Q. How much did that call in the first set kind of bother you?
LINDSAY DAVENPORT: Well, it was just kind of bizarre. It was so late. I mean,
I was just about to hit the next shot. She obviously, the
umpire, didn't overrule it right away. My thing with her was
how she handled it. She either thought it was in or out
right when it bounced. You can't wait that long.
It was frustrating, but I had already been up 40-Love that
game and let it slip. I was probably frustrated about that,
as well, the point when that happened, that ad-in.
But, yeah, it was just so late.
Q. Was it just a matter of time before you got it back?
LINDSAY DAVENPORT: Well, gosh, I let her back in the set so many times. Both
games up 40-Love, was serving, got broken both of those,
which, you know, you can't let someone get back into the
first set like that. So I really felt like once I held to
get to 6-All, I never really looked back from that point.
But I started the match off well, and played, you know, the
second set really well. Just some bad games thrown in there
in the first.
Q. You're in and out the vet, not the new-comer any more. What would you do
definitely in training in the earlier years? Anything?
LINDSAY DAVENPORT: No, I don't think so. I think everything that's happened to
me throughout, I don't think I'd really change anything. I
learned a lot along the way. I think what's hard about
tennis is that when you're doing really well and you're
young, people expect so much of you. But you probably aren't
smart enough to figure out exactly how things go until you
get older.
It's a shame that from 16 to 22, people expect so much out
of the female players, and they're not mature enough or
smart enough yet to realize what's really best for them. But
I felt like I figured everything out on my own. It was, you
know, my own path. Was happy about that.
Q. How much more or less are you enjoying the day-to-day grind as well as
reward of playing a tournament?
LINDSAY DAVENPORT: I still enjoy the process of working towards an ultimate end
goal, and I enjoy being at home and working out and
practicing and getting ready for something.
I'm not enjoying as much being on the road. I like to go out
there and play, but it's funny, I used to get way more
excited about wins than I do now. Sometimes, like when I
lose, it's not as devastating as it used to be. I don't know,
it's still an interesting process going on in my mind about
exactly how it's going.
Q. So is it sort of an ordeal to pack your bags and get ready for another trip
almost?
LINDSAY DAVENPORT: I'm okay doing that. It's like when I get there and it's day
3 to day 21 (laughter). It's funny. I'm normally like, okay,
I'm going. It's when I get there, there's a lot of downtime,
I'm on my own. That's tough.
But, you know, I'm trying to play places where it makes a
lot of sense. We're trying to do a really smart schedule
where my husband or maybe my mom or someone can come with me.
You know, my schedule looks really great for the next few
months, and hopefully that will keep me mentally fresh and
happy.
Q. What do you do to fill that downtime?
LINDSAY DAVENPORT: I read and go online sometimes, do some crosswords. I'm not
one that goes out and about and does a lot of stuff. I tend
to get sick of my hotel rooms after a few days.
Q. Mary was in here the other day. She made an interesting revelation that at
the age of 30 she actually realized she loves the game. Andre has a little
bit of a similar theme as well. Are you in a similar kind of place?
LINDSAY DAVENPORT: No, I've always loved it. I've always loved to play. My
husband and I hit on my day off just so we can both play.
Love watching tennis. Used to watch it when I was younger.
My mom would take me to tournaments. Love watching it now.
That's absolutely never been the problem. That's what keeps
me actually still going, is the actual hitting of the ball.
As far as traveling and being in locker rooms and being on
the road, that's the stuff that I don't enjoy. If we could
play every tournament in Southern California, I'd play
forever (smiling).
Q. With so much success here, do you consider this your home court?
LINDSAY DAVENPORT: You know, I feel very comfortable playing out here. I don't
know, you know, "home" would probably mean practice at the
(indiscernible). I've always loved my time out here and
won a lot of matches throughout my career in Indian Wells,
and always seem to really get focused and fired up to play
out here.
Q. If you hadn't gotten to be No. 1 and won Grand Slams, in another incarnation,
would you feel ambivalent about getting to No. 1 without winning a Slam?
LINDSAY DAVENPORT: I think being No. 1 is more important if you don't have that
Grand Slam. I think it's a huge accomplishment, regardless,
the first time you get there. I think if you have a Grand
Slam, that to me has meant more - in the last few years,
especially.
But it's interesting to here like Maria talk. Maria has a
Grand Slam, but she wants nothing more than to be No. 1.
That's obviously a huge goal of hers. For me it was always
about not really worrying about points and chasing
tournaments and worrying about how other players do, but
about playing your tournaments well and winning Grand Slams.
If it happens, great. If it doesn't, you know, you worried
about yourself and that's all you can really do.
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