WIMBLEDON

June 28, 2003

Jelena Dokic

JELENA DOKIC: Well, a little bit. She played well. She took her chances when she had them. And, you know, I had a lot of opportunities which I didn't take. So I had a lot of breakpoints. If I took at least one of those, it would have made a complete different story. As much as she played well, you know, I didn't take my chances when I had them. She played the bigger points better.

JELENA DOKIC: No, I beat the No. 1 in the world. I beat one of the greatest in the game. That's a little bit different. You know, she didn't have that much pressure on her. Neither did I. I haven't been doing great, so I was happy to play the two matches that I played, which I played well in. And I didn't play that bad today. But mentally, I didn't play, like I said, the bigger points better. If I did, it would have made a completely different story. It would have been at least three sets. That makes a big difference, especially in the first set, you know. And, I mean, she just comes out and swings. I mean, she has nothing to lose, so she just comes out. I think a lot of players still don't know the way that she plays. When you come out on the court against her, you don't know what to expect. But it will be a different story in a year or two when people actually know how she plays.

JELENA DOKIC: I think she has -- I haven't looked at the draw. I mean, I think she's playing well. Whether she can win the tournament, that's a different story. I think she has a long way to go still to win the tournament. She will have to maybe come up against someone like Serena, Venus, Kim, so on, Justine even first, I think. I think when it comes to a bigger match, just depends how she will play. You know, she's playing well right now. I mean, she's not a favorite to win the tournament. We know that. So you wouldn't put her -- I mean, I wouldn't think so, but you never know.

JELENA DOKIC: I have doubles here still. And then I will take a few days off, have some time off, and then I will just train for about three or four weeks before I go to America.

JELENA DOKIC: I don't know the rules. I haven't looked at that. It's not in my mind. I will say once again, Olympics are not my priority right now. It's not something I'm thinking about. If I decide to play the Olympics next year, and I cannot play because of Fed Cup, that's a different story. Fed Cup is not in my schedule right now. I mean, I would have to play next week now, which is -- I wouldn't do that no matter what. I played a lot of tournaments. I think everyone needs some time off. Fed Cup is in a really difficult time with all the Grand Slams and the tournaments. It's impossible to put in it my schedule right now. If that affects the Olympics, I cannot play the Olympics, that's fine. But also the Olympics are two weeks before the US Open next year. You know, it's unfortunate because I would love to go. It's a great event to play. If I cannot, they're making it very difficult. There are a lot of players that don't play Fed Cup, especially the top players. If that's the case, what can I do?

JELENA DOKIC: I mean, we'll see. She would have to, I mean, get to Top 10 first and then try to stay there. We've seen a lot of players come and go. You know, the way that she played today, she plays well. Now, whether she can keep it up every tournament, we see. I think she has an age restriction still, so she can only play like 10 tournaments. Unless she wins them all, she won't be in the Top 10 for a year or two, at least. I think if she plays like this every match, she will definitely be there. Just depends what will happen next few years, how she will develop.

JELENA DOKIC: I mean, they have a lot of players, none at the top right now. None in the Top 10 either. So, I mean, she's playing well. There's a lot of them. There's a big competition between them. They're all very good players. None of them have really stepped up and gone into the Top 5. So we'll see how far she can get. I mean, she's playing well, like I said. But she has a limited amount of tournaments. She will have to wait a little bit. Just depends how her game turns out to be in the next few years.