[Anamehuskeene]

Oh wait, you were talking about James. I thought James7, was talking about moving someone into P-Mac's spot. Thatt didn't seem like a fruitful idea. I'm not averse to the idea of putting someone else in James' spot. Sam did a great job in a rather hopeless situation in Spain last year.

Yeah, I was talking about James' spot.

Keeping Roddick in is a given, but you'd like to transition into a new team eventually rather than have to replace most or all of them in one go. I think most do that team introduction with doubles, but Bryan and Bryan is kinda too good to tamper with except in last minute injury replacement.

[Glanteeignile]

For World Group I only.

• Czech Republic v Argentina
• Croatia v United States
• Israel v Russia
• Spain v Germany

[Glanteeignile]

I think the dominition for some teams are:

USA

• Starters: Blake, Bryan brothers, Fish
• Substitutes: Ginepri, Spadea, Isner
• Suspension: Roddick

RUSSIA

• Starters: Safin, Youzhny, Tursunov, Kunitsyn
• Substitutes: Gabashvili, Elgin, Korolev
• Suspension: Andreev, Davydenko

ARGENTINA

• Starters: Monaco, Chela, Arnold Ker, Martin Vassallo Arguello
• Substitutes: Del Potro, Canas, Calleri, Schwank, Junqueira, Puerta, Roitman
• Suspension: Acasuso, Nalbandian

What do you think?

[gyjsdtuwr]

I think the dominition for some teams are:

USA

• Starters: Blake, Bryan brothers, Fish
• Substitutes: Ginepri, Spadea, Isner
• Suspension: Roddick

RUSSIA

• Starters: Safin, Youzhny, Tursunov, Kunitsyn
• Substitutes: Gabashvili, Elgin, Korolev
• Suspension: Andreev, Davydenko

ARGENTINA

• Starters: Monaco, Chela, Arnold Ker, Martin Vassallo Arguello
• Substitutes: Del Potro, Canas, Calleri, Schwank, Junqueira, Puerta, Roitman
• Suspension: Acasuso, Nalbandian

What do you think?

The US tie is on clay. Have you seen RG? I wouldn't take Blake as the team bellboy. Roddick on the other hand has somehow made his way to R-3 and taken a set off Federer on clay.

Nalby's suspension is in vane. He's already out due to surgery. A calm period of sorts.

[HarryMet]

WORLD GROUP QUARTERFINALS


CZECH REPUBLIC v ARGENTINA
Venue: CEZ Arena, Ostrava (hard - indoors)

Czech Republic
Tomas Berdych
Radek Stepanek
Ivo Minar
Lukas Dlouhy
Captain: Jaroslav Navratil

Argentina
Juan Martin del Potro
Jose Acasuso
Leonardo Mayer
Juan Monaco
Captain: Tito Vazquez


CROATIA v USA
Venue: Sportska Dvorana « Zatika », Porec (clay - indoors)

Croatia
Marin Cilic
Ivo Karlovic
Roko Karanusic
Lovro Zovko
Captain: Goran Prpic

USA
Andy Roddick
James Blake
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
Captain: Patrick McEnroe

ISRAEL v RUSSIA
Venue: Nokia Stadium, Tel Aviv (hard – indoors)

Israel
Dudi Sela
Harel Levy
Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram
Captain: Eyal Ran

Russia
Dmitry Tursunov
Marat Safin
Igor Andreev
Mikhail Youzhny
Captain: Shamil Tarpischev

SPAIN v GERMANY
Venue: Plaza de Toros de Puerto Banus, Marbella (clay - outdoors)

Spain
Fernando Verdasco
Tommy Robredo
David Ferrer
Feliciano Lopez
Captain: Albert Costa

Germany
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Nicolas Kiefer
Mischa Zverev
Andreas Beck
Captain: Patrick Kuhnen



EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I FIRST ROUND PLAY-OFFS


BELARUS v F.Y.R MACEDONIA
Venue: Republic Olympic Training Center for Tennis, Minsk (hard – outdoors)

Belarus
Uladzimir Ignatik
Alexander Bury
Max Mirnyi
Pavel Filin
Captain: Vladimir Voltchkov

FYR Macedonia
Ilija Martinoski
Dimitar Grabuloski
Tomislav Jotovski
Lazar Magdincev
Captain: Dejan Marinkovikj


AMERICAS ZONE GROUP I FIRST ROUND PLAY-OFFS

PERU v CANADA
Venue: Club Lawn Tennis De La Exposicion, Lima (clay – outdoors)

Peru
Luis Horna
Ivan Miranda
Mauricio Echazu
Sergio Galdos
Captain: Americo Venero

Canada
Daniel Nestor
Frederic Niemeyer
Peter Polansky
Bruno Agostinelli
Captain: Martin Larendeau


ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP I SECOND ROUND PLAY-OFFS

THAILAND v KAZAKHSTAN
Venue: National Tennis Development Centre (LTAT), Nonthaburi (hard – outdoors)

Thailand
Kittiphong Wachiramanowong
Perakiat Siriluethaiwattana
Sonchat Ratiwatana
Sanchai Ratiwatana
Captain: Thanakorn Srichaphan

Kazakhstan
Andrey Golubev
Yuriy Schukin
Mikhail Kukushkin
Alexey Kedryuk
Captain: Yegor Shaldunov

KOREA, REP. v CHINA, P.R.
Venue: Chuncheon Tennis Park, Chun-cheon city (hard – outdoors)

Korea, Rep.
Hyung-Taik Lee
Kyu-Tae Im
Yong-Kyu Lim
Jae-Min Seol
Captain: Nam-Hoon Kim

China
tba


EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP II SECOND ROUND


SLOVENIA v LITHUANIA
Venue: TK Krka Otocec, Otocec (clay – outdoors)

Slovenia
Grega Zemlja
Blaz Kavcic
Luka Gregorc
Andrej Kracman
Captain: Blaz Trupej

Lithuania
Ricardas Berankis
Gvidas Sabeckis
Dovydas Sakinis
Vadim Pinko
Captain: Remigijus Balzekas

BULGARIA v LATVIA
Venue: TC Lokomotiv, Plovdiv (clay – outdoors)

Bulgaria
Ivaylo Traykov
Tihomir Grozdanov
Valentin Dimov
Todor Enev
Captain: Dimitar Dimov

Latvia
Deniss Pavlovs
Andis Juska
Karlis Lejnieks
Adrians Zguns
Captain: Girts Dzelde

FINLAND v MONACO
Venue: Kirkkopuiston Tenniskentat, Naantali (clay – outdoors)

Finland
Timo Nieminen
Henri Kontinen
Henri Laaksonen
Harri Heliovaara
Captain : Kim Tiilikainen

Monaco
Jean-Rene Lisnard
Benjamin Balleret
Clement Morel
Guillaume Couillard
Captain: Emmanuel Heussner

CYPRUS v IRELAND
Venue: National Tennis Center, Nicosia (hard – outdoors)

Cyprus
Marcos Baghdatis
Photos Kallias
Demetrios Leontis
Captain: Yiannos Hadjigeorgiou

Ireland
Conor Niland
James McGee
Louk Sorensen
Colin O’Brien
Captain: Sean Sorensen



EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP II PLAY-OFFS


EGYPT v GEORGIA
Venue: El Gezera Sporting Club, Cairo (clay – outdoors)

Egypt
Karim Maamoun
Sharif Sabry
Mohamed Maamoun
Omar Hedayet
Captain: Mostafa Naim Dalam

Georgia
George Khrikadze
Nodar Itonishvili
Alexander Tavkhelidze
Captain: Victor Bakshi

HUNGARY v MOLDOVA
Venue: Godollo Kiskastely, Godollo (clay – outdoors)

Hungary
tba

Moldova
Andrei Gorban
Radu Albot
Andrei Ciumac
Captain: Iurie Gorban

DENMARK v MONTENEGRO
Venue: Lyngby Tennisklub, Lyngby (clay – outdoors)

Denmark
Frederik Nielsen
Martin Pedersen
Thomas Kromann
Soren Wedege
Captain: Kenneth Carlsen

Montenegro
Daniel Danilovic
Goran Tosic
Nemanja Kontic
Ljubomir Celebic
Captain: Boris Mugosa

ALGERIA v PORTUGAL
Venue: Office des Parc Omnisport Wilaya d'Oran, Oran (clay – outdoors)

Algeria
Eddy Chala
Slimane Saoudi
Abdelhak Hameurlaine
Captain: tbc

Portugal
Frederico Gil
Rui Machado
Leonardo Tavares
Joao Sousa
Captain: Pedro Cordeiro


AMERICAS ZONE GROUP II SECOND ROUND

VENEZUELA v MEXICO
Venue: Complejo de Tenis Vereda del Lago, Maracaibo (hard – outdoors)

Venezuela
Jose de Armas
Piero Luisi
Jhonnatan Medina-Alvarez
Daniel Valverdo
Captain: Nicolas Pereira

Mexico
tba

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC v PARAGUAY
Venue: San Diego Campo Club, Inc, San Francisco de Macoris (clay – outdoors)

Dominican Republic
Victor Estrella
Jose Ramon Hernandez
Jesus Felix
Amaurys Gomez Pena
Captain: Rafael Moreno

Paraguay
Juan Enrique Crosa Harrison
Jose Orlando Benitez Aranda
Diego Galeano Harrison
Captain: Marcos Daniel Gonzalez Tonanez


AMERICAS ZONE GROUP II PLAY-OFFS

NETHERLANDS ANTILLES v JAMAICA
Venue: S.O.V. Asiento, Curacao (hard – outdoors)

Netherlands Antilles
tba

Jamaica
Dominic Pagon
Tyler Chin
Christopher Lawson
Playing captain: Damar Johnson

BAHAMAS v GUATEMALA
Venue: National Tennis Center, Nassau (hard – outdoors)

Bahamas
tba

Guatemala
Christopher Diaz
Cristian Paiz
Julen Uriguen
Sebastien Vidal
Captain: Eduardo Herrera

ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP II SECOND ROUND

PHILIPPINES v PAKISTAN
Venue: Philippine Columbian Association, Manila (clay – indoors)

Philippines
Cecil Mamiit
Treat Conrad Huey
Patrick-John Tierro
Francis Casey Alcantara
Captain: Chris Cuarto

Pakistan
Aisam Qureshi
Aqeel Khan
Jalil Khan
Yasir Khan
Captain: Rashid Ahmad Malik

NEW ZEALAND v INDONESIA
Venue: Perry Arena Indoor Stadium, Hamilton (hard - indoors)

New Zealand
Jose Statham
Daniel King-Turner
GD Jones
Mikal Statham
Captain: James Greenhalgh

Indonesia
Christopher Rungkat
Sunu-Wahyu Trijati
Ayrton Wibowo
Ketut-Nesa Arta
Captain: Kresno Merdiko


ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP II PLAY-OFFS

HONG KONG CHINA v OMAN
Venue: Chinese Recreation Club, Hong Kong (hard – outdoors)

Hong Kong China
Martin Sayer
Cheuk-Wai Hui
Lap-Hei Hung
Hiu-Tung Yu
Captain: Derek Ling

Oman
Mohammed Al Nabhani
Khalid Al Nabhani
Sulaiman Al Rawahi
Captain: Siddiq Al Hashmi

MALAYSIA v KUWAIT
Venue: National Tennis Center, Kuala Lumpur (hard – indoors)

Malaysia
Yew-Ming Si
Adam Jaya
Razlan Rawi
Abd-Hazli Bin Zainuddin
Captain: Singaram Selvarajoo

Kuwait
Mohammad Ghareeb
Abdullah Magdas
Musaad Al Jazzaf
Ahmad Rabeea Muhammad
Captain: Kaaled Al Foudari

[freddystone]

Patrick McEnroe should be fired from Davis Cup if he actually plays James Blake instead of Sam Querrey. Sam actually can win matches on the surface, and James' attitude toward the surface should disqualify him from any Davis Cup match on the clay surface. Hell, even Odesnik would be a more sensible choice.

[abossakon]

Patrick McEnroe should be fired from Davis Cup if he actually plays James Blake instead of Sam Querrey. Sam actually can win matches on the surface, and James' attitude toward the surface should disqualify him from any Davis Cup match on the clay surface. Hell, even Odesnik would be a more sensible choice.

Whoa, how did PierceCheng get dry's TAT password?

[freddystone]

Whoa, how did PierceCheng get dry's TAT password?

[Anamehuskeene]

It does seem like it's the right time to rotate someone else in, though...

[gyjsdtuwr]

Whoa, how did PierceCheng get dry's TAT password?

[secondmertg]

Patrick McEnroe should be fired from Davis Cup if he actually plays James Blake instead of Sam Querrey. Sam actually can win matches on the surface, and James' attitude toward the surface should disqualify him from any Davis Cup match on the clay surface. Hell, even Odesnik would be a more sensible choice.

McEnroe just named Blake to the team.

McEnroe picks Blake over Querrey, Fish for Davis Cup team

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200....ap/index.html

[secondmertg]

I mistakenly posted this in the Random Tennis thread. It really belongs here.

Nadal to miss next month's Davis Cup due to tendinitis in knees

LONDON (AP) -- Top-ranked Rafael Nadal was left off Spain's team for the Davis Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday because of sore knees.

Nadal has struggled with tendinitis in his knees, which forced him to skip defending his Wimbledon title. He has not played a tour match since losing in the fourth round at the French Open.

Fernando Verdasco, Tommy Robredo, David Ferrer and Feliciano Lopez will represent Spain when the defending champions host Germany on outdoor clay in Marbella, the International Tennis Federation said.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200....ap/index.html

[abossakon]

It does seem like it's the right time to rotate someone else in, though...

Less than 2 years after winning the whole thing? And having not lost on anything but clay in 4 years? I don't know that any new captain could do anything better at this point in American men's tennis.

[freddystone]

Less than 2 years after winning the whole thing? And having not lost on anything but clay in 4 years? I don't know that any new captain could do anything better at this point in American men's tennis.

I'll say this in James defense... A different James does seem to show up for Davis Cup and ARAG types of events on clay. Maybe it'll be okay. I guess there's also a part of me who wants to send a loud and clear message to James that his attitude about the surface needs to change. Though at his age, it would be a waste of time.

Anyway, it is what it is.

[abossakon]

I'll say this in James defense... A different James does seem to show up for Davis Cup and ARAG types of events on clay. Maybe it'll be okay. I guess there's also a part of me who wants to send a loud and clear message to James that his attitude about the surface needs to change. Though at his age, it would be a waste of time.

Anyway, it is what it is.

Oh wait, you were talking about James. I thought James7, was talking about moving someone into P-Mac's spot. Thatt didn't seem like a fruitful idea. I'm not averse to the idea of putting someone else in James' spot. Sam did a great job in a rather hopeless situation in Spain last year.

[freddystone]

Oh wait, you were talking about James. I thought James7, was talking about moving someone into P-Mac's spot. Thatt didn't seem like a fruitful idea. I'm not averse to the idea of putting someone else in James' spot. Sam did a great job in a rather hopeless situation in Spain last year.

Oh. Yeah. LOL! No, I was definitely talking about BLAKE.

And yes, Sam has performed admirably on the surface at times.

[Stovegeothnon]

McEnroe just named Blake to the team.

McEnroe picks Blake over Querrey, Fish for Davis Cup team

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200....ap/index.html

Fish was allegedly looking better than ever behind the scenes. Must have been a last minute change of heart.

[berdyanskdotsu]

Juan Carlos Ferrero is replacing injured David Ferrer for Spain according to Marca.

El equipo español está formado por Fernando Verdasco, Feliciano López, Tommy Robredo, Nicolás Almagro y Juan Carlos Ferrero, que se incorporó el lunes a los entrenamientos tras la lesión de David Ferrer. http://www.marca.com/2009/07/07/teni...246979063.html