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Hopman Cup XIII Interview #3 January 2, 2001 www.hopmancup.com.au Kim, we spoke earlier, but I am sure that the crowd here would like to know just how you turned that singles match around. You were in all sorts of trouble - how did you do it? --I didn't start off very well. It is probably the weirdest match that I have ever played in my career. I feel like when I was 6-0, 40-0, I just said to myself, just try to win one more game - like Olivier did yesterday. It worked and then I started to play tennis and hit more returns. Certainly was a turn-around and the mixed almost the same. You got away to an ordinary start, came back in the second set and you are really forming a nice combination? --Kim: I really like playing with him and we are playing well together, it is good fun. Looks like it is fun and Olivier, you like you are having fun. Kim is a great partner to be with? --Yes, she is very good. She can play very good tennis, she can serve and make volley. It is great to play with her. What about your singles - you had a terrific win last night against Safin and this evening was Dominik too good? --Yes, I think he was just too good for me at the beginning. I was playing not so bad but then after Dominik began to play solid and I could not do anything and I was a little bit tired. Well, you guys have won a lot of friends here this week and we have really enjoyed your tennis. You are not out of it yet, of course, you have another match to play - the USA. Can you beat them? --Maybe in the Hopman Cup, you never know. It is going to be tough against Monica and Jan-Michael, but you never know. Thank you very much, I wish you the very best for the rest of the tournament.