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Q. I know that making it into the Top 10
is always a very big deal for the player, what do you think the difference is
between players 5 through 10 and players 1 through 5?
BARBARA SCHETT: For example, today,
against Venus she was just serving better, I think -- or I'm not returning that
well, I don't know. But I think she's serving really well, and it's just those
little things make it hard for me to beat them. Lindsay, I think, also is
serving really well. It's just a little bit of difference everywhere, in the
strokes; they are longer. It's just better in certain situations.
Q. What was the problem, exactly with the
serve? Was it just coming at you so fast and it was hard for you to get set up?
BARBARA SCHETT: Yeah, it's very fast and
I can't really read it. You know, I'm trying to read it, but I can't. And even
-- even her second serve -- maybe in the first set, I tried to take it early
which didn't work at all. And in the second set I tried to stay back a little
more and just hit it into the court, which was working a little bit better. But
I had big troubles with her first serve.
Q. Did you happen to notice her jump over
during the tiebreak when you changed ends?
BARBARA SCHETT: Sure, I did. Everybody
did then, I think.
Q. What did you think of that? It was a
little unsportsman like?
BARBARA SCHETT: But it's great that she
can do that. I think she's tall enough that she's able to do that. If I would be
as tall as her, I probably could do it, too.
Q. It didn't break your concentration?
BARBARA SCHETT: Maybe she tried to
impress me or something. I don't know. But I was too concentrated. I didn't
really look at her. But it's entertaining for the people. It's good.
Q. How would you summarize your whole
year, and what is the next step for the next year?
BARBARA SCHETT: Well, I'm very satisfied
with this year. My goal was to break into the Top 15, and now I'm Top 10. It
really has been a great year. But I still think I could have played better. I
could have won a couple of more matches which were very close, which I lost. And
my goal for next year is to stay in the Top 10, but, of course, to improve.
We'll see how the beginning of the year is going to be. I think it's -- it's
harder to -- it's easier to get into the Top 10 than to stay there, my first
goal. So my goal now is to stay in the Top 10. But, of course, I want to
improve, sure.
Q. Have you made any plans for the
off-season?
BARBARA SCHETT: Now, you mean?
Q. Yeah.
BARBARA SCHETT: Yes, I'm going to Hawaii
tomorrow.
Q. What day was the ticket for?
BARBARA SCHETT: I can change it. I could
have changed it at any time. I could have -- I had a flight every day; so even
if I would have won, I would have gone Monday then.
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