ATP TOUR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

November 18, 1994

Andre Agassi

ANDRE AGASSI: No, I felt pretty comfortable. I think Sergi picked up his level of play in the second, put together some key points to break me and then held two service games where he hit, I think, six aces, combined, so the set just got away. I wasn't too concerned. I knew that I could slow things down a little bit and get it under control in the third.

ANDRE AGASSI: It always is when I play Sergi. We both, you know, count on dictating play from the backcourt and, you know, he hits a lot of top. I can drive the ball through the court and it is a great, you know, interaction of a lot of different shots, and it is -- that is pretty much expected, even if the score is, you know, 4 and 4 like in Paris; it is always great tennis.

ANDRE AGASSI: Yeah, I am looking forward to it. That is what you come here for.

ANDRE AGASSI: Hopefully, nothing. Hopefully I will beat him again. You know, I have been hitting the ball strong and I am quite confident and, you know, I just -- I couldn't think of a better time to play again, right now, the World Championships. I mean, maybe ideally in the finals, but it is just as with, I think, Boris, you know, has proven on the other side that he is playing the best tennis and so, you know, I played Pete first and I am looking forward to it. You know, 1:00 tee time, I am ready to go.

ANDRE AGASSI: No. You don't come all the way down to the Final 8 just to have single elimination. I don't agree with that. Maybe they should, you know, just flip a coin for who plays who as opposed to one plays two or two plays one - maybe they should flip a coin. If I played Boris or Pete, we don't know that until all the matches are there; something along those lines. There are times when it works out quite well and other times, when somebody can go out there and lose a match just to feel like you get a better draw, and that is -- then it boils down to the competitor.

ANDRE AGASSI: I saw some of it, yeah.

ANDRE AGASSI: Yeah, I think he is hitting the ball real well. Tough to say where his confidence is because he did miss out on a lot of tournaments and I am sure he was hoping for a better fall, but he looked like he was hitting the ball very strongly today.

ANDRE AGASSI: I mean, he is an easy guy to imitate, you know. I mean, Sergi and -- I mean, we are friends; we hang out every now and then. He has made a trip out to Vegas before. He is a good guy. He is just -- there is something, you know, very endearing about Sergi; there is a great spirit to him. So I enjoy playing against him because he fights hard and he is fair and he is just a good guy.

ANDRE AGASSI: Sergi?

ANDRE AGASSI: I think you would get some real good odds if you were betting that in Vegas. This is indoors and I think that Boris -- the way Boris is hitting the ball and it is going to be very difficult. I think he fights hard enough where you never know what can happen, but I think it is a little too difficult.

ANDRE AGASSI: There is always adjustments, you know, you play everybody differently. Quite honestly, I play Chang differently than I play Sergi. They are two different type of baseliners. You are always adjusting your game. I am not too concerned with that. I think that at the Open I had a variety of baseliners, great baseliners and great serve and volleyers, I managed to adjust to it, so I feel pretty comfortable with that.

ANDRE AGASSI: Let me guess. You are from Spain?

ANDRE AGASSI: Do I see differences in Sergi from when?

ANDRE AGASSI: In Paris?

ANDRE AGASSI: Well, I think this court is a little more suitable for his style of play. It is a little heavier, the balls are a little heavier; little slower court, so it is more time for his big swings. He takes very big swings too. The faster the court, the more difficult it becomes.