Archive for the 'Davis Cup' Category
February 17th, 2009
Federer Pulls Out of Davis Cup, Dubai Citing Back Injury
Roger Federer has announced that he will no longer be available for the Davis Cup or the Dubai tournament.
Posted by Staff @ 3:04 pm in 2009 Season, Davis Cup, Dubai, Injuries | 91 Comments »
November 23rd, 2008
Verdasco Seals Spanish Davis Cup Victory After Nervy 5-Set Win
No Rafael Nadal. No problem for Spain who still captured the Davis Cup title over home favorite Argentina.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 2:14 pm in Davis Cup | 67 Comments »
November 21st, 2008
Spain Surprises Argentina in Davis Cup Final Day One
Spain was the slight favorite entering the encounter behind world No. 1 Rafael Nadal, but after Rafa pulled with a knee injury, the betting swung heavily toward the Argentine side. Spain’s David Ferrer has had a disastrous second half of the season and enters the tie with little confidence, while Feliciano “F-Lo” Lopez does not have a history as a big-match winner.
Posted by Richard Vach @ 4:56 pm in Davis Cup, Tennis | 37 Comments »
November 21st, 2008
Nalbandian, Argentina Close in on First Davis Cup Title; Roddick Hires a Coach
It probably won’t make your local news or show up on front page of your city newspaper here in the U.S., but there is a Davis Cup final going on this weekend.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 2:09 pm in Coaching, Davis Cup | 9 Comments »
November 10th, 2008
Nadal Withdraws from Davis Cup Final
World No. 1 Rafael Nadal will not participate in the Davis Cup final when his Spain team visits Argentina in a few weeks. ADHEREL
Nadal, who withdrew from this week’s Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, has been plagued with a right knee tendinitis.
“After a very long and positive year, it is terrible for me not to [...]
Posted by Staff @ 5:46 pm in Davis Cup, Injuries | 23 Comments »
September 23rd, 2008
2009 Davis Cup Draw Released; Federer v. U.S., Spain v. Serbia
The 2009 Davis Cup draw is now out, and if the stars show up round one will offer plenty of attractive, intriguing matchups come early March.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 12:16 pm in Davis Cup | 149 Comments »
September 22nd, 2008
Nadal, Del Potro Anchor Davis Cup Wins, Will Meet in November Final
Things went pretty much according to form this weekend in Davis Cup. Spain rolled up on a game U.S. team, 4-1, while Argentina v. Russia went right down to the decider, with the Gaucho Nation coming through on the back of hero Juan Martin Del Potro to win 3-2.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 10:08 am in Davis Cup | 58 Comments »
September 22nd, 2008
Safina Takes Tokyo; Spain, Argentina Into Davis Cup Final
“Today I play an almost perfect match and it is very, very exciting,” Nadal said. “Today I played very well. I shocked myself with some of the winners I played, was near perfect tennis.” The U.S. had chances in the opening singles Friday when Sam Querrey led Nadal by a set and a break, and Roddick led David Ferrer two sets to one before falling in five.
Posted by Staff @ 9:25 am in Davis Cup, Tennis | 3 Comments »
September 19th, 2008
Nadal Leads Spain Against U.S. in Davis Cup; Del Potro, Argentina Host Russia
The Davis Cup is back in focus this weekend with the World Group semifinals and an assortment of interesting, if not intriguing, qualifying playoff ties.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 10:38 am in Davis Cup | 225 Comments »
September 16th, 2008
U.S. Davis Cup Hopes Dim Further After Loss of Bryan Brother
“I aggravated it pretty bad at the Open and only made things worse,” said the left-handed Bob, who received a cortisone shot prior to the US Open. “I knew if I wanted a chance to play the rest of this year, I had to shut it down now. I can’t even hit any balls.”
Posted by Richard Vach @ 5:52 pm in Davis Cup, Tennis | 54 Comments »
