I can watch them play and I feel very confident in the way they play, and I couldn't say that four months ago about either one of them, ... Robby now is playing much more disciplined, much smarter, not going for as many winners, they are both using their speed much better, using their defense better. Robby's biggest thing on clay has been his movement, and pulling the trigger too early. Now that he's playing within himself he should be a very good claycourt player. |
I don't think it's going to be Fernando or Nicolas (Massu). |
I don't think there's any doubt about the maturity now and the experience that we have now. Now it's a question of doing it and performing. Do we have the capability of going away on clay and winning? Yes. Are we as much a favorite as we are at home playing on hard court? No, there's no question about that. But at the same time our guys have played well on clay at times. It's certainly not our best surface. Everybody knows that. But can we go in and win a tough match on clay? Sure. We can no longer use the reason, 'Hey, we're young.' We have the experience. We know what it's like to go away and play in hostile territory. Certainly we'd prefer to have all the matches at home than away. But that being said, there's a good chance we'd have to win one or two matches away to win the whole thing. We're certainly capable of doing that. |
I had a couple of discussions with him late last year, early this year. Any time he says he's interested, I'm interested. I'd be crazy not to be. He's Andre Agassi. |
I hope it's a big move for him, but it was huge for us. He answered a lot of questions about where he's headed. |
I just wanted him to relax, not get too hyped up. I wanted to see him sort of calm out there, trust his game and his ability. |
I just wanted him to relax, not get too hyped-up. I wanted to see him sort of calm out there, trust his game and his ability. |
I like Serena. I think Serena has a little more to prove. I think it's between the ears what happens to the two of them. |
I love the way he comes out for Davis Cup. He brings that energy, he likes the big stage and things matter in Davis Cup. I like the way he's performed in Davis Cup and I like what I've seen from him. |
I really look for them to do well this year. |
I think Andy is going to be very motivated. He's expecting a tough match, but he's playing very well. |
I think he has a seriously big heart and showed a lot of guts to be out there and play three five-setters in a row. Talk about doing things the old-fashioned way. Robby's seeing all the hard work is paying off. |
I think it will be a positive for him. Something to shoot for. |
I think that was a tough loss to take. I watched most of the match. He was up two sets to love and up 3-love in the third. I went off to an ESPN production meeting, which I'm now sorry I did. When I looked up 45 minutes later, it was two sets apiece. I couldn't figure out what happened. |
I think when we went on to see Croatia won the whole thing, we realized how far we were, but how close we were in some ways to go in. We were there the year before in the final. That still stings. It certainly stings for me. I know it stings for the guys, for the Bryans. That's still the only match they've lost. I think it is motivation for us. I think our antennas are up for this match. |