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ATP TOUR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPNovember 18, 1994Boris BeckerFRANKFURT, GERMANY Q. Boris, particularly at 1-3 in the final set, how much aware were you of the mathematical problems out there today? BORIS BECKER: Not too aware. Actually, I missed a couple of lessons in school and so... But I knew that I had to win at least a set to be in the semis. But I really wanted to finish the group as the No. 1, and even at 3-1 in the third I just tried. I thought I still have a chance, and fortunately, I could break him right back. Q. Were you aware that if you lost in three sets Sampras was out? BORIS BECKER: Yeah, I was aware of that. He came before the match. He came in my room in my locker room and really, you know, wished me good luck. Q. Do you do things like that? Do you think of things during the match? BORIS BECKER: In the changeover we have those -- that space of time where you cannot only think about the match, so you have many thoughts going through your mind, and I did think about, you know, how the last couple of days went in our group and how many players still have a chance of qualifying for the semifinal. Q. Boris, who is your favorite opponent for the semifinal? BORIS BECKER: What choices I got? The one choice, he is already gone, Spain. The other two choices are tough anyway. Right now I am just glad to be in the semifinal. I finished my group as the best player and I just have to, you know, play same kind of tennis tomorrow in order to have a chance to win. Q. Were you amazed about the level of his returns, the first set especially? BORIS BECKER: Unfortunately, not only the first set. He gave me trouble throughout the whole match. He was playing excellent. His returns were the best of the players I played all week. I saw his other matches with Goran and with Pete and he was able to break them too, so I knew that I am going to be in for a tough match; that Stefan is in excellent form right now. I knew that he can break me once or twice in the match. Q. In the times over the last two years, where you have struggled to find anything like your best form, do you sometimes think or have you thought Frankfurt is the tournament that I really can win because of the crowd support and that you look forward to days like this when you hit your best form? BORIS BECKER: I don't necessarily think that I struggled for two years. I had times when I did win a tournament. I had times when I did beat great players and to the latter part of the question, I know that through the atmosphere and the spectacle and being in the ATP finals, I am able to play my best tennis and I have done that in New York City where I reached the final three times and I won it once, and also here, I have been playing excellent in my three tries I had here, four tries. End of FastScripts.... |
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