VIRGINIA SLIMS CHAMPIONSHIPS

November 15, 1993

Amanda Coetzer

AMANDA COETZER: No, I beat Arantxa in Tokyo just a few months ago and she was ranked second, I think, two.

AMANDA COETZER: I think on a good day, yes.

AMANDA COETZER: I think Mary Joe came out just making many errors and I played pretty well, I thought. And then in the second set she just completely turned the game around. I remember being up I think 40-Love on one of the service games and at the last game she came back and that really gave her momentum and she played really, really aggressively and I tried to do the same in the third trying to serve a little more aggressively.

AMANDA COETZER: I think just my mental approach will be a little bit different because I have a better idea of how she plays now, that was only the second time I played her ever, so I think the main thing will be I'll go out there and try and have fun, because, you know, I have nothing to lose.

AMANDA COETZER: It's be really nice. I really enjoyed it. The crowd really gets into the match and it's been-- I really enjoyed it. It wasn't overwhelming I can just say I had a feeling of fun and enjoyment.

AMANDA COETZER: It's Dennis and Pat VanderMeer and they've helped me tremendously. My game has really been turned around.

AMANDA COETZER: I think everything is just a little bit better, I won't say there is one big improvement but I think on all levels my ground strokes my volleys last month Dennis really worked on my serve and I think that really has improved and they give me a lot of-- they motivate me and I really enjoy working with them.

AMANDA COETZER: I think she really has changed her game quite a bit in the last few months. She's been working on playing more aggressively. When I played her before, I remember her being really steady and just kind of waiting for you to make errors, but now she really goes out there and she goes for shots.

AMANDA COETZER: I think I was just trying to concentrate on trying to take the ball a little bit earlier and not to be so much on the defense, trying just to push her back a little bit further, earlier than she would do that to me.

AMANDA COETZER: I think it really would have affected me like it did in the second set, because then I would have felt a little bit more pressure on my serve, I might have felt a little bit upset, but hopefully I would have been able to put it out of my mind. I think that's the right away, but you never know.

AMANDA COETZER: It's really like I said, it's really been a goal for me to come here and being both in singles and doubles is really nice for me. It's a great way to end the year.

AMANDA COETZER: I think she's been playing on this surface for three weeks now. She played in Oakland and Philadelphia and this week. I don't think it's been a disadvantage for either of us. I think once you get used to it is a nice surface to play on.