Q. Of course, Jennifer had a tough loss this afternoon. When she did come
into the press room, she said you and Serena would not have been No. 1 and 2
without some careful planning, meaning not playing each other, and it
probably might not have happened if the other girls had been healthy. Could
you please comment on those two comments?

VENUS WILLIAMS: What was the comment?

Q. The comment was you would not have been -- you and Serena would not have
been No. 1 and 2 if there had not been some careful planning, in other words,
not playing against each other; and, secondly, the two of you wouldn't be 1
and 2 if the other girls, presumably Hingis and Davenport, were healthy.

VENUS WILLIAMS: Well, actually, I miss playing Hingis. I just played Hingis.
But I miss playing Lindsay.

Q. Do you?

VENUS WILLIAMS: Yes. She suits my game. We get out there, we just hit the
ball. And it is just great tennis. You know, I hope she comes back. It's
never fun to be injured. You know, I hope Martina recovers from her surgery,
too, because it is different without them. It makes it more interesting when
they're in the mix.

Q. Aside from missing them, do you think there's truth in what Jennifer was
saying in terms of you and Serena maybe not being No. 1 and 2 if the other
girls were there and if you had played each other more?

VENUS WILLIAMS: Yeah, it's hard to say "what if," "what would have happened."
Those are all different variables that fed in.

Q. Is there any reason that the match on Saturday won't be a bust? Do you
think it will gradually get better each time you play each other more times?

VENUS WILLIAMS: I don't know.

Q. Do you agree they've been maybe a little anti-climactic and disappointing
so far in terms of excitement for the fans and stuff?

VENUS WILLIAMS: I don't think so. I think we always can play better. But
we've always done our best when we walk out on the court every time.