26 marzo 2000
Capriati D Rubin 6-1, 6-3
Q. Ice?
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: A little precaution.
Q. Heel?
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: Achilles.
Q. It's definitely okay?
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: Yeah.
Q. How did you play tonight?
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: I think I played really good. I was happy with the way I
played. From the beginning, I came out strong. I've played her many times
already. She always plays well. I knew I had to just be really ready for her.
I was pleased with all the parts of my game really.
Q. Do you like a player who gives you a lot of pace, with flat shots?
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: Yeah. I mean, it doesn't really matter. I think, you know,
I can adjust to anybody. You know, she hits the ball hard, really hard, so
sometimes it's difficult, you know, to play a player like her. Really, I can
just adjust to everybody, I think.
Q. Talk about your next opponent.
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: It's Serena. Yeah, I'm looking forward to playing her. I
haven't seen her play in a while, so I don't really know how she's playing.
I've just got to go out there and play my game and feel good, you know, see
what happens.
Q. Going to be a power-on-power match?
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: Well, that's my game and that's her game, so I guess so.
Hopefully I just play my game, I'm on, and feeling good physically.
Q. Her serve can be huge. Go back to matches where you have players like
Lindsay with big serves. How do you usually deal with a big serve?
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: I do okay. I mean, I think I return well enough. I mean,
it's not like, you know, they're hitting bombs all the time, certainly not
like men's tennis. It's not like they're unreturnable. If I play well in all
parts of my game, if I can hold my own serve, I should be okay and not feel
so much pressure in returning.
Q. To a lot of people, this is a huge match. A win here is a symbol that
you're not just Top 20, you're Top 5. How are you going to resist having
that additional pressure?
JENNIFER CAPRIATI: I'm just not going to think about it at all. I'm just
going to go out there like it's just a match, that's it, play my game and
not think of all the hype, not really think about the question you just
asked (laughter).
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