NASDAQ-100 OPEN

March 23, 2003

Venus Williams

KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA

THE MODERATOR: Questions for Venus, please.

Q. I loved watching you play today.

VENUS WILLIAMS: Thanks.

Q. You were running so well.

VENUS WILLIAMS: Thanks.

Q. Do you enjoy coming in on the short balls?

VENUS WILLIAMS: Yeah, I think it's a key point to playing good tennis. More
than anything, when I'm out there on the court, I just try to say, "Play the
ball," and just play tennis. A lot of times that includes getting up to the
short ones.

Q. You do that awfully well.

VENUS WILLIAMS: Thanks.

Q. Is it your combination of short followed by the overhead or the other way
around?

VENUS WILLIAMS: Well, I guess I'm quite good at that because of my height. I
can kind of reach all the balls with ease, it's a real blessing.

Q. How hard is it not to look ahead a couple matches?

VENUS WILLIAMS: Oh, I haven't really even seen the draw yet. I haven't really
been around. I kind of get here for the match and play. There's no draws up
in the locker room, and I haven't been up to the players' lounge or anything.

Q. I guess you'll watch your sister's match tonight?

VENUS WILLIAMS: I think I play tomorrow. I think there's another match
tomorrow, so I'll actually go and recuperate.

Q. So that would be three in a row for you?

VENUS WILLIAMS: Uh-hmm.

Q. I know you were saying two in a row is normal. Is three in a row normal?

VENUS WILLIAMS: Yeah.

Q. Do you like that better, do you get in more of a rhythm not skipping a day?

VENUS WILLIAMS: Oh, I don't even know. I'm just playing when I'm on the
schedule.

Q. I was relieved today you won quickly. I was afraid the rain was going to
interrupt the last game. When it's this cloudy, does that get into your
thinking?

VENUS WILLIAMS: Yeah, I was just really trying to be real consistent. The
match was going over an hour. I wanted to really just play well in the games
and not lose serve so that did happen.

Q. You play the winner of the Maleeva-Shaughnessy match. Can you talk about
those two players, your experiences.

VENUS WILLIAMS: Yeah, I played both of them quite a few times, so I should be
ready.

Q. Anything about their games in particular?

VENUS WILLIAMS: They're both real good. I think they've both been Top 20 in
the past and probably Top 20 now. So I'm definitely going to be on top of my
game.