TMS - THE ERICSSON OPEN

March 25, 2001

Serena Williams

THE ERICSSON OPEN

THE MODERATOR: Questions, please.

Q. How did you feel about that match?

SERENA WILLIAMS: That one was okay. Not too excited about it.

Q. You just weren't --?

SERENA WILLIAMS: Not too pleased about that match.

Q. Weren't really in a groove in the first set?

SERENA WILLIAMS: Yeah, I wasn't -- I don't think I was in the groove in the
first set. I didn't get the hang of her game. I made uh, way too many errors.
It's kind of scary, the way I played.

Q. You talked about the last opponent's unorthodox style of play. Is that the
same kind of thing?

SERENA WILLIAMS: Yeah, I think these new people that are playing are hitting
a lot more spin and trying to get the balls out of my strike zone, et cetera.
I'm getting used to it, but it's getting a little better.

Q. Is it good to have matches like this so early?

SERENA WILLIAMS: Yeah, it is actually, it's good. Usually when I play a tough
match, I'm much more ready to go in the next round. So I feel that I'm
definitely a lot more ready because I had too easy of a match the other night.

Q. When is your water coming out?

SERENA WILLIAMS: Oh, it's coming out pretty soon. You can talk to my dad more
about that, yeah. He's the main guy behind it.

Q. Water?

SERENA WILLIAMS: Yeah. Talk with my dad about that. (Laughter.)

Q. Are you going to watch your sister play?

SERENA WILLIAMS: Oh, yeah. Great. Perfect. Thanks.