26 giugno 2003
Capriati D Mikaelian 6-2, 6-1
Q. Showing off with your serve today?
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: Again? Yeah, I felt I kept the momentum going today. I
served well when I needed to. I really was having - like a breakpoint down,
hit a big serve, you know, makes things a little bit easier when you can
come up with big serves. It just adds a whole 'nother level.
You know, it was tough conditions. You know, No. 2 court, I haven't played
on there in a long time. A little bit windy, but I was able to concentrate
the whole match.
Q. You mentioned Court 2. Tell us what makes that place unique compared to
the other courts? What do you dread about some courts here? What do you like
about some?
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: The only thing I would dread is just if it's a noisy
court, if there's a lot of people kind of walking around. But this is a nice
atmosphere, that court. It's cosy. It's not so big.
But I like it better than like the No. 18 court, because there's a little
more room to move also. But I guess over the years it's been called the
Graveyard Court. I don't really think about that. I don't believe in that, so...
Q. How do you relax after matches? Do you go out in the village and eat?
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: No, I just have to get the press over with, then just
basically go in the players' lounge. I can basically, yeah, go back to my
house and just relax. I'm not playing doubles, so it's good.
Q. Not going to see any shows in London or anything like that?
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: Yeah, I mean, I've gone to one. But so far, I mean, I
haven't really been into London. It's kind of far away, I mean, with the
traffic and everything. It's not too often you go out there.
Q. Have you ever been around on the Underground in London?
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: You mean the subway?
Q. Yeah, the subway.
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: No, I haven't.
Q. Would you be afraid of being recognised
and sort of bothered or you just haven't bothered to do that?
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: I just haven't needed to do that. But I just think I
would just get totally lost, unless I was with someone who knew where they
were going. No, it wouldn't bother me. Obviously, I wouldn't go alone.
Q. What is the atmosphere like in the women's dressing room? There's been a couple of
incidents over the last few days which have been quite striking. One was
that Ashley Harkleroad commented a lot of the girls were annoyed by the
noises that Sharapova made on court. The other was Daniela Hantuchova, who
was quite upset during her match. Basically is there a camaraderie in the
women's dressing room? Do they rally around each other or does everyone just
do their own thing?
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: I think mostly everyone does their own thing. I'm not
going to commentate on what goes on.
Q. Not the specifics, but just the actual atmosphere.
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: I mean, it's really our own place to just get away and
relax. Some people like to just talk with each other, and some people just
don't like to be bothered or just want to go in there and be by themselves.
That's all I'm going to say.
Q. What camp are you in? Do you like to go in and be by yourself? You would
be considered one of the senior people on the tour now, wouldn't you?
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: I guess, yeah (smiling). I'm in the top‑seeded locker
room, so it's very nice. It's not like your average locker room. You know,
there's like nice couches. I mean, the ladies that work in there, you have
like teas, little biscuits, and stuff like that. It's a nice place to be, so
I don't mind going in there.
Q. Younger girls in that dressing room as well? I don't know how it works.
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: It's the top‑seeded players.
Q. Do they still run a bath for you there like they used to?
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: If you ask, I guess, yeah.
Q. Which show did you see in London?
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: Can we talk about tennis?
Q. Your eyesight, is there any residue at all from your surgery or is it
completely fixed and fine?
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: It's fine, completely fine, all healed.
Q. Do you notice a marked difference now that it's completely healed from
what it was before?
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: Actually, they don't get as irritated, yeah, especially
at night, and as dry. It's definitely better. And they look a lot better,
too.
Yeah, I still want to be careful with the bright sunlight. Maybe that's the
only thing, if it's really bright, I just have to wear my sunglasses, but I
should anyway as a precaution.
Q. When you say they look a lot better, were they discoloured, red all the
time?
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: Yeah, they were just red all the time. I would be asked
questions all the time, even in here, like why my eyes are always so red.
Q. Do you think another test will come when you have to play under the
lights in the States? You haven't done that in quite a while.
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: No, I haven't. I did in Dubai and Miami. Really, if
there's anything to get better, they will just keep getting better, yeah. I'm
not really going to be worried as much playing at night.
Q. What kind of surgery?
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: I had pterygiums removed.
Q. What are those?
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: They're like sunspots that are from the sun.
Q. Are they from like the inner point to the iris?
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: (Nodding head.)
Q. Do you think this tournament treats players different than the other
Grand Slams do? Do you feel more special because they serve tea in the
locker rooms and things like that?
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: Not really. It's just they like to have their traditions
here. I think, you know, there's just so much history behind it. You know,
try to maybe make it a more classy event.
But, you know, that's the only part of it. I think at all the Grand Slams, I
mean, they're very good to the players, and especially in the locker rooms,
you know, around the grounds and stuff. Although the tickets, it's pretty
hard to still get tickets, even for players. They're not too nice about that.
Q. The top 16 seeds have that locker room or are there more than that?
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: Aren't there 32 seeds? I'm not sure. I know it's singles
and doubles, too.
Q. Do you miss the bowing or are you happy to see that gone?
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: I thought I saw that yesterday.
Q. That somebody did it?
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: Yeah. Like I think it was Roddick and Rusedski.
Q. Roddick did it.
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: Roddick did it. Is it your choice?
Q. I think it's optional now.
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: Oh, it's optional?
Q. Yeah.
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: I don't know. It's kind of different. It's kind of cool
that you're like playing in front of royalty, so I don't know. I don't mind it either way.
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