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Interviews

The following are some unedited, word-for-word post-match interviews with Michael. There are also some which are only available in audio and/or video form; in these cases, refer to the clips section.

2000 U.S. Open
Sept. 1: Second round, lost to Todd Martin
Aug. 29: First round, d. Levy

2000 ATP Championships
Aug. 7: First round, lost to Schalken

2000 Indian Wells
Mar. 4: First round, d. Ferrero

1999 US Open, New York
Sept. 2: Second round, l. to Clement
Aug. 31: First round, d. Filippini

1999 ATP Championships, Cincinnati
Aug. 13: Quarterfinals, Rafter d. Chang, 6-2 6-1
Aug. 12: Third round, Chang d. Pioline, 6-1 6-4
Aug. 11: Second round, Chang d. Corretja "I don't see myself playing the senior tour, to be honest with you."
Aug. 10: First round, Chang d. Safin

1999 Lipton Championships
Mar. 18: First round, Marin d. Chang, 7-6 7-6 "I still have that faith. I'm not going to lose that faith. In certain aspects, I feel like you can break my serve, but you can't break my spirit."

1999 Newsweek Champions Cup
Mar. 8: l. to Siemerink

1998 US Open
Fri., Sept. 4: Moya d. Chang, second round
Sept. 2: First round, d. Ehrlich

1998 ATP Championships, Cincinnati
Aug. 12: Second round, Kafelnikov d. Chang
Aug. 11: First round, Chang d. Woodbridge

1997 Davis Cup
Nov. 28: Goteburg, Sweden, Bjorkman d. Chang "[W]hen you work hard and you're still coming up short, still falling, it can get tough."
Nov. 27: Press conference with the U.S. team

1997 ATP World Championships, Hannover Germany
Nov. 14: Round Robin #2: Bjorkman d. Chang
Nov. 13: Round Robin #1: Kafelnikov d. Chang
Nov. 10: Pre-tournament

1997 US Open
Sept. 6: Semifinals, l. to Rafter
Sept. 4: d. Rios
Sept. 2: d. Pioline
Aug. 31: Third round, d. Sargsian
Aug. 29: Second round, d. Salzenstein
Tuesday, August 26: First round, d. Fredriksson

1997 ATP Championships, Cincinnati
Aug. 9: Semifinals, Muster d. Chang
Aug. 8: Chang d. Kuerten "Sometimes you actually want to pee in your pants in New York. I'm kidding."
Aug. 7: Chang d. Medvedev "Shooting baskets in the locker room."
Aug. 6: Chang d. Ferreira

1997 Legg Mason Tennis Classic
Sunday, July 21: Final, Chang d. Korda

1997 Lipton Championships
Sunday, March 23: Third round, Bruguera d. Chang, 6-4 6-3 "I'll have my own sitcom after this." (I wish there had been a picture to accompany this transcript..)
Saturday, March 22: Second round, Chang d. Merklein, 6-3 7-6(4) "Even though I turned pro just before my 16th birthday, I actually was thinking about going to college..."

1997 Newsweek Champions Cup
Sunday, March 16: Finals, Chang d. Ulihrach, 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-3 "You guys aren't going to believe me because these are all fish stories."
Saturday, March 15: Semifinals, Chang d. Muster, 6-1 7-6(1) "It's important...that [I] go out there with the attitude, "You come out with your strength, I'll come out with mine.""
Mar. 14: Quarterfinals, d. Pioline Thursday, March 13: Third round, Chang d. Rosset, 6-2 7-5 "People go golfing [on] the golf course. I go fishing on the golf course."

1996 ATP World Championships
Thursday, November 21: Round Robin Match #3, Chang d. Ivanisevic, 6-7(8) 7-6(5) 6-1 "I felt like I still had to...really go out and give my best for the Lord."
Wednesday, November 20: Round Robin Match #2, Muster d. Chang, 6-4 6-3 "When you think about it, [the match] record doesn't really mean a whole lot because everybody has beaten everybody."
Tuesday, November 19: Round Robin Match #1, Krajicek d. Chang, 6-4 6-4 "[I]t is nice to see snow."
Pre-tournament

1996 US Open
Final, Sampras d. Chang, 6-1 6-4 7-6(3) " I feel like Pete has been No. 1 for three years now. And the way I look at it, no offense to Pete, what goes up must come down."
Semifinal, Chang d. Agassi, 6-3 6-2 6-2 "It was pretty intense out there."
Sept. 4: Quarterfinals, d. J. Sanchez
Sept. 2: d. Hlasek
Aug. 31: Third round, d. Spadea
Aug. 28: d. Godwin
1st round, Chang d. Oncins, 6-3 1-6 6-0 7-6(8) "It was the cyber version of hitting that winner."

1996 ATP Championships, Cincinnati
Aug. 11: Finals, l. to Agassi
Aug. 10: Semifinals, d. Enqvist
Aug. 9: Quarterfinals, Chang d. Ivanisevic 6-3 7-5
Aug. 7: Chang d. Medvedev

1996 Lipton Championships
Quarterfinals, Ivanisevic d. Chang
Chang d. Korda

1996 Newsweek Champions Cup
March 17: Finals, Chang d. Haarhuis
March 16: Semifinals, Chang d. Rios, 7-6(6), 6-3
March 15: Chang d. Agassi (one question with Joe Lynch)
March 15: Quarterfinals, Chang d. Agassi
March 14: Chang d. Boetsch
March 13: Chang d. Edberg, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1

1995 Grand Slam Cup, Munich
Dec. 5: l. to Eltingh

1995 Newsweek Champions Cup
March 10: Muster d. Chang

1994 Compaq Grand Slam Cup, Munich
Dec. 8: l. to Sampras
Dec. 6: d. Berasategui

1994 ATP World Championships, Frankfurt Germany
Nov. 17: Round Robin #3: l. to Agassi
Nov. 16: Round Robin #2: d. Berasategui
Nov. 15: Round Robin #1: l. to Bruguera
Nov. 14: Pre-tournament

1994 U.S. Open
Sept. 5: Fourth round: l. to Agassi
Sept. 3: Third round: d. Grabb
Aug. 31: d. Washington
Aug. 29: d. Cherkasov

1994 Lipton Championships
March 15: Rafter d. Chang, 6-2 6-7 6-2
March 14: Chang d. Berasategui, 1-6 6-4 6-2 "I think over the past couple of years definitely, the quality of men's tennis has definitely gone up."

1993 Compaq Grand Slam Cup, Munich
Dec. 10: l. to Sampras
Dec. 8: d. Masur

1993 ATP World Championships, Frankfurt Germany
Nov. 18: l. to Medvedev
Nov. 17: Round Robin #2: l. to Stich
Nov. 16: Round Robin #1: d. Courier
Nov. 15: Pre-tournament

1993 US Open
Sept. 4: Chang d. Karbacher, 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4
Sept. 2: Chang d. Pereira, 6-1 6-2 4-6 6-3
Aug. 31: Chang d. Cannon, 6-1 7-5 6-2

1992 Compaq Grand Slam Cup, Germany
Dec. 12: Semifinals, d. Ivanisevic (five sets)
Dec. 10: d. Korda
Dec. 9: d. Agassi

1992 ATP World Championships
Nov. 20: Round Robin: l. to Courier
Nov. 19: Round Robin: l. to Krajicek

1992 US Open
Sept. 10: Chang d. W. Ferreira, 7-5 2-6 6-3 6-7 (4) 6-1 "Secrets."
Sept. 8: Chang d. Washington, 6-2 2-6 3-6 6-3 6-1 "I dodged a few bullets tonight."
Sept. 6: Third round, Chang d. Boetsch, 6-3 6-3 6-1
Sept. 4: Second round, Chang d. P. McEnroe, 6-3 6-3 6-4
Sept. 2: First round, Chang d. E. Ferreira, 6-3 6-4 7-6(1) "They just tell me to "Nupe It"."

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