FED CUP - FRANCE vs USA

November 23, 2003

Meghann Shaughnessy

THE MODERATOR: Questions for Meghann.

MEGHANN SHAUGHNESSY: I was tired. I mean, it's been a pretty emotional week. I've had a couple really long, tough matches. So I definitely felt it a little bit today mentally and physically.

MEGHANN SHAUGHNESSY: Well, I mean, I knew it was going to be a tough match no matter what. Amelie is playing great tennis. She's a great player. I knew no matter how good I felt, I'd have to play great tennis to win, and I didn't do that. That's why she came out on top.

MEGHANN SHAUGHNESSY: I think she's playing great tennis, but I think the other Top 10 players are playing great, as well. It's just a matter of, you know, day to day. I think a lot of players can beat anyone on a given day. It's a matter of who goes out there and consistently plays at that level. I would say there are quite a few players that can compete with her.

MEGHANN SHAUGHNESSY: Well, her forehand is definitely her weaker side. So that was my game plan before I even went on the court, was to attack the forehand a little bit more.

MEGHANN SHAUGHNESSY: Well, there was a ton of positives. I wouldn't trade playing Fed Cup for anything. I think it's an unbelievable experience that very few people get to have. We obviously would have loved to win, so we're all really disappointed with that. But I know that all four of us and our captains, everybody on our support team has had a great week, will take away a lot from that.

MEGHANN SHAUGHNESSY: Yeah, definitely. I mean, I had trouble bringing as much intensity physically and mentally today than I did yesterday. That's very disappointing. That's something I need to get better at and learn, because that's a very important thing to have as a professional tennis, is to be able to go in and do it day in and day out, no matter what you had to do the day before.

MEGHANN SHAUGHNESSY: That's a difficult question. I mean, I think we had a lot of leaders on our team. Obviously, Billie Jean is a leader. Martina, with her experience and everything, is also a leader. Lisa, as well. She played some great tennis this week. She had a great attitude, was supporting us all this week. Everybody was great. I wouldn't pick out, you know, one or even a couple leaders this week. I think everyone put in their part. That's why we had such a great time.