Q: You said at Indian Wells that you were a little bit surprised that you'd gotten all the way through to the final, given that you hadn't been well before that tournament.  It's sort of four hard weeks. How would you an assess your physical state and your approach to this tournament?

AM: I feel much better, much better prepared this week than at Indian Wells. I obviously played a lot of matches there. Probably four days of practicing on these courts before my first match. It's been pretty blustery on the courts and whatnot. I've had a couple of hours each day. Physically, I feel fine. A little bit jet-lagged, but in terms of my legs and, you know, energy levels, I feel fine.

Q: Are you enjoying a little bit the fact that the first four or five top spots in the world rankings are really up for grabs, and everybody is in position to be the best player on the circuit?  Are you enjoying that?