WIMBLEDON

July 2, 2001

Jelena Dokic

JELENA DOKIC: Definitely. You know, I don't think -- you know, it was 5 and 4, but I don't think -- it was a lot closer than that. I think, you know, a few opportunities there would have changed the whole match. You know, I think I was just unlucky on the big points, and I didn't play the big points well. And that's where I lost the match.

JELENA DOKIC: Yeah, you know, in the two previous matches we played, I think I served a lot better than I did in either of them. I hoped my service game was a little better this time. But I did, especially on the big points, I really had trouble with the serve. You know, when I did have breakpoints, she hit really, you know, big serves. You know, like 30-Alls and deuces. So that made a bit of a difference. You know, I had some breakpoints that I, you know, should have converted a lot more of.

JELENA DOKIC: Yeah. It's a little hard against Lindsay, when she hits the ball so hard. It's hard to come in when 90% of the time you're at the back of the court. So it's very hard to do that. You know, I've done it in my previous matches, but it's very difficult when you play her, especially when I'm returning because I'm never in, you know -- I'm never controlling the point really.

JELENA DOKIC: Yeah, again that comes to something like -- it was one of my plans. And as soon as I did move her around, I had a lot more, you know, opportunities to win the points. But, again, it's very hard because she was dictating so much, especially on her serve. You know, when she -- she gets a lot of free points on her serves and a lot of short replies. That's where she hurts you. That's what she's good at.

JELENA DOKIC: Probably not. I think I would have liked to have played a bit better, especially I had some, you know, unforced errors there that I could have cut out. But also, you know, it didn't come down, I don't think, to who played better; I think it was who played better on the bigger points. You know, I had a break in that first set, and I didn't hold my serve. I just rushed. I think that was a big mistakes right there. That's probably where I lost the match, too.

JELENA DOKIC: Yeah.

JELENA DOKIC: No, definitely not. You know, I got to the fourth round again. You know, I got to the last 16. Again, I'm, you know -- again, I'm up there. And I think out of any of the matches -- I had a pretty tough draw, to play Lindsay in the fourth round. There were some very, you know, open sections of the draw. More than half the matches, you know, where they didn't have to face someone like Lindsay or Venus. And that's just unlucky. You know, I think if I would have played a lot of the other fourth rounds, if I was anywhere in there, I would have had probably a little bit more of a chance. I think Lindsay's always hard to play against on grass, and she's done very well here, every time she plays. Again, it just comes down to, you know, a tough section of the draw there.

JELENA DOKIC: Not necessarily. I think Martina was beating them all while she was in form. You know, she has dropped off a little bit. You know, I'm sure that she'll bounce back. But, you know, they always have an advantage over you. I think it's very hard to play someone, especially on the serve. You know, they're just overpowering. Especially if they're in form, it's very hard to beat someone like that.

JELENA DOKIC: Not really, no. I think, you know, I've always done well here. I don't put any pressure on myself. I always feel confident when I get on the court, especially here. I've always done well. You know, every year that I've lost, I've lost to someone that's gone far in the tournament, and someone that's been playing well in the tournament.

JELENA DOKIC: You know, I think the top half's very open. I don't know. I think probably the favourites, they're up there. I mean, it's very hard to say who is going to win between Serena and Jennifer. But the bottom half, you know, I think Lindsay's playing very well right now. I would expect her to get to the semis. But you never know. And then she might have to face Venus. Again, that's very tough. And you'd probably want those two players to be in separate halves. It's very hard to say. I think everyone's in form right now. You know, I think it's just a matter of what happens on the day.

JELENA DOKIC: Yeah, it was fine.

JELENA DOKIC: No.

JELENA DOKIC: You know, I don't think we look at it that way. I think it's the first time that we've played together. You know, he's very fun to play with, and very enjoyable. You know, we don't think about that. We don't talk about that. It's something that players definitely don't discuss. It's something that's not on our minds. I think especially when it comes to mixed doubles, you just go out there. It's just something to, you know, try out different things and just go out there and have fun. It's a lot more enjoyable than singles.

JELENA DOKIC: I mean, you're never sure about that. It's not clay, so it's very hard to see. I mean, I would have liked to see the replays. But, you know, she argued a few, and so did I. Maybe they were long, maybe they weren't. I felt like they were at the time. I don't know. Maybe they were. I don't know. It's very hard to say on grass. I felt like they were. And, you know, she did get away with some of them. But, you know...

JELENA DOKIC: I think he's always going to go with the Cyclops. I think that's what it's there for. I don't think he's ever going to overrule a close call, he's just going to go to the machine. It's just a matter of, you know, the call that he makes at the time, whatever he feels comfortable. I'm sure the chair umpire won't overrule either on a surface like this.