DAVIS CUP - SWEDEN vs ITALY

December 4, 1998

Magnus Gustafsson

Q. Magnus, can you talk about the match? Norman won. Davide had a hard time coming back after Gaudenzi retired.

MAGNUS GUSTAFSSON: Well, I think it was, as you said, very important that Norman won. It would have been a really tough tie otherwise. I was so nervous when Norman was playing. When he won, I felt like all the nerves that I had the last weeks just disappeared, almost like another human being out there. I felt also I was very tired because I haven't been sleeping that well lately actually. Today I know I'm going to sleep so well (laughter). Even say worse comes to worse, we would lose the doubles and anything, I know that I've done something for my country. I just go out there and play very relaxed and have a lot of fun. I think I was playing pretty good today, but I feel sorry also for Davide, because he never find his game.

MAGNUS GUSTAFSSON: Of course, with Andrea not playing, it's a big, huge advantage for us. But you can't take anything for granted in these days. I think that Jonas and Nicklas will be so eager to play tomorrow. Exactly what happened last year in the final when Pete, when he got injured. So I think they will be so focused tomorrow, and they will do a great match.

If they win or not, I can't tell, but I'm sure they will do a great match.