He is getting a little bit better. Every day he is playing a little more. What is important is that he is on form on the day of the match. |
I don't know if there is another nation that is as strong as Russia is at the moment, |
I feel sad for Fabrice because I feel he regrets that he missed out on something. But on the other hand he is not a kid anymore -- he could have thought about it. There is no need to come and cry now. |
I pick the best possible players but others are better than us. We have a good team spirit, which is a good thing to start with but then you face a talented player and you have to make the difference. |
I tell myself that his desire to come back into the France team is not as strong as all that. |
I think the spirit and the values I try to defend are one of the successes of our team. You don't just play for yourself, you play for your country and you play for your friends. You give instead of taking. |
I'm happy because these are the kinds of matches where you're under pressure. At the start, they were very tight, but I'm happy the way they played and came out with wins. |
I'm not sure Marat is serene about playing against Richard. |
Of course that will be on our minds but when you start a match thinking that you're going to take revenge, your concentration suffers and you're likely to miss your goal. |
Sebastien is not 100 percent. At one point we thought we would have to take him off the team but as he has been constantly progressing since yesterday (Wednesday), I am counting on him for Sunday, if it's possible. |
Sebastien is not at 100 percent. We thought for a while he was definitely out of the team, but as he has made progress since [Wednesday], I count on him for Sunday -- if possible. |
The two matches turned on nothing. The biggest regret is for Arnaud Clement. He's very frustrated. He has the impression to have failed in his mission because his adversary seemed weakened physically. |
There is still a little room for us. |
Things went as planned -- we are up 2-1 but there are still two matches to play, |
We have not lost the tie yet. We can still win the doubles tomorrow. Then we'll see. |