WIMBLEDON

July 6, 2000

Jelena Dokic

JELENA DOKIC: Just getting ready - nothing.

JELENA DOKIC: Well, yeah. I mean, I didn't play obviously as well as I could have, probably as well as I wanted to play. That's what I'm disappointed with. I could have done much better than what I did. You know, she got through it. That's what counts.

JELENA DOKIC: I never faced her before. That was probably one aspect where I was a little bit surprised, had to get out there and play somebody like that. When you look at her at the other end, big like that, opponents have trouble with that. She uses it well, too, on the court. That's probably why I wasn't in the match that much. Probably that's why, I mean, I didn't play as well as I could have because I was probably more worried about that than anything else.

JELENA DOKIC: Well, I think she is. For most players she probably is. But, you know, that's probably not an excuse for, you know, how you play. You should just go out there and play your game.

JELENA DOKIC: Maybe a little bit, it was. Maybe there was a few nerves. I think I got rid of them. Looking back at the match, that's probably why I didn't play as well, because I was thinking about the occasion and about who I'm playing. It sort of takes over a little bit.

JELENA DOKIC: Yeah, with getting to the semis, doing one better than last year. As a result, I'm overall glad with what I've done this tournament. You know, I'm sort of disappointed with, you know, the match today.

JELENA DOKIC: Well, overall, again, getting to the semis in this tournament, overall result is quite good. I've got a lot of confidence coming from this tournament. Hopefully I'll use it in the next tournaments. I think, like I said, my level of tennis is probably raised over the last couple of months. You know, hopefully I'll do, you know, well in the coming tournaments. But like I said, overall, this tournament, result-wise, it's been fine, it's been good.

JELENA DOKIC: I think a bit more variety would be useful. I mean, it's hard to do it against players like Lindsay because she doesn't give you much at all because she basically dictates the whole time, and you've got to try to get on top of her. I mean, there's always something you can improve on, especially in your game. There's always a stroke you can improve on. I think overall, I mean, I hit the ball quite well. You know, just mix a few things up in my game, work on a few things. But I think that will hopefully come overtime.

JELENA DOKIC: Yeah, well, I think both of us, you know, know what I need to do. It's not very hard to figure out when you know your game, you know what to work on, you know where you win matches and where you lose matches. I think definitely working, us two together, we know what I have to do. If I do in every tournament as well as I did here, there's not much more you can improve on.

JELENA DOKIC: I think it just depends, you know, how well they're both playing. But maybe Lindsay will get through it. You know, she's been here before, did it last year. But anything can happen. Venus has as well of a chance as Lindsay does.

JELENA DOKIC: I doubt that. I don't know. He's not that much into it. You never know what can happen. He might all of a sudden start. You never know.

JELENA DOKIC: Not really. He does karate. He's very good at that. He has a black belt. He just sticks to that. He likes tennis, but I don't think he wants to do it. But, you know, he's still at an age where he can start, no doubt about that.

JELENA DOKIC: Well, I'll probably go back tomorrow, have a few days off hopefully.

JELENA DOKIC: Yeah. Then, you know, get ready for the hard court tournaments.

JELENA DOKIC: We didn't move at all. I don't know. I don't worry about that type of stuff. That's not something I play for, something I worry about too much. I think it just comes as, you know, you get better.

JELENA DOKIC: Canadian Open, New Haven, and the US.

JELENA DOKIC: I haven't seen him yet. I (did/didn't?) speak to him about it, obviously. I mean, I know how disappointed I am. But that's just something you've got to deal with. Hopefully I'll learn from it and use it next time.

JELENA DOKIC: I'm not looking for anybody at the moment. You know, I've worked with a few coaches before. Like I said, you know, I think I myself know what I need to do, and so does my dad. We both know my game more than anybody. I know exactly what I need to work on, you know, how to win matches. I know where I lose matches as well. There's not that much more that you can really do. I think both of us know how I should be playing and what I should be doing.

JELENA DOKIC: I think, again, as I said, I was disappointed with my performance. I think, you know, in that first set, a few points would have made a big difference probably. You know, but losing the first set, I was a little bit out of the second one as well, lost a few crucial points on my serve, turned it around. But I think, you know, I've beaten top players, I know what to expect from them. I think, you know, with a few more improvements, I can be up there. I think between myself and the top, hopefully there's not a huge gap. But, like I said, I've beaten, you know, a lot of top players. I know what to expect and what they play like.