DavisCup.com conducted an audio interview with Richard after his match agaist Safin today. You can listen to it here, or alternatively we have transcribed it.

Richard, you played a very good match despite losing.

RG: Yeah, I am really sad because I lost today, but Marat played a wonderful game. He served incredible. I played my match, and he played so good. I hope Arnaud will win his match and tomorrow is the doubles. I am not so disappointed because Marat is a great player

You seemed to be getting a little tired in the end, especially in the fifth.

RG: Yeah I was a little bit tired but with Marat it’s not easy because he serves so good. I had a lot of pressure with my serve. I didn’t play good at the beginning of the fifth after I had played wonderful.

How tired are you, in terms of having to play on Sunday, if you have to play Davydenko in a live fourth match?