14 agosto 2002
Capriati D Taylor 6-4, 6-1
TOUR OFFICIAL: Okay.
Q. Jennifer, does your last win at this tournament seem a lifetime ago or
do you remember it very clearly?
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: I always get Montreal and Toronto a little confused. I
won them both so, yeah, but it has been awhile. Just I got to the finals but
it was last year in Toronto that -- here, you know, it has been a while
since I have gotten far. So it would be nice to do well.
Q. With Serena out, does it seem like this is more winnable now or would
you rather have had another crack at her in the final?
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: It really doesn't matter to me. I mean, we are on
opposite sides of the draw and there is still a lot of good competitors out
there and I just got to take it one at a time. I mean I have to -- I would
have to get to the finals first to play her, and that's the way I look at
it.
Q. Jennifer, tomorrow you're facing Ai Sugiyama and she was the one who
upset you last week in L.A.; is this something to look forward to getting a
little revenge back tomorrow?
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: Yeah, definitely. I mean that's the great thing about
tennis, you know. You lose one week and then the next week you have another
chance to redeem yourself. And, you know, it keeps going on like that. So,
hopefully, I will just be more prepared tomorrow and play better and have a
better day tomorrow.
Q. Was tonight's match a statement towards that fact that you're ready to
make a stronger run for this championship?
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: Yeah, for here and also it's getting real close to the
Open. So, I feel like it's coming together, just getting more confident and
it's good to play the last two tournaments and you just got to get through
it, like even if you have some bad losses or don't play the way you would
like to play. You know, eventually, I think it'll click in and I have been
doing a lot of hard work. You know, it just doesn't come right away so you
have to give it time and then things start to click. So hopefully it's now.
Q. What exactly went wrong with that match against Sugiyama? For people
who didn't see it, how did that match go?
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: Well, I mean I think I was flat and I did have a tough
match the night before and, you know, to come back and play right away, you
know, I just really didn't feel like I could move and just didn't have the
zip out there at all. She was just not giving me a chance at all because she
was playing well and -- so maybe it was more working hard the last couple
weeks and, you know, on top of a hard match it just kind of all took effect
and, you know, so maybe slow down things a bit and I'm just concentrating
more on just the tennis.
Q. Is it good sign that you had -- I mean the one good part was you come
in here fresh, you have had some time, do you feel fresh now?
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: Yeah, I do. You know, it's always nice to start over
again and have a few days and come to a different city, and a city that you
feel comfortable in, and that's nice and, you know, knowing that the U.S.
Open is coming up soon, I mean that's also a big motivator. So, yeah, I mean,
I feel like I can give it all this week because I'm not doing anything -- I'm
not playing anything next week, so I just give it all I can now.
Q. You have been working hard in the last two weeks. Have you elevated your
off-court training?
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: Yeah, a bit, yeah. I tried to just get in better shape
and shed some weight and change diet things around. So, you know, altogether,
you know, if you do things too much too soon maybe sometimes it takes little
effect and it's a good thing just -- you'll see the worst results maybe
first before you start seeing the payoff from it. So, hopefully, now it's
starting to take effect.
Q. What are you doing differently, per se?
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: Just -- I mean, I don't want to get into it.
Q. Are you satisfied --
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: Little secrets.
Q. Were you satisfied with your match tonight? Are there parts of your
game tonight you feel that were better than you expected or some of them you
wish to improve on?
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: No. I'm pretty pleased with everything all around. I mean
maybe I could have returned a little bit better, but towards the end, you
know, I got into a better rhythm. I really attacked the net well. Maybe that
had something to do with the doubles yesterday. I felt more comfortable and
had a good practice yesterday for it.
Q. What about your serve? It was only 44 per cent or 43 per cent. What
was wrong with that?
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: When you go for it, you know, your percentage is not
going to be so high. You can choose to either just spin it in and then your
percentage is high. But I mean in these kind of matches is when you have got
to take advantage, when you know they are easier then you have to take the
chance to practise it, even if you're missing them. So I was really trying
to go for it. So, you know, for the next time maybe, you know, it will work
better. But I was definitely just going for it more and it's more difficult
to make them in. You try to hit it hard.
Q. Jennifer, you said you were trying to shed some weight. Can you be
more specific on what you are trying to accomplish and what your goal is and
whether you are quicker? You looked quicker out there today.
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: That is just the main goal. It's not really weight. That's
going to come with it, but it's just a matter of feeling more agile on the
court and lighter and just feel more fluid. And, you know, maybe the last
couple of months I haven't been moving as well as I think I have in the past,
so I just wanted to get that back a little bit.
TOUR OFFICIAL: Anything else? Okay. Thanks.
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