Q. Successful return to Roland Garros. How did it feel to be playing out there for the first time in five years?

MARTINA HINGIS: Well, somehow it didn't feel like it's that long. I played here like for the eighth time, plus junior time. It's not like it feels too far away or too long ago.

Maybe because I also had a first‑round opponent who I was comfortable with, playing Lisa. I know it's not her favorite surface. But, you know, I had to go out there and do my job. I'm pleased with my win today.

Q. Can you tell us about your feelings moments before you were entering the center court.

MARTINA HINGIS: I got asked the question, so you probably saw it. That's the feelings you have, you go on court.

Q. Pretty chilly day in Paris. Any effect for you on the court? Comfortable conditions for you to play?

MARTINA HINGIS: Well, I saw it's like 11 degrees. I watched the weather forecast, like 13 yesterday. I'm like, oh. Prepare the best you can early in the morning. Stay warm, keep warm.

It doesn't affect you that much once you're running and everything. It's more the warm‑up that is really important before going on court, that you're warm so you can start running. But other than that, where I come from, I'm from a cold country, so it shouldn't be such a big factor.

I know it's snowing at home where it's supposed to (smiling).

Q. There was a story this weekend, you were quoted as saying that the French crowd were slow to forgive and slow to forget. Are you expecting good support from them over the course of the tournament?

MARTINA HINGIS: I don't think I ever said that, that they were slow to forgive. I really don't know who put those words in my mouth.

Q. Sunday Times of London.

MARTINA HINGIS: Well, I don't recognize those words because today definitely didn't feel like that. Coming here after five years, it's definitely a different story. I'm not a teenager. I'm not 19 or 18 anymore. I feel more mature as a player and as a person.

Q. You won Wimbledon in 1997.

MARTINA HINGIS: No kidding (smiling).

Q. Who do you see as the favorites this year?

MARTINA HINGIS: I'm not thinking about Wimbledon yet. It's here, the French Open. You ask me probably again in two weeks' time when I have my mind set at Wimbledon.

Q. Obviously, it's a special tournament for you having been former champion there.

MARTINA HINGIS: For sure, of course it is. Every Grand Slam is unique in its own way. Wimbledon, with its tradition and atmosphere, is one of them.

That's it? Everyone seems to be very afraid today. I don't know. Slow start. I know it's the first or second day.

Q. How close is your game to being where it was at its height?

MARTINA HINGIS: Well, I don't think I was totally tested today. It's hard to say something after 6‑2, 6‑2 against Lisa Raymond. I'm sure once you work yourself into the tournament, you can tell more.

I'm just happy that the first round's over, you can just keep practicing, keep playing on these courts. Definitely coming from a victory like in Rome, my confidence is higher than it previously was going into Grand Slams. Well, actually this year, not previously.

Yeah, so, just definitely getting where I wanted to be.

Q. Considering that you move so well, you have a lot of variety in your game that lends itself to the dimensions of a clay court, when you look at your entire career, your bigger successes have been on faster surfaces, why do you think that is?

MARTINA HINGIS: I think the anticipation on faster surfaces is very important. It's not as physical probably, as well, you know, as playing here on clay.

But I always had a lot of success here. I've never had any disappointments. I mean, making semifinals or better most of the times I've played here. I don't think it's a disappointment. Coming here, winning in Rome, doing well on clay, I think I won on all four surfaces, however you want to call it, what's out there.

I don't really care on what I play on.

Q. You've worked in the media. If you had to do a very quick analysis of a match between the Martina Hingis of today versus the Martina Hingis of when you were back on the circuit, how would that match come out?

MARTINA HINGIS: Well, I think everyone's improved over the years. You just get better as time goes on. I mean, today I would probably beat the Martina back then. But who knows. With some of the things that I was doing back then, I don't have. But I have some weapons which I have today. It's probably the brains and everything. Experience, more mature.

I don't know, it's hard to say. Definitely with the materials and the surfaces and everything, just you always get better automatically.

Q. Would you win in straight sets?

MARTINA HINGIS: Oh, geeze, I don't know. I mean, you can't compare two stories. Is one better or the other? It's hard to say. The one from 10 years ago and the story now... I think you are the best at the moment you can be. It shows in the stats. Today I think I'm moving on up. You just really are a better athlete, a better player this time moving on.

Q. After you won Rome, a lot more people were saying you were a potential champion here. Obviously you're a contender. Would it surprise you if you won this tournament?

MARTINA HINGIS: I'm not even close. I mean, I'm not even near to be there holding the trophy, being the champion. It's hard to say anything. I don't want to put any extra pressure on me because I don't need to.

Of course, it feels better moving into tournaments, Grand Slams, with having won the last tournament. It definitely gives me hopes and chances and the confidence. You know, you still have to play this one right now, not last week.

Q. You were probably, what, 13 the first time you played here.

MARTINA HINGIS: Something like that (smiling).

Q. Was it quite exciting to come to Roland Garros? I wonder how that compares with returning now that you've been away for so long.

MARTINA HINGIS: It really depends on who you play, how people react to you, how everything is, what happened last week. You know, I got a lot of congratulations because of winning in Rome from the players. It's definitely different than going into the Australian Open.

But now I've been around. It's nothing new to me any more. It's been six months since I've come back. Now it's just really the routine you've had before over all these years. It doesn't feel any different right now at this moment.

Q. You mentioned the Australians. Were they a little surprised or not too happy to have you around?

MARTINA HINGIS: No, I'm not saying that. I wasn't as confident. I didn't know where my stats are, how I'm going to play. Grand Slams, it's always where you want to perform the best. I didn't know how far it's going to take me. I'm happy it came out the way it did. Now it's just a nice continuation of the round.

Q. How hungry are you to win this event compared to your previous attempts?

MARTINA HINGIS: Every year you are as hungry as you can be. I'm in a different situation. I look at a lot of things differently, as well.

It's hard to explain myself sometimes. You can't tell in words exactly. Everybody probably expects me to say is overwhelming to be back here. You play your matches, try to be focused. You just do your things you got to do to be done that moment, that day. I wasn't really nervous going out there today because I felt confident. That confidence takes a lot of nerves away. That's why I feel the way ‑‑ I never did a big deal of anything anyway. That's my mentality. That's how I am.

Q. Being this is the one Grand Slam you haven't won.

MARTINA HINGIS: So what? There's many players out there who haven't won anything. Haven't won Grand Slams. Everyone always pinpoints that. I'm here again and I'll try to do it one more time.

Q. Are you having more fun now?

MARTINA HINGIS: I'm probably more relaxed now, yes.