FED CUP - BELGIUM vs USA

November 20, 2003

Meghann Shaughnessy

THE MODERATOR: Questions.

MEGHANN SHAUGHNESSY: Definitely. I was, you know, a little bit tired this morning. But, you know, Els played a great match. I thought she played really solid and aggressive, so all credit to her. Yeah, I mean, hopefully I want to get out there and start cheering Lisa on. Hopefully we can win this tie and play some more tennis on Saturday and Sunday.

MEGHANN SHAUGHNESSY: Well, it was just close. You know, we were both having trouble breaking each other's serve. It was crucial that I got that break back at the end to tie it up. Then, you know, the tiebreak, I had a lead there and had some opportunities that I didn't take. That was the only difference.

MEGHANN SHAUGHNESSY: Yeah, it's definitely a different court. I played the Kremlin Cup here two years in a row now. It's just real sticky. You need to make sure you wear worn-out shoes, because if not your feet just stick. Yeah, it's different. Normally an indoor court is a little bit slicker and lower. This one kind of sits up a bit and is a little bit slower. I mean, I don't mind this court. I just think it's a little bit dangerous for the ankles.

MEGHANN SHAUGHNESSY: Well, we do still need to win this tie. But if we do, yeah, it's going to be very important that I go out there and just learn from my mistakes yesterday and today and go out there with a positive frame of mind, play much better.

MEGHANN SHAUGHNESSY: Obviously, I'm not going to change my game in a day, but it's more mentality, you know, going out there with the right frame of mind, going for the right shots, playing a little bit more aggressive, a little bit more energy. Just some adjustments more in the mind than anything.