Australian Open 2001 Interview
January 17, 2001
Q.� Are you feeling confident after that game? You can go on from here?
KIM CLIJSTERS: Well, there's one big advantage, that's that I won this Match Playing bad tennis.� So I'm happy with that.� But I'm not happy with the level that I played today.� Like, again, as my first match, really hard, hard conditions out there.� A lot of wind.� So it was hard for me.��But I'm happy to go through to the third round, yeah.
Q.� What do you think is wrong with your game at the moment?
KIM CLIJSTERS: Well, I've played really well at the Hopman Cup and in Sydney.� Now, like, the Hopman Cup was indoors, nicer� -- nice� -- was no wind, nothing.� And now like with the sun and then, you know, I just have to get used to that.� I think I have to practice a little bit more tomorrow to get into our third match tomorrow.
Q.� Was it because of all the excitement of Lleyton's match last night?
KIM CLIJSTERS: No, not at all.� That had nothing to do with that.� It was the same as my first match, so, yeah, it was like hard again.� I'm not� -- like I wasn't moving very well today in my first match.� So I'm just going to work on that tomorrow and then it will probably get better the day after tomorrow.
Q.� Is that the first time you've had sort of a fresh air shot on a serve?
KIM CLIJSTERS: Yeah, that's the first time that ever happened, yeah.� While I was bringing my racquet up, the wind just blew the ball away, it just dropped on my back.� So it was like bad luck.
Q.� You're not lying in bed tempted to flick the remote on?
KIM CLIJSTERS: No, not at all.
Q.� I couldn't help but notice the ring on your finger, too.� Is there an announcement you have to make?
KIM CLIJSTERS: No, it was a birthday present.
Q.� Oh, was it?
KIM CLIJSTERS: Yeah.
Q.� I thought it was� -- it's on your engagement finger?
KIM CLIJSTERS: No, I don't like it on my right hand.� That's why.� Bad luck.
Q.� Priya Prasad.� What are you going to do between now and your next match to pick your game up?
KIM CLIJSTERS: Like I said, I'll work hard tomorrow.� I've got doubles tomorrow.� I probably will have a practice session tomorrow before my match, or maybe after my doubles. But it's good that I have another match tomorrow, my doubles match.� And, yeah, it will probably get better.� I'll just have to get used to, like, the circumstances, the wind and everything.� It will be better.
Q.� It's the adjustment from indoors to outdoors?
KIM CLIJSTERS: No, like in Sydney, everything was fine.� I mean, I was� -- it was no wind, not as much wind as now.� And, yeah, like that's what every tennis player has to go through this.� I mean I'll get better.� I mean, I'm really happy that I keep winning my matches without playing my best tennis.� That's a good sign I think.
Q.� Kim, when you were sitting in the stands with Lleyton's family last night, people thought that you could be a member of the family, in appearance that you actually look like them?
KIM CLIJSTERS: That's what I've heard.� A lot of people, yeah, say that we could be brother or sister.� But like we're not.� So, yeah.� I don't know.� (Laughing.)
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