PILOT PEN INTERNATIONAL

August 26, 1998

Anke Huber

Q. Kind of a struggle in that second set to close the match?

ANKE HUBER: Yeah, it was tough for me today. Got a little bit nervous, I don't know why, at 4-1 already. Somehow she started to play better. She was always playing better when she was behind, starting to play more aggressive, so it was very hard for me. But, well, I am happy that I got through.

ANKE HUBER: It still gives me a lot of confidence to win close matches anyway, especially against the top players. So -- like I said, I am happy that I won it and even when you are leading 4-Love, and you should win 6-1, 6-2, and you win it 7-6. Somehow it is good for your confidence, maybe not good for your condition, but for your confidence. It is okay.

ANKE HUBER: Yeah, there was. I think the umpire wasn't the best one. I have had on both sides it was -- especially at the end of the match, it was pretty bad.

ANKE HUBER: I got a little bit frustrated because I was not aggressive enough at that moment, and well, then, you know, when you are on the court you don't really see that she is playing well. You always see that she is playing not good enough, yourself not playing good enough. So it was very hard. I got a little bit too much frustrated because she was really playing well at that moment and maybe I just -- I should have been quiet and just played my game.

ANKE HUBER: Well, this year I couldn't play half of the season, I was injured. Before, it bothers me a lot. I couldn't really practice that much or that good as I wanted to. So I am trying now again and let's see what happens.

ANKE HUBER: Well, a little bit is still missing, but I am getting -- I am getting there. Hopefully next two tournaments I am getting there.

ANKE HUBER: Well, it depends what kind of injuries. I think Anna's was an accident. It can happen all the time. Steffi, I think she is playing already a very long time on the road and she had already many injuries. Me, I guess it was also from a lot of playing and I am also almost ten years on the road, so, yeah, sure, you have to play a lot now last two, three years because of the new raking system and it is tougher for the players. But usually it shouldn't be a problem to do it.