All the tickets are sold, it's going to be noisy, the atmosphere will be pretty hot. |
But Russia are strong with or without Safin, they beat France without him in the quarterfinals and Davydenko has been playing unbelievably this year. |
I always thought my Olympic bronze medal was the highlight of my career, ... But this is even better. |
I am not sure people realize how big it is to be at the top of the pyramid. |
I am very well prepared, I'm in good physical shape, ... There will be a great atmosphere, it will be a great feeling and we don't want to waste it. |
I am very, very happy to have earned this first point. The start in a Davis Cup tie is always important and so I am glad we are ahead. |
I consider Ivan to be probably the best player, behind Federer, since the indoor season last year. It's a great win and great for my confidence. I wasn't expecting to do this well this week, especially after practicing on clay all of last week in Austria. |
I felt everything was under my control. It's an unforgettable match and an unforgettable day. This has been a spectacular year for me. |
I had problems with my serve, but Arnaud really had an answer for everything. |
I just tried to be aggressive and play consistent, ... It's been a good year for me so far and it will be even better if I can win tomorrow. |
I lost the opening singles here against Romania in five sets, but I will try to use that experience to my benefit, ... I just hope I get the win on Friday. |
I played a really good match, |
I started very well but I got unlucky while he scored on almost every ball. |
I'm not fit to play and I don't want to risk having to surrender a rubber in this important match. |
I'm really happy having played four matches extremely well with unbelievable tempo coming into the final. Today I was really flat but I have to take the positive away from the four good matches I played and focus for (next week's Australian Open in) Melbourne. |