Q. I guess looking at those dropshots got a little old after a while. Were you surprised how many she was able to successfully do?
MARTINA HINGIS: Well, but I had the most important one to go up 4-1. I had a cross-court winner. No, she has great hands, obviously. Everybody knows that on tour. She played a very good match. I mean, it was tough conditions. She had enough time. Especially from the beginning on, it's like playing Conchita or Arantxa here, or Conchita especially, it's very tough.The balls are heavy, so they have enough time to, you know, use their hands which, you know, she has awesome hands. That's why she beat, you know, the other players before, always does well here.
Q. Of course, everybody on tour wants to win, otherwise they wouldn't be out there. You seem to want it more sometimes. Do you think that's true? Do you think you want it more sometimes?
MARTINA HINGIS: Well, that's the most important thing. That's why I said in the interview on TV right after the match that you just have to want to win this tournament. That's why Arantxa was able to win it three times, or Steffi so many times, and Monica, because those are the players who wanted it the most and are in the best physical shape in that time. Just whoever wants it more is going to win.
Q. Why do you think that you're mentally stronger than a lot of the other girls?
MARTINA HINGIS: Well, because I think I play just so many hours of tennis, and it just comes very naturally to me. You have some bad and some worse days definitely. Because my mom is my coach, and I think I've got one of the best techniques and strokes when I'm playing well. It's kind of easy for me to play well. You know, if you play someone like, you know, Ruxandra today, she's got great hands. Even I have to look at her, I'm like, "Wow." So even today for me I just have to overpower her somehow, to be patient, just put a lot of topspin on it. I mean, that's basically all I could do and really fight myself through this match.
Q. But your mom obviously taught you great technique growing up.
MARTINA HINGIS: Well, that's my weapon. That's the thing I can, you know, do the best, I think. Like the Williams sisters, they have great strokes, or Lindsay Davenport. That's why we are where we are, because we have the best strokes, and we can believe in tough situations we can build on that.
Q. What did she tell you when you were younger, to build up your mental toughness, too?
MARTINA HINGIS: It just comes when you win a lot of matches, you just get confidence, if you believe in yourself. Even like today, I played terrible some points in the second set, but then I knew if I do the things I have to do, it's going to be fine hopefully. It worked out well today.
Q. Last year you had a lot of fun telling us about lighting candles. Any such plans this year?
MARTINA HINGIS: Nothing like that this year. I'm going to go there after the tournament hopefully.
Q. You've told us in the past you're not really a morning person; you prefer not to play the first matches and everything. Are you still feeling that way?
MARTINA HINGIS: Three times already at this tournament. I'm like not going to go out there if they put me first on again, unless it's sunny. I mean, I'm going to play in pants next time. It's like, no way. I'm like freezing out there. Especially most of the matches, you know, are just tournaments now in the States, you play always when it's hot, also Australia. Then when you come here to Europe, it's freezing cold. My body's not used to it anymore. My back gets tight. You can't move the same way or you're scared to make some quick moves because you might get hurt. You know, it's not very easy to go out there because a lot of players, you know, have injuries, especially at this tournament because it's not very easy to play in cold weather like this. Plus it changes. Like one day it's humid like yesterday, very warm. You lose a lot of calories. And today it's like freezing cold again. Whoever adjusts the best, takes it round by round.
Q. If you have a day off, are you the type of person that likes to sleep late?
MARTINA HINGIS: No, no. I've been waking up like quarter to 8:00, 8:00, yeah. Because I always play early, so I don't really have time to sleep in or something. One time if I have that rhythm, I just keep going. Here I sleep very well, sleep enough, wake up early. So that's good. That's a good sign for me.
Q. You just lost the second set 6-Love. You were 1-Love down in the third. Were you tight? Were you nervous?
MARTINA HINGIS: Well, it's only 1-Love in the third. I wasn't nervous about losing the second set 6-Love because I knew, you know, just get that set over with. I was down 3-0, 4-0, it's like no way at this tournament you're going to come back. It's very hard. You don't have to also because you know it's another set coming up, because I won the first one. I just knew I have to want it really, just play a different game. I just was hitting too short. Just had to make her play, too, yeah. Just hope to get her tired.
Q. Are you planning to play in the Olympics? What are your thoughts about that opportunity?
MARTINA HINGIS: Well, I don't know yet. It's still too far. I'm going to play a lot of other tournaments, and I'll see. It's not very easy to go two times to Australia. We'll see.
Q. Do you consider the Olympics on the same level as the Grand Slam tournaments or not quite?
MARTINA HINGIS: Not quite, no.
Q. Why so?
MARTINA HINGIS: Well, because it's more history behind the Grand Slam tournaments. It's always been, you know, there. That's what tennis has brought up, not the Olympics. It's only been played three times so far.
Q. Chanda Rubin coming up next for you. What is your feeling about that match-up? Obviously has been playing very well at the moment.
MARTINA HINGIS: What was the score?
Q. 6-4, 7-5.
MARTINA HINGIS: Well, I mean, I played her a few times on hard court. It's going to be a different game probably on clay here at this tournament. But I'm looking forward to it. It's going to be the quarters. No one wants to lose in the quarters anymore.
Q. Virginia Ruzici suggested in her TV analysis that maybe you would win the fans over if you gave an opponent a call ever. Is that something that you care about, winning the fans over? Would you ever consider giving an opponent a call, instead of questioning calls, just giving a call to an opponent?
MARTINA HINGIS: Well, it probably happened in the past. I've done it before. But here every point counts. I mean, either it's in or it's out. I don't see a reason behind why should I give up a point just like that. If it's in, of course. The umpire is there to call it whether in or out. It's not me who has to make the calls. I don't think, you know -- whatever.