US OPEN

September 6, 2000

Anke Huber

MODERATOR: English questions for Anke.

ANKE HUBER: Oh, she's a good player. She had a very good year already. I guess I should have won today. I had a lot of chances. Shouldn't have lost that match. But she's a very good player. She's tough, fighting, moving well, hitting the ball good. Like I said, she had a great year up to now.

ANKE HUBER: No. I'm looking every round. I mean, if I win a match, I go to the next round. Maybe I look one round ahead, but not more.

ANKE HUBER: That's a tough question. I don't know. I mean, I think it will be a very good match, a very close match. Martina is in very good shape. She played really good tennis up to now. I would bet on her this time, but you never know. With Venus, she didn't play yesterday that great. I think she can play better than that. I mean, you never know.

ANKE HUBER: Well, I didn't think about it that much. I was concentrating on the match today, so I didn't think about that. She has to beat Lindsay first also. It would have been nice, for sure. It was a good chance for me.

ANKE HUBER: I had a good tournament. Like I said, it was a great chance to make the semis. I should have taken it. I had a lot of chances in the third set. I just didn't play as good as I wanted to.

ANKE HUBER: No. I think she has the same game than there. She plays it very simple, but she doesn't make a lot of like stupid errors. I mean, she doesn't serve unbelievable. She just plays it simple. She moves very well. Nothing changed much since Indian Wells.

ANKE HUBER: Why not? I think, like I said, she can also hit the ball hard. With her forehand, she has a good forehand. She moves very, very well. I think she can. I think maybe she has to improve her serve, a few other things. Otherwise she has a good game.

ANKE HUBER: Yeah, probably yes. That's the way it is at the moment. They won the last couple of tournaments, most of them. It's normal that the people talk like this. You also asked me if I would have liked to play Serena, and she first has to beat Lindsay. I guess there is a tendency.

ANKE HUBER: No. I think it will be a very tough match tonight with Lindsay and Serena. I wouldn't bet on Serena. I don't think between the players it is always like that. I mean, they are both very strong at the moment. We don't expect them to lose first or second rounds. I think there are still some other players which are very tough.

ANKE HUBER: Yeah. I'm happy with the way I played the tournament. I'm looking forward to the Olympics. I mean, it wasn't preparation for me, this tournament, for the Olympics. But, yeah, I'm looking forward to it.

ANKE HUBER: It's always nice to play for your country. It's always special to play Olympics. It's different. It's just nice to be there and be with other sports persons. It's nice. It's my third one, so I'm really looking forward to it.

ANKE HUBER: Like she's 18?

ANKE HUBER: I mean, she played a lot of matches this year. I think she has already the experience she needs to play the big matches. She beat already good players. Like I said, she plays smart and simple, maybe not like the other 18-year-olds which are just hitting the balls. I don't know, it's hard to say. I mean, Serena or Venus, they were all 18. Martina is also very young. I think 18 years old, they can play like this.