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Patty
Schnyder lost to Amelie Mauresmo 6-2 3-6 4-6
Q. Terrific
tournament, Patty.
PATTY
SCHNYDER: Thank you.
Q. Very good.
PATTY
SCHNYDER: Thank you (smiling).
Q. What was
the difference?
PATTY
SCHNYDER: I guess she's, yeah, a great clay court player.
And at the end it was -- she was a little too powerful, I
think. Her spin was really, yeah, giving me a lot of
problems, and I could not really play the game I wanted at
the end. But, still, I had the chances and she saved some
great breakpoints with great serves. Shows she's a real
champion, and today she deserved to win.
Q. She says
you're one of the people who could win Paris. How do you
feel?
PATTY
SCHNYDER: Yeah, I think so, too. But she's definitely also
one that can win. I mean, it's gonna be a really
interesting Roland Garros. So many favorites. And I'm
really looking forward to it.
Q. Did you
possibly overdo the dropshots?
PATTY
SCHNYDER: Could be, yes. It's just she was running very
good, she keep me way off the baseline with her shots and
I didn't really feel how I could hit the winner. So I
tried them, and, yeah, now I think it was a little too
much probably. But you never know.
Q. This is a
special tournament for you for several reasons. You went
three sets with the defending champion. This is the first
time you're now back in the Top 10 after seven years...
THE
MODERATOR: Six years.
Q. I think
it's seven.
THE
MODERATOR: Six.
Q. Six or
seven years. Is it possible -- because you beat the No. 1
seed yesterday, Maria Sharapova, in a fascinating game
using your strengths against her strengths, your strengths
against her weaknesses. So these are the reasons. But I
want to ask you this question: If you had Door No. 1 and
you could have your dream this year, this could be your
dream year, 2005, you could become No. 1 in the world for
a few weeks; Door No. 2, you win a Slam.
PATTY
SCHNYDER: I want to win a Slam (smiling).
Q. I've seen
you sometimes when you've played very well and then just
come apart at the end. You had a streak a few years ago, I
guess. Do you feel now you're a better fighter than you've
ever been?
PATTY
SCHNYDER: Yeah, I mean, I've always been a fighter. But
somehow when I didn't believe in myself, it looked like I
was giving up and I didn't want the victory. But now that
I believe more in myself and my tennis, it's, yeah, it
looks much better for me, and also like the people feel
different about my attitude.
Q. Did you do
something special for your physic condition, because I
never seen you so fit like now?
PATTY
SCHNYDER: No, I've been very fit the last - I don't know -
two or three years.
Q. Very fit?
PATTY
SCHNYDER: Yeah, very fit. I'm doing the things - of course
I work out a lot, I do all the things I need to do to be
fit because it's one of the key points of my game. So I
really need it.
Q. Did it
bother you when Amelie contested that point?
PATTY
SCHNYDER: No, I know that she's a really fair player and
she just -- she has her reason why she did this. She
really believed the ball was out. That's just -- I mean,
she was on a run there, and so I just played. And that
time I was really -- like she was doing the game and I was
a little bit shaky.
Q. Things are
going very well now, it's nice to see. Do you date all
this from your marriage? Is that a springboard?
PATTY
SCHNYDER: It looks like, but we have been very, very happy
together before our marriage, and now also.
Q. Well, from
the beginning. When was that, though? I know the marriage
was 2003.
PATTY
SCHNYDER: Yeah, December 2003. We are together now six
years. So, I mean, we have a great time. Of course it
gives me a lot of power, a lot of energy. Just it's a
great, great thing.
Q. What about
Mauresmo, do you see anything different in her this year?
She's done well here so many years now, but she hasn't
been able to translate it into the French Open. What do
you see from her going into the French?
PATTY
SCHNYDER: Yeah, I mean, I think she always goes into the
French as a favorite, and she never comes past I don't
think quarters. So I don't know what it takes for her to
play her best there, but it's definitely a difficult thing
for her. But, yeah, I just hope that she, you know, she
can do it once.
Q. I saw you
on a cover of a magazine or a big photo with the other
Swiss who won today - what's his name?- Roger Federer.
What do you think about Roger stepping up and being one of
the first guys to be ambassadors for the sport, like Andre
Agassi, and supporting the United Nations and UNICEF? And
while you're thinking, this is a quote that the spokesman
for UNICEF said during an exhibition Roger Federer set up
in Indian Wells: "We are excited to be part of a global
partnership aimed at harnessing the power of pro tennis to
help ensure kids everywhere get help, education, and
protection."
PATTY
SCHNYDER: So what do I think about this sentence?
Q. I'm sorry.
The question is, do you think it would be cool if the WTA
tennis stepped up and had a partnership like that?
PATTY
SCHNYDER: Yeah, I know that Martina is doing things also.
We all do a lot of charity. It's just, yeah, your own
decision how much you want to help, where you want to
help, if you want the public to know everything, or if you
just want to donate as a silent donator. I think it's a
great thing if like a sportsman or like from the music
business, if they get involved and help, yeah, the needed
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