Mark Baron Quotations

I would have loved to have had him. I just know he decided not to play. I respect his decision.

He wants match play, it's his hometown and it works for him.

We understand that James may have an opportunity to play Davis Cup and because he played deep into the Australian Open, he would need some time off. We've already spoken about having him back in Delray Beach next year.

Andy had informed us that he was considering playing in our qualifying tournament, as direct entries were closed and our wild cards had been distributed weeks in advance. However, he did not commit and after careful consideration following training today, Andy told us that he would not participate in the qualifying tournament. He instead will remain in South Florida and resume training for the upcoming Davis Cup tie. We were obviously looking forward to Andy's participation, we wish him good luck next week and we hope he will play next year.

After careful consideration following training today, Andy told us that he would not participate in the qualifying tournament.

It's the most exciting draw I've ever had. It's unbelievable. We've been working on this for months really for 10 years.

It's the most exciting draw I've ever had.

It's what you do. It's well worth it.

I called Fish's people to see if he was healthy. They said he was ready to play. There was nothing else I could do. Andy wanted a wild card, and I had none to offer.