Intro:

Great Britain and France's Davis Cup teams spoke on Thursday (16th July) ahead of the start of their quarter final tie at Queen's Club.

Script:

SOUNDBITE (English) Andy Murray, Great Britain team:

"It was going to be a tough match whoever played. It was most likely that I was going to play Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on the first day. I think of all their players he's probably the freshest. He lost in Wimbledon a bit earlier to (Ivo) Karlovic but he's a top grass court player. He's been around the top 10-15 players in the world for the last seven years and has been the most consistent of all the French players on grass. So, I wasn't surprised that he was selected and it'll be a very tough match."

SOUNDBITE (English) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, French team:

"Anywhere I know it's going to be a difficult match for me. He's one of the best players on grass. He proved that he is maybe one of the two best guys the last couple of years so I have no presure in the this match. I just go on court and try and play my best tennis. I know that when I try and play my best tennis I am able to be a bigger player on grass so we'll see how it goes. So i'll go on the court without pressure and with everything to win."

SOUNDBITE (English) Leon Smith, Great Britain captain:

"I think it's pressure in slightly different ways. Both teams are desperate to get to the semifinals. I think it looks like the strongest quarterfinal that you look at the lineup. We just have to feed off the home crowd. This is what we want. We had it in Glasgow - an unbelievable crowd that made so much noise all weekend against USA and that's what we've got to hope for at Queens and I'm sure it will be. A really passionate crowd that gets behind us and it can make a big, big difference. What I do know is that