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Bank of the West Classic - Stanford 1999
1st Round
Anna Kournikova beats Mirjana Lucic
6:4, 6:2
July 27, 1999

 

 

"She (Mirjana Lucic) tried to hit the ball really hard and make winners, and I was patient enough with my shots."
"I'm a much better player now than I used to be. Everybody grows up. I'm a more mature player. I'm playing more patiently than I used to. I think I am just still a little bit inconsistent. I have to play like today."
 
"She (Mirjana Lucic) wasn't ready for my quick start. I hardly had any unforced few unforced errors and I showed her (Mirjana Lucic) I'm feeling fine. I've been practicing really hard the past few weeks and I feel great. I did what I wanted to do."
 
"We all know Martina is great. Venus and Serena have a power advantage. But Martina won her first Slam when she was 16 and Lindsay Davenport won her first when she was 22."

"That shows you it doesn't matter how old you are. You have to treat us the same as the old players. We just go out there and play. We are human beings. We don't judge ourselves by the age or the name, just who wins the match.
 My time will come."

 

 

 


Find out more at Anna's offical website:
www.kournikova.com