There are certainly great cities in America that don't have ATP and WTA events. Our fans are very provincial. They want American champions.

There's a reason why Federer and Nadal are so gracious when they lose. They sleep well at night knowing that they've given their best.

You need to look to make a cohesive calendar that makes sense and helps elongate the careers of your players as opposed to shorten them inadvertently.

You can look directly at the NFL and see how successful they've become because they have central control, central voice, and it doesn't mean that the owners don't have a say, but the commissioner runs it, and he's the one who speaks for them when they go out and do commercial deals.

What I like about the USTA is that it's developing systems to help the coaches coach better.

It's unfair to expect the USTA, just because they make this pot of money, to just snap their fingers and make champions. It's not simple, and anyone who thinks it is hasn't really looked underneath the hood to see how the engine works.

I will do everything in my power to make sure people are aware that our team is out there fighting the good fight for the tennis fans of the United States.