NASDAQ-100 OPEN

March 26, 2004

Jennifer Capriati

JENNIFER CAPRIATI: Not really, just cut it a little bit.

JENNIFER CAPRIATI: Thank you.

JENNIFER CAPRIATI: Yeah. We had couple close games there, so it wasn't a complete just blow-out. But I thought I played well, and considering the conditions, it was quite windy out there. But I definitely feel like I was playing well.

JENNIFER CAPRIATI: I feel like I was moving well, and I was hitting out on my shots pretty well. Of course it was tough, you know, because it's so windy. I probably could have came to net a few balls, but, you know, when the conditions are like that, it's kind of unstable. So sometimes I feel unstable at the net anyways.

JENNIFER CAPRIATI: Well, it just swerves it around. It's very swervy. Especially in the stadium, the wind kind of circles around. So you just got to be really moving your feet a lot and watching the ball and not get frustrated because it's not going to be there perfectly every time you want to hit it. So you have to make adjustments.

JENNIFER CAPRIATI: Yeah, it helps. I really feel the support and, you know, the crowd, it was a good crowd out there I think considering what the weather's been like. I just think, you know -- I feel like I've been out of it for a little bit so everyone's kind of like eager to see me play a little bit. So I felt that out there. Not in a bad way, not like too much expectation or pressure, just like that, you know, I felt like they were really welcoming. I think with the other players that haven't been playing also, the same thing.

JENNIFER CAPRIATI: It's always been a fun tournament for me. I mean, yeah, it's because I'm from Florida. I mean, of course. I don't have to travel that far. I have a lot of friends and family that get to come and watch me play. So I've had good results, too. Making it to the finals three years in a row, you know. So obviously there must be something good about it that I like.

JENNIFER CAPRIATI: Not really. I mean, it's like, you know, you're never going to forget how to ride a bike, you know. Some things are just so natural. I'm sure the girl, you know, probably was nervous and she felt, you know, maybe, you know, "I should be giving a tougher match to Serena because she's the one that's not playing," and the conditions, you know. A lot of factors. No, it's not really too surprising.

JENNIFER CAPRIATI: I really -- I can't say. I have no idea. Everybody is different. But when more of the mental side of it comes in, I think that's where you start to notice when someone hasn't been playing. The physical part, I mean, you could pretty much try to do as much as you can to simulate, you know, what it's like to grind out there and play matches and practice and hit shots over and over. But as far as feeling, you know, the pressure and all that, it's kind of hard to practice that, so...

JENNIFER CAPRIATI: I mean, of course it would be great, but I'm not even really looking ahead right now. I mean, I'm just one round at a time. I'm just happy to be basically able to play out there at this point.

JENNIFER CAPRIATI: No. I look at it, it's still pretty good to be three years in a row in the final. So not many people could say that, so that's the way I look at it.

JENNIFER CAPRIATI: Physically, I feel great, yeah. I mean, of course there's always like aches and pains. It's always going to be like that. I think it's for everybody. But probably I feel better now physically than I did, you know, the past year or so, last year.

JENNIFER CAPRIATI: Yeah.

JENNIFER CAPRIATI: Well, he's No. 1 in the world right now, so really, I don't think he can explain too much about it. Really doesn't seem like too many disadvantages. But everybody's different. I can't really comment on Roger.

JENNIFER CAPRIATI: Well, I mean, I think it's just -- it's like you don't want to be with somebody that you don't have chemistry with and you don't just want to bring anybody. I think you're old enough to know and experienced enough to know what to do on your own. I mean, it's not like you're a baby out there, and you've been doing it long enough. I just think that maybe the disadvantage is just maybe too much that you maybe have to do on your own as far as whatever, everything from getting the courts to getting the balls to all that kind of stuff. I mean, you've got to just -- all you want to do is worry about playing tennis. For that, you know, I'm sure he's, whatever, you still have somebody to do that kind of stuff for you, but...

JENNIFER CAPRIATI: At this tournament I have more of a physio, which is more like a medical trainer, like what the WTA has; not a fitness trainer. Like it's more like a - what do you call it - a PT.

JENNIFER CAPRIATI: Yeah.

JENNIFER CAPRIATI: Well, she does the stretching and the body mechanics and making sure that I am loose and ready to go and all my joints are moving the right way and all that stuff.

JENNIFER CAPRIATI: No. I mean, I'd rather -- it's just for this tournament so it's not like anything...

JENNIFER CAPRIATI: Nope, just the usual. Just my dad.

JENNIFER CAPRIATI: Yeah. And my mom is here, uh-hmm.

JENNIFER CAPRIATI: I'm supposed to play Charleston.