this as the day that the two of us got to play on Centre Court in a semifinal or will you look at the it more as a day you didn't win the semifinal?

Q. Do you think with all the attention to this match-up, this could have a positive effect on the game, bring more people to the sport?

Q. Has this been the toughest defeat you've sort of had to suffer in your career?

Q. Do you feel like she's better than you right now?

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