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March 22, 1997
A. KOURNIKOVA/A. Coetzer
6-1, 3-6, 6-3
An interview with:
ANNA KOURNIKOVA
Q. Anna, what was the turning point of the match? It was very close in the
middle there?
ANNA KOURNIKOVA: Well, yeah, I think I played the first set really well, then
the second set -- the first set she wasn't ready probably for that kind of game.
After the second set, I started to make a little bit mistakes and she got right
back in the match. I think I still kept -- I didn't think that I can lose, I
just kept on going.
Q. You looked to step up your aggressiveness a little more. You were
volleying and taking short balls. Was that a big factor?
ANNA KOURNIKOVA: I think I've always played like that. I always mixed it up.
I think that's why I won today, because I did a lot of different things.
Q. Anna, you were down in the beginning of the third set. Did you think
something is going to go wrong?
ANNA KOURNIKOVA: Yeah, I didn't start pretty well. I was down 2-Love. I just
started to play a little bit more safer. She got nervous. She thought she could
win. That's why probably she started making a little bit more mistakes.
Q. A player like that with her pace, is that the kind of game you like to
play? Obviously you relish hitting the ball, kind of plays right into your
strengths.
ANNA KOURNIKOVA: I don't see any difference really. I mean, there is
difference, but it doesn't really matter because she plays, she doesn't hit
every ball. You have to keep a lot of balls inside with her, you have to run a
lot, have your patience. She doesn't miss a lot, so it's really hard to play
against her. You have to always concentrate on every ball because she's running
everything down.
Q. Which is the next tournament you intend to play?
ANNA KOURNIKOVA: Excuse me?
Q. Which is the next tournament you intend to play?
ANNA KOURNIKOVA: I'm either going to play Rome and Hamburg, then French Open.
Q. Are you allowed to play Wimbledon on the next go around?
ANNA KOURNIKOVA: Well, my next year starts June, so from June I'll be able to
play 13 tournaments.
Q. Does that mean you will be playing Wimbledon?
ANNA KOURNIKOVA: Yeah. I mean, yeah, if I choose to.
Q. You haven't decided yet?
ANNA KOURNIKOVA: Yeah, I'm sure I'm going to play. | 
