Jelena Dokic def. Emmanuelle Gagliardi 6-4 and 6-2

Q. Seemed pretty comfortable today.

JELENA DOKIC: Yeah. It was a little bit difficult at the beginning, but she played well. I think she seemed to be hitting everything, and she really
went for everything. Made it a little bit difficult.

But I played well. I mean, I did well to pull out the first set. You know, I
was happy with the game.

Q. What do you feel you're doing better now than you were a couple of months
ago?

JELENA DOKIC: I think my mind is more on the court. I think I feel better
physically. I've worked a lot on my fitness. You know, my movement is much
better, and that helps with the hitting.

I just feel much more comfortable now than I did a few months ago. I've
worked very hard. It's coming back a little bit.

Q. How do you feel about the women's contest without either Venus or Serena
here?

JELENA DOKIC: We still have very good players. I mean, we have the No. 1,
the No. 2 or No. 3 in the world. It's unfortunate that they're not here.
But, you know, it will still be, you know, a really good US Open. And, you
know, it's unfortunate, but that's the way it is.

Q. Is it kind of a relief in any way to you and your chances?

JELENA DOKIC: For some people, yeah. But, I mean, we've seen that they can
be beaten. The two Belgians are ahead of the Williams sisters at the moment.

You know, I think we see a lot more people getting closer to them. We're
seeing a little bit of a change, that maybe they can be beaten - not easily.
But, you know, for some people, maybe it's a relief.

Q. But not for you in particular?

JELENA DOKIC: I don't mind. I would like to play them. But, you know, like I
said, it's unfortunate they're not in the tournament, that you don't have
some of the best players here.

Q. What would be your goal for the rest of the year?

JELENA DOKIC: I mean, I want to do well here, first of all. You know, I'll
take it a match at a time. Like I said, I don't have any goals particularly
with results. I just want to start playing better, get my form back to where
I was No. 4 in the world. I would like to, you know, play like I did.

You know, I think it's coming back slowly. I think the first six months, you
know, I struggled. This is normal. But I think it's coming back.

Q. When you've always been used to winning, how frustrating was that?

JELENA DOKIC: You know, it was not frustrating. I prepared myself to it. If
I have a bad year, if I'm not in form, like I saw at the beginning, it's a
little bit frustrating, but I knew I just had to keep on training and
working hard, and hopefully it would come back.

You have to stay calm during those situations because, you know, I used to
win 60, 70 matches a year. When you're not doing so well, you can get down
and it can get your confidence down.

But usually mentally I'm okay with these things and I just deal with them.

Q. You say you were prepared for it.

JELENA DOKIC: I mean, at the beginning I didn't do so well the first few
tournaments. I kind of saw that, you know, if I do lose some matches, I have
to stay calm, I have to not worry about that. I have to just try to go on.
Of course, when you play semis or finals every week like I did before, now
you don't do so well, you know, it's a new territory for me.

You know, I think I'm getting better.

Q. You're playing in what many people regard as the media capital of the
world. This Grand Slam is different. What are your thoughts on playing here
in New York?

JELENA DOKIC: I mean, every Grand Slam is different. But, you know, this
one's a little bit crazier, I think. The city and everything. But it's a
nice feeling.

I won the Juniors here. I've been here -- out of all the Grand Slams, I
think I've been here the most.

I really like this Grand Slam. I think they've gotten better and better
every year with the facilities, security, everything. The court I played on
today, extra stand. They're working really hard, they've improved a lot.
It's one of the biggest Grand Slams, probably the biggest Grand Slam. You
know, it's nice to play here.

Every single one has different things, different feelings to it. You know, I
like them all. This one -- everything is a little faster, much more people
and everything.

Q. Speaking of crazy Grand Slams for you, have you decided whether you're
playing the Australian Open next year?

JELENA DOKIC: I haven't decided. I'm thinking about it, for sure. And, uhm,
I will make a decision next few weeks what I will do. Right now I'm both
ways, but I will see how I feel.

It's unfortunate to miss a Grand Slam, for sure. But, you know, I will still
think about it. I don't think it just depends on whether I want to go back
or not. I think the schedule is really full and it's a little bit heavy to
come back after a month and go back and play straightaway to Australia. I
will take all that into consideration and I will see.

Q. I would think a lot of people would be happy to see you come back.

JELENA DOKIC: I think so. I don't know what the reaction would be. I don't
know what the feeling is. But I had a lot of support when I was there, me,
myself. With all the other things that happened, you know, I don't want to
get into that. But I had a lot of support. I mean, the crowds were great to
me. I had a lot of fans. The biggest support I get was there.

I would like to go back and have that again. But we'll see.

Q. What is your schedule for the end of the year before January?

JELENA DOKIC: Here, then I go Bali, Shanghai, then I go to Europe.

Q. How many tournaments in Europe?

JELENA DOKIC: I'm not sure. Just depends how I do. If I do well here or
another tournament, I'll probably take one or two out, just depends. It's
still a lot of traveling. But I will see. Just depends on how well I do.

Q. A lot of players work their schedule around Grand Slams, don't they?

JELENA DOKIC: If I do decide to play Australia, I definitely will not play
tournaments after that or so much before. I know this. I have thought about
this. And if I don't play Australia, I will play more tournaments after that
Grand Slam.

But for sure you can schedule it better. So I'm working on that. I mean,
after this Grand Slam, I will decide.

Q. Are you talking to any people in particular to make your mind up?

JELENA DOKIC: I talk to my coach, my manager, of course. I will listen to
what they think. You know, I don't think I should decide myself. There
should be some other people involved, definitely all the people that are
close to me, my family and everyone, so yeah.

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