Chennai: Top seed Tommy Robredo and No. 4 Dmitry Tursunov checked into town late on Monday after completing their Davis Cup engagements a day earlier. Both spoke to the media briefly on Tuesday afternoon.

Here’s what the two had to say:

ROBREDO: To travel all the way from Europe after playing a Davis Cup tie is never easy. You have also got to adjust from clay to hardcourt… But we are professionals and have to accept these things. One can’t but play for the country and I also have to play the Tour events to garner points and qualify for the Masters Cup (in Shanghai). It’s great to be seeded No. 1 here… I just want to win the first match tomorrow (versus Austrian Alexander Peya).

TURSUNOV: Marat (Safin) was supposed to play the reverse singles versus Andy Roddick on Sunday (in the Davis Cup semis), but instead I was asked to take his place. I was scared he would beat me up… It was an up-and-down match, and it was great to come through. I know I may not get a chance to play a match in the final (versus Argentina), that will be the captain’s decision after watching everyone’s form in practice leading to the final.