Quotations

«But I don't have any doubts about the maturity of the team.»

«We're optimistic. I think all the guys really feel like this year could be our year. We have a good chance to go deep in the event. I think we've got as good a chance as anyone to win it.»

«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. We were there the year before in the final. That still stings. It certainly stings for me. I know it stings for the guys. It's motivation for us.»

«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.»

«Both our guys are going to be ready.»

«The problem is really the schedule is overcrowded. I don't think it's a Davis Cup problem, per se. It's a tennis problem.»

«We look pretty good. We've had a good couple days of practice. The guys are always really motivated to play, play well in Davis Cup. They always seem to play well. We expect a tough match.»

«John knows Andy as well as anyone.»

«I wouldn't say it's been haunting us, but it was certainly a difficult loss. We obviously had a great team. But, you know, that is behind us.»

«I was very impressed with James' play. I think he's taken his game up a level or two.»