I've seen Daniel over the years so many times that I know what his game presents. It's going to be a matter of executing my gameplan and taking the opportunities when they come.

The win in the first-set tiebreaker predetermined the result of the match. Since then, the game was tense but we controlled it.

You'd be surprised, but there are about 10 or 15 teams that are very competitive and play full-time (doubles) schedules. Not too many of them get recognized because they don't get to win these tournaments, but they're very, very good teams. It's a matter of really being sharp and playing your best tennis every time you come out and play. But the Top 15 teams are very, very dangerous on any given day.

There is something about the size of the balls that is not making me comfortable. They aren't friendly.

It will depend how the matches go. We're not sure yet.

We like being together. We like the fact that we're part of a team when we play Davis Cup and we're looking forward to the tie.