"Let's take, for example, Belarus. In 2004, they had a couple home ties, and then made the semifinal. The revenues will support their tennis federation for who knows how many years."

"That's kind of the spirit of Davis Cup. When Dwight Davis invented it in the 1890s, it was kind of a friendly thing to share culture, and share the whole deal. So that's the history behind it."

"The traditionalist in me says you don't want to take that part away from it."