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**BronUVT** · 02-09-2008, 11:06 PM

There are no FedCup final and Davis Cup semi threads yet, so I'll post it here.

Per Russian media:

Safina and most likely Dementieva won't play and it's probably Petrova and Zvonareva will join Kuznetsova and Vesnina.

Also, Youzhny is out of the Davis Cup semi as whatever infection he has won't allow him to practice.

**orerviche** · 03-10-2008, 01:33 AM

Argentina vs Russia

Estadio Parque Roca, Buenos Aires
Stadium Capacity: 14097
19 September - 21 September 2008
Day 1: 1100 hrs (1400 hrs GMT)
Day 2: 1200 hrs (1500 hrs GMT)
Day 3: 1100 hrs (1400 hrs GMT)
Surface: Clay (Red Clay) - Outdoors
Ball Type: Pro Penn Extra Duty (Black Seal)

Spain vs United States

Plaza de Toros Las Ventas, Madrid, Spain
Stadium Capacity: 21000
19 September - 21 September 2008
Day 1: 1200 hrs (1000 hrs GMT)
Day 2: 1500 hrs (1300 hrs GMT)
Day 3: 1200 hrs (1000 hrs GMT)
Surface: Clay (Red Clay) - Outdoors
Ball Type: Head ATP

**Roorseprate** · 03-10-2008, 03:02 AM

Wow, two weeks from today I'll be in Madrid!

**JimmyHas** · 03-10-2008, 04:39 AM

03 Sep 2008 - Estadio Parque Roca, Buenos Aires
Argentina name strong line-up
Argentina have named a powerful team for their Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Semifinal tie against Russia.

The team will consist of David Nalbandian, Juan Martín Del Potro, Agustín Calleri and Guillermo Cañas.

http://www.daviscup.com/news/newsart...rticleid=14630

**Pyuvjzwf** · 03-10-2008, 04:51 AM

03 Sep 2008 - Estadio Parque Roca, Buenos Aires
Argentina name strong line-up
Argentina have named a powerful team for their Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Semifinal tie against Russia.

The team will consist of David Nalbandian, Juan Martín Del Potro, Agustín Calleri and Guillermo Cañas.

http://www.daviscup.com/news/newsart...rticleid=14630

What surface did Argentina select? I know clay seems like the most obvious choice but Nalbandian and del Potro like the hardcourts...?

**JimmyHas** · 03-10-2008, 04:57 AM

Red Clay/Outdoors for Argentina.

**Pyuvjzwf** · 03-10-2008, 05:13 AM

Red Clay/Outdoors for Argentina.

Ok, thanks! Also, very cool that del Potro is on the team!

**roundman** · 03-10-2008, 05:48 AM

Wow, two weeks from today I'll be in Madrid!

Me too :-)

**BronUVT** · 03-10-2008, 06:06 AM

What are the chances PMac will play Fish instead of Blake? 0 or 0?

**Pyuvjzwf** · 03-10-2008, 06:41 AM

What are the chances PMac will play Fish instead of Blake? 0 or 0?

I would think they are low. I would almost see Querry as a choice over Fish and possibly over Blake. But in the end, I am certain PMac will go with the two who did vs. France: Blake and Roddick. We'll see.

Since the rest of the Spanish team is out of the USO, I hope they take a few days off and then start getting re-acclimated to the clay again

Rafito can cacth up.

**Pyuvjzwf** · 03-10-2008, 06:44 AM

There are no FedCup final and Davis Cup semi threads yet, so I'll post it here.

Per Russian media:

Safina and most likely Dementieva won't play and it's probably Petrova and Zvonareva will join Kuznetsova and Vesnina.

Also, Youzhny is out of the Davis Cup semi as whatever infection he has won't allow him to practice.

Safina said in one of her pressers this week that she would not play and instead recover for the rest of the season and Tokyo.

**JimmyHas** · 05-09-2008, 04:33 PM

Davis Cup Champions “Solid” Underdogs vs. Spain
Thursday, September 4, 2008
By Jason Brown

They are the defending Davis Cup champions, but the U.S. Davis Cup team will arrive in Madrid in two weeks as underdogs against favored host Spain.

The Americans have won six straight Davis Cup ties, including consecutive 4-1 wins this year over Austria in Vienna and France in Winston-Salem, N.C., but are looking down the barrel of what should be their biggest road test ever.

“I think we're a solid underdog,” said U.S. Captain Patrick McEnroe.

“Going over to play (Rafael) Nadal on clay and the rest of the Spanish team is tough, but we're excited about it. We played them in 2004 in the final. We played them last year on the way to winning it, so they'll want to get us back. We have a lot of respect for them, and I think they have respect for us."

One thing you can count on is that our guys are going to go for it. I think that's the mindset we have to take. Let's enjoy it; let's have fun; we're the underdogs. But, know if we can sneak out a match on Day One, who knows?”

The United States will meet Spain in the 2008 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Semifinal, Sept. 19-21, before a crowd of over 21,000 fans at the Plaza de Toros Las Ventas, a bullring expected to be as electric as the fabled 2004 final in Seville. Attendance could swell to as many as 25,000 rabid Spanish tennis fans daily.

Versus and Tennis Channel will air same-day coverage of all three days of competition. Versus will broadcast each day at 12 noon ET. Tennis Channel will re-air coverage at 8 p.m.

To no surprise, McEnroe selected the same four-man team – Andy Roddick, James Blake, Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan – for the 11th consecutive tie. The first time this foursome played together was 2005 in the World Group Playoff against Belgium on clay.

Captained by Emilio Sanchez, the Spanish have yet to announce their team. Nadal, the reigning French Open and Wimbledon champion, is expected to lead the team, along with three other players selected from the talent core of David Ferrer, Tommy Robredo, Fernando Verdasco, Feliciano Lopez, Nicolas Almagro and Carlos Moya.

http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/art...566852000.html

**roundman** · 05-09-2008, 04:46 PM

Can't wait to being there!!

**roundman** · 07-09-2008, 03:53 PM

The venue for the Davis Cup semifinal in Madrid will be second in capacity only to Arther Ashe with 21.000 seats.

You can find more info and a nice graphic on how the bullring is being adapted here:
http://www.gentedigital.es/deportes/...nis-del-mundo/
http://translate.google.com/translat...del%2dmundo%2f

**JimmyHas** · 08-28-2008, 03:56 PM

World Group 2008 - Semifinal

Argentina v Russia ....Argentina .....19 Sep - 21 Sep
Spain v USA ..............Spain ............19 Sep - 21 Sep

**JimmyHas** · 08-28-2008, 04:15 PM

U.S. Practice Partners Named for Davis Cup Semis
Wednesday, August 27, 2008

U.S. Davis Cup Captain Patrick McEnroe has announced that Austin Krajicek (18, Bryan, Texas), Scoville Jenkins (21, Atlanta) and Jesse Levine (20, Boca Raton, Fla.) have been named as official practice partners for the U.S. Davis Cup team that will face Spain in the 2008 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas semifinals, Sept. 19-21 in Madrid.
The United States is the reigning Davis Cup champion. In December, the United States defeated Russia, 4-1, to win the Davis Cup title for a record 32nd time and for the first time since 1995.

McEnroe will name his roster for the semifinals in the next two weeks.

http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/art...811891109.html

**Roorseprate** · 09-09-2008, 06:59 PM

Looks as though Blake will not be playing.

From the ITF-team nominations:

The ITF has announced the team nominations for the 2008 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Semifinals, World Group Play-offs and 8 Zonal ties to be played on 19-21 September. The zonal ties consist of the four Group I Second Round relegation play-offs, the losers of which will be relegated to Group II in 2009 and the four Group II Third Round ties, the winners of which will promoted to Group I in 2009.

WORLD GROUP SEMIFINALS

ARGENTINA v RUSSIA
Venue: Estadio Parque Roca, Buenos Aires (clay - outdoors)

Argentina
David Nalbandian
Juan Martin Del Potro
Agustin Calleri
Guillermo Canas
Captain: Alberto Mancini

Russia

Nikolay Davydenko
Igor Andreev
Dmitry Tursunov
Igor Kunitsyn
Captain: Shamil Tarpischev

SPAIN v USA
Venue: Plaza de Toros Las Ventas, Madrid, Spain (clay - outdoors)

Spain
Rafael Nadal
David Ferrer
Fernando Verdasco
Feliciano Lopez
Captain: Emilio Sanchez

USA
Andy Roddick
Sam Querrey**
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
Captain: Patrick McEnroe
**awaiting confirmation of eligibility

WORLD GROUP PLAY-OFFS

Winners advance to World Group in 2009

CHILE v AUSTRALIA
Venue: Estadio Militar Antofagasta, Antofagasta, Chile (clay-outdoors)

Chile
Fernando Gonzalez

Nicolas Massu
Paul Capdeville
Hans Podlipnik
Captain: Hans Gildemeister

Australia
Chris Guccione
Peter Luczak
Carsten Ball
Samuel Groth
Captain: John Fitzgerald

GREAT BRITAIN v AUSTRIA
Venue: The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club, Wimbledon (grass-outdoors)

Great Britain
Andy Murray
Alex Bogdanovic
Jamie Murray
Ross Hutchins
Captain: John Lloyd

Austria
Jurgen Melzer
Alexander Peya
Martin Fischer
Julian Knowle
Captain: Gilbert Schaller

SWITZERLAND v BELGIUM

Venue: Centre Intercommunal de Glace Malley, Prilly (Lausanne), Switzerland (hard – indoors)

Switzerland
Roger Federer
Stanislas Wawrinka
Stephane Bohli
Yves Allegro
Captain: Severin Luthi

Belgium

Steve Darcis
Olivier Rochus
Kristof Vliegen
Christophe Rochus
Captain: Julien Hoferlin

CROATIA v BRAZIL
Venue: Sportski Centar Visnjik, Zadar (hard – indoors)

Croatia

Ivo Karlovic
Marin Cilic
Mario Ancic
Roko Karanusic
Captain: Goran Prpic

Brazil

Thomaz Bellucci
Thiago Alves**
Marcelo Melo
Andre Sa
Captain: Francsico Costa
**awaiting confirmation of eligibility

ISRAEL v PERU

Venue: Israel Tennis Center , Ramat Hasharon (hard – outdoors)

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

Peru

Luis Horna
Ivan Miranda
Matias Silva
Mauricio Echazu
Captain: Jaime Yzaga

NETHERLANDS v KOREA, REP

Venue: Omnisport Apeldoorn, Apeldoorn (clay – indoors)

Netherlands

Robin Haase
Jesse Huta Galung
Thiemo De Bakker
Peter Wessels
Captain: Jan Siemerink

Korea, Rep.
Hyung-Taik Lee
Jae-Sung An
Woong-Sun Jun
Kyu-Tae Im
Captain: Nam-Hoon Kim

ROMANIA v INDIA

Venue: Clubul Sportiv Progresul, Bucuresti (clay-outdoors)

Romania
Victor Hanescu
Victor Crivoi
Adrian Cruciat**
Horia Tecau
Captain: Florin Segarceanu
**awaiting confirmation of eligibility

India
Prakash Amritraj
Somdev Devvarman
Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes
Captain: Shiv Prakash Misra

SLOVAK REPUBLIC v SERBIA
Venue: Sibamac Arena, Bratislava (hard – indoors)

Slovak Republic

Lukas Lacko
Dominik Hrbaty
Filip Polasek
Michal Mertinak
Captain: Miloslav Mecir

Serbia

Novak Djokovic
Janko Tipsarevic
Viktor Troicki
Nenad Zimonjic
Captain: Bogdan Obradovic

AMERICAS ZONE GROUP I - SECOND ROUND PLAY-OFF
Losing nation relegated to Group II in 2009

MEXICO v URUGUAY
Venue: Domo de la Feria de Leon, Leon, Guanajato, (carpet-indoors)

Mexico
Bruno Rodriguez
Miguel Gallardo
Victor Romero
Daniel Garza
Captain: Jorge Lozano

Uruguay

Pablo Cuevas
Marcel Felder
Federico Sansonetti
Ariel Behar
Captain: Jose Luis Damiani

ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP I - SECOND ROUND PLAY-OFF
Losing nation relegated to Group II in 2009

KAZAKHSTAN v PHILIPPINES
Venue: The National Tennis Centre, Astana City (clay – indoors)

Kazakhstan
Yuriy Schukin

Mikhail Kukushkin
Andrey Golubev
Alexey Kedryuk
Captain: Yegor Shaldunov

Philippines

Cecil Mamiit
Patrick Tierro
Johnny Arcilla
Captain: tbc

EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I - SECOND ROUND PLAY-OFF
Losing nations relegated to Group II in 2009

ITALY v LATVIA
Venue: Sporting Club Montecatini, Montecatini (clay – outdoors)

Italy

Andreas Seppi
Simone Bolelli
Fabio Fognini
Potito Starace
Captain: Corrado Barazzutti

Latvia

Ernests Gulbis
Andis Juska
Denniss Pavlovis
Karlis Lejnieks
Captain: Girts Dzelde

BELARUS v GEORGIA
Venue: Republic Olympic Training Center for Tennis, Minsk (acrylic – outdoors)

Belarus

Max Mirnyi
Uladzimir Ignatik
Andrei Karatchenia
Dzmitry Zhyrmont
Captain: Vladimir Voltchkov

Georgia

Irakli Labadze
Lado Chikladze
Nodar Itonishvili
George Khrikadze
Captain: Vladimer Gabrichidze

AMERICAS ZONE GROUP II FINAL
Winning nation promoted to Group I in 2009

PARAGUAY v ECUADOR
Venue: Polideportivo de la Cooperativa Lambare, Lambare (hard – indoors)

Paraguay

Ramon Delgado
Gustavo Ramirez
Juan-Carlos Ramirez
Nicolas Salama
Captain: Victor Pecci

Ecuador
Nicolas Lapennti
Julio-Cesar Campozano
Carlos Avellan
Ivan Endara
Captain: Raul Viver

ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP II FINAL
Winning nation promoted to Group I in 2009

NEW ZEALAND v CHINA, P.R.
Venue: TSB Stadium, New Plymouth (hard – indoors)

New Zealand
Daniel King-Turner
Jose Statham
G.D. Jones
Adam Thompson
Captain: James Greenhalgh

China, P.R.
Shao Xuan Zeng
Xin Yuan Yu
Peng Sun
Yan Bai
Captain: Zhao Xie

EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP II THIRD ROUND
Winning nations promoted to Group I in 2009

MONACO v SOUTH AFRICA
Venue: Monte Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune Cap Martin (clay – outdoors)

Monaco

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

South Africa

Kevin Anderson
Rik De Voest
Izak Van Der Merwe
Jeff Coetzee
Captain: John Laffnie de Jager

UKRAINE v PORTUGAL
Venue: Megaron Tennis Club, Dnipropetrovsk (hard – indoors)

Ukraine

Sergiy Stakhovsky
Illya Marchenko
Ivan Sergeyev
Sergei Bubka
Captain: Orest Tereschuk

Portugal

Federico Gil
Rui Machado
Leonardo Tavares
Joao Sousa
Captain: Pedro Cordeiro

**orerviche** · 09-09-2008, 07:01 PM

USA
Andy Roddick
Sam Querrey**
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
Captain: Patrick McEnroe
**awaiting confirmation of eligibility Interesting.

**pongeystrhjst** · 09-09-2008, 07:28 PM

Interesting.

Indeed, it is. Could it be coming from his performance in Monte Carlo and his USO performance against Rafael?

**seodiary** · 09-09-2008, 07:30 PM

Interesting.

I've gotta figure Sam's good show against Rafa last week (and nice result at Monte Carlo) had everything to do with this.

As for the "**awaiting confirmation of eligibility", that must be just a paperwork thing. I don't think Sam has ever played a team even internationally, but surely he has a US passport. That, having lived in the country for at least 24 months, and not having played for another nation in the past 36 months seem to be the only eligibility standards for Davis Cup.

02-09-2008, 11:06 PM	#1
BronUVT Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 556 Senior Member	There are no FedCup final and Davis Cup semi threads yet, so I'll post it here. Per Russian media: Safina and most likely Dementieva won't play and it's probably Petrova and Zvonareva will join Kuznetsova and Vesnina. Also, Youzhny is out of the Davis Cup semi as whatever infection he has won't allow him to practice. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-10-2008, 01:33 AM	#2
orerviche Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 359 Senior Member	Argentina vs Russia Estadio Parque Roca, Buenos Aires Stadium Capacity: 14097 19 September - 21 September 2008 Day 1: 1100 hrs (1400 hrs GMT) Day 2: 1200 hrs (1500 hrs GMT) Day 3: 1100 hrs (1400 hrs GMT) Surface: Clay (Red Clay) - Outdoors Ball Type: Pro Penn Extra Duty (Black Seal) Spain vs United States Plaza de Toros Las Ventas, Madrid, Spain Stadium Capacity: 21000 19 September - 21 September 2008 Day 1: 1200 hrs (1000 hrs GMT) Day 2: 1500 hrs (1300 hrs GMT) Day 3: 1200 hrs (1000 hrs GMT) Surface: Clay (Red Clay) - Outdoors Ball Type: Head ATP Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Roorseprate Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 659 Senior Member	Wow, two weeks from today I'll be in Madrid! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-10-2008, 04:39 AM	#4
JimmyHas Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 393 Senior Member	03 Sep 2008 - Estadio Parque Roca, Buenos Aires Argentina name strong line-up Argentina have named a powerful team for their Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Semifinal tie against Russia. The team will consist of David Nalbandian, Juan Martín Del Potro, Agustín Calleri and Guillermo Cañas. http://www.daviscup.com/news/newsart...rticleid=14630 Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Pyuvjzwf Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 428 Senior Member	03 Sep 2008 - Estadio Parque Roca, Buenos Aires Argentina name strong line-up Argentina have named a powerful team for their Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Semifinal tie against Russia. The team will consist of David Nalbandian, Juan Martín Del Potro, Agustín Calleri and Guillermo Cañas. http://www.daviscup.com/news/newsart...rticleid=14630 What surface did Argentina select? I know clay seems like the most obvious choice but Nalbandian and del Potro like the hardcourts...? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-10-2008, 04:57 AM	#6
JimmyHas Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 393 Senior Member	Red Clay/Outdoors for Argentina. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-10-2008, 05:13 AM	#7
Pyuvjzwf Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 428 Senior Member	Red Clay/Outdoors for Argentina. Ok, thanks! Also, very cool that del Potro is on the team! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-10-2008, 05:48 AM	#8
roundman Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 541 Senior Member	Wow, two weeks from today I'll be in Madrid! Me too :-) Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-10-2008, 06:06 AM	#9
BronUVT Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 556 Senior Member	What are the chances PMac will play Fish instead of Blake? 0 or 0? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-10-2008, 06:41 AM	#10
Pyuvjzwf Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 428 Senior Member	What are the chances PMac will play Fish instead of Blake? 0 or 0? I would think they are low. I would almost see Querry as a choice over Fish and possibly over Blake. But in the end, I am certain PMac will go with the two who did vs. France: Blake and Roddick. We'll see. Since the rest of the Spanish team is out of the USO, I hope they take a few days off and then start getting re-acclimated to the clay again Rafito can cacth up. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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03-10-2008, 06:44 AM	#11
Pyuvjzwf Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 428 Senior Member	There are no FedCup final and Davis Cup semi threads yet, so I'll post it here. Per Russian media: Safina and most likely Dementieva won't play and it's probably Petrova and Zvonareva will join Kuznetsova and Vesnina. Also, Youzhny is out of the Davis Cup semi as whatever infection he has won't allow him to practice. Safina said in one of her pressers this week that she would not play and instead recover for the rest of the season and Tokyo. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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05-09-2008, 04:33 PM	#12
JimmyHas Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 393 Senior Member	Davis Cup Champions “Solid” Underdogs vs. Spain Thursday, September 4, 2008 By Jason Brown They are the defending Davis Cup champions, but the U.S. Davis Cup team will arrive in Madrid in two weeks as underdogs against favored host Spain. The Americans have won six straight Davis Cup ties, including consecutive 4-1 wins this year over Austria in Vienna and France in Winston-Salem, N.C., but are looking down the barrel of what should be their biggest road test ever. “I think we're a solid underdog,” said U.S. Captain Patrick McEnroe. “Going over to play (Rafael) Nadal on clay and the rest of the Spanish team is tough, but we're excited about it. We played them in 2004 in the final. We played them last year on the way to winning it, so they'll want to get us back. We have a lot of respect for them, and I think they have respect for us." One thing you can count on is that our guys are going to go for it. I think that's the mindset we have to take. Let's enjoy it; let's have fun; we're the underdogs. But, know if we can sneak out a match on Day One, who knows?” The United States will meet Spain in the 2008 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Semifinal, Sept. 19-21, before a crowd of over 21,000 fans at the Plaza de Toros Las Ventas, a bullring expected to be as electric as the fabled 2004 final in Seville. Attendance could swell to as many as 25,000 rabid Spanish tennis fans daily. Versus and Tennis Channel will air same-day coverage of all three days of competition. Versus will broadcast each day at 12 noon ET. Tennis Channel will re-air coverage at 8 p.m. To no surprise, McEnroe selected the same four-man team – Andy Roddick, James Blake, Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan – for the 11th consecutive tie. The first time this foursome played together was 2005 in the World Group Playoff against Belgium on clay. Captained by Emilio Sanchez, the Spanish have yet to announce their team. Nadal, the reigning French Open and Wimbledon champion, is expected to lead the team, along with three other players selected from the talent core of David Ferrer, Tommy Robredo, Fernando Verdasco, Feliciano Lopez, Nicolas Almagro and Carlos Moya. http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/art...566852000.html Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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roundman Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 541 Senior Member	Can't wait to being there!! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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07-09-2008, 03:53 PM	#14
roundman Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 541 Senior Member	The venue for the Davis Cup semifinal in Madrid will be second in capacity only to Arther Ashe with 21.000 seats. You can find more info and a nice graphic on how the bullring is being adapted here: http://www.gentedigital.es/deportes/...nis-del-mundo/ http://translate.google.com/translat...del%2dmundo%2f Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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JimmyHas Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 393 Senior Member	SPOILERS: 2008 Davis Cup World Group Semifinals 9/19-9/21/08 World Group 2008 - Semifinal Argentina v Russia ....Argentina .....19 Sep - 21 Sep Spain v USA ..............Spain ............19 Sep - 21 Sep Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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08-28-2008, 04:15 PM	#16
JimmyHas Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 393 Senior Member	U.S. Practice Partners Named for Davis Cup Semis Wednesday, August 27, 2008 U.S. Davis Cup Captain Patrick McEnroe has announced that Austin Krajicek (18, Bryan, Texas), Scoville Jenkins (21, Atlanta) and Jesse Levine (20, Boca Raton, Fla.) have been named as official practice partners for the U.S. Davis Cup team that will face Spain in the 2008 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas semifinals, Sept. 19-21 in Madrid. The United States is the reigning Davis Cup champion. In December, the United States defeated Russia, 4-1, to win the Davis Cup title for a record 32nd time and for the first time since 1995. McEnroe will name his roster for the semifinals in the next two weeks. http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/art...811891109.html Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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09-09-2008, 06:59 PM	#17
Roorseprate Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 659 Senior Member	Looks as though Blake will not be playing. From the ITF-team nominations: The ITF has announced the team nominations for the 2008 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Semifinals, World Group Play-offs and 8 Zonal ties to be played on 19-21 September. The zonal ties consist of the four Group I Second Round relegation play-offs, the losers of which will be relegated to Group II in 2009 and the four Group II Third Round ties, the winners of which will promoted to Group I in 2009. WORLD GROUP SEMIFINALS ARGENTINA v RUSSIA Venue: Estadio Parque Roca, Buenos Aires (clay - outdoors) Argentina David Nalbandian Juan Martin Del Potro Agustin Calleri Guillermo Canas Captain: Alberto Mancini Russia Nikolay Davydenko Igor Andreev Dmitry Tursunov Igor Kunitsyn Captain: Shamil Tarpischev SPAIN v USA Venue: Plaza de Toros Las Ventas, Madrid, Spain (clay - outdoors) Spain Rafael Nadal David Ferrer Fernando Verdasco Feliciano Lopez Captain: Emilio Sanchez USA Andy Roddick Sam Querrey Bob Bryan Mike Bryan Captain: Patrick McEnroe awaiting confirmation of eligibility WORLD GROUP PLAY-OFFS *Winners advance to World Group in 2009* CHILE v AUSTRALIA Venue: Estadio Militar Antofagasta, Antofagasta, Chile (clay-outdoors) Chile Fernando Gonzalez Nicolas Massu Paul Capdeville Hans Podlipnik Captain: Hans Gildemeister Australia Chris Guccione Peter Luczak Carsten Ball Samuel Groth Captain: John Fitzgerald GREAT BRITAIN v AUSTRIA Venue: The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club, Wimbledon (grass-outdoors) Great Britain Andy Murray Alex Bogdanovic Jamie Murray Ross Hutchins Captain: John Lloyd Austria Jurgen Melzer Alexander Peya Martin Fischer Julian Knowle Captain: Gilbert Schaller SWITZERLAND v BELGIUM Venue: Centre Intercommunal de Glace Malley, Prilly (Lausanne), Switzerland (hard – indoors) Switzerland Roger Federer Stanislas Wawrinka Stephane Bohli Yves Allegro Captain: Severin Luthi Belgium Steve Darcis Olivier Rochus Kristof Vliegen Christophe Rochus Captain: Julien Hoferlin CROATIA v BRAZIL Venue: Sportski Centar Visnjik, Zadar (hard – indoors) Croatia Ivo Karlovic Marin Cilic Mario Ancic Roko Karanusic Captain: Goran Prpic Brazil Thomaz Bellucci Thiago Alves Marcelo Melo Andre Sa Captain: Francsico Costa awaiting confirmation of eligibility ISRAEL v PERU Venue: Israel Tennis Center , Ramat Hasharon (hard – outdoors) Israel Dudi Sela Harel Levy Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram Captain: Eyal Ran Peru Luis Horna Ivan Miranda Matias Silva Mauricio Echazu Captain: Jaime Yzaga NETHERLANDS v KOREA, REP Venue: Omnisport Apeldoorn, Apeldoorn (clay – indoors) Netherlands Robin Haase Jesse Huta Galung Thiemo De Bakker Peter Wessels Captain: Jan Siemerink Korea, Rep. Hyung-Taik Lee Jae-Sung An Woong-Sun Jun Kyu-Tae Im Captain: Nam-Hoon Kim ROMANIA v INDIA Venue: Clubul Sportiv Progresul, Bucuresti (clay-outdoors) Romania Victor Hanescu Victor Crivoi Adrian Cruciat Horia Tecau Captain: Florin Segarceanu awaiting confirmation of eligibility India Prakash Amritraj Somdev Devvarman Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes Captain: Shiv Prakash Misra SLOVAK REPUBLIC v SERBIA Venue: Sibamac Arena, Bratislava (hard – indoors) Slovak Republic Lukas Lacko Dominik Hrbaty Filip Polasek Michal Mertinak Captain: Miloslav Mecir Serbia Novak Djokovic Janko Tipsarevic Viktor Troicki Nenad Zimonjic Captain: Bogdan Obradovic AMERICAS ZONE GROUP I - SECOND ROUND PLAY-OFF *Losing nation relegated to Group II in 2009* MEXICO v URUGUAY Venue: Domo de la Feria de Leon, Leon, Guanajato, (carpet-indoors) Mexico Bruno Rodriguez Miguel Gallardo Victor Romero Daniel Garza Captain: Jorge Lozano Uruguay Pablo Cuevas Marcel Felder Federico Sansonetti Ariel Behar Captain: Jose Luis Damiani ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP I - SECOND ROUND PLAY-OFF *Losing nation relegated to Group II in 2009* KAZAKHSTAN v PHILIPPINES Venue: The National Tennis Centre, Astana City (clay – indoors) Kazakhstan Yuriy Schukin Mikhail Kukushkin Andrey Golubev Alexey Kedryuk Captain: Yegor Shaldunov Philippines Cecil Mamiit Patrick Tierro Johnny Arcilla Captain: tbc EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I - SECOND ROUND PLAY-OFF *Losing nations relegated to Group II in 2009* ITALY v LATVIA Venue: Sporting Club Montecatini, Montecatini (clay – outdoors) Italy Andreas Seppi Simone Bolelli Fabio Fognini Potito Starace Captain: Corrado Barazzutti Latvia Ernests Gulbis Andis Juska Denniss Pavlovis Karlis Lejnieks Captain: Girts Dzelde BELARUS v GEORGIA Venue: Republic Olympic Training Center for Tennis, Minsk (acrylic – outdoors) Belarus Max Mirnyi Uladzimir Ignatik Andrei Karatchenia Dzmitry Zhyrmont Captain: Vladimir Voltchkov Georgia Irakli Labadze Lado Chikladze Nodar Itonishvili George Khrikadze Captain: Vladimer Gabrichidze AMERICAS ZONE GROUP II FINAL Winning nation promoted to Group I in 2009 PARAGUAY v ECUADOR Venue: Polideportivo de la Cooperativa Lambare, Lambare (hard – indoors) Paraguay Ramon Delgado Gustavo Ramirez Juan-Carlos Ramirez Nicolas Salama Captain: Victor Pecci Ecuador Nicolas Lapennti Julio-Cesar Campozano Carlos Avellan Ivan Endara Captain: Raul Viver ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP II FINAL Winning nation promoted to Group I in 2009 NEW ZEALAND v CHINA, P.R. Venue: TSB Stadium, New Plymouth (hard – indoors) New Zealand Daniel King-Turner Jose Statham G.D. Jones Adam Thompson Captain: James Greenhalgh China, P.R. Shao Xuan Zeng Xin Yuan Yu Peng Sun Yan Bai Captain: Zhao Xie EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP II THIRD ROUND Winning nations promoted to Group I in 2009 MONACO v SOUTH AFRICA Venue: Monte Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune Cap Martin (clay – outdoors) Monaco Jean-Rene Lisnard Benjamin Balleret Clement Morel Guillaume Couillard Captain: Emmanuel Hessner South Africa Kevin Anderson Rik De Voest Izak Van Der Merwe Jeff Coetzee Captain: John Laffnie de Jager UKRAINE v PORTUGAL Venue: Megaron Tennis Club, Dnipropetrovsk (hard – indoors) Ukraine Sergiy Stakhovsky Illya Marchenko Ivan Sergeyev Sergei Bubka Captain: Orest Tereschuk Portugal Federico Gil Rui Machado Leonardo Tavares Joao Sousa Captain: Pedro Cordeiro Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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09-09-2008, 07:01 PM	#18
orerviche Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 359 Senior Member	USA Andy Roddick Sam Querrey Bob Bryan Mike Bryan Captain: Patrick McEnroe awaiting confirmation of eligibility Interesting. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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09-09-2008, 07:28 PM	#19
pongeystrhjst Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 718 Senior Member	Interesting. Indeed, it is. Could it be coming from his performance in Monte Carlo and his USO performance against Rafael? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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09-09-2008, 07:30 PM	#20
seodiary Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 488 Senior Member	Interesting. I've gotta figure Sam's good show against Rafa last week (and nice result at Monte Carlo) had everything to do with this. As for the "**awaiting confirmation of eligibility", that must be just a paperwork thing. I don't think Sam has ever played a team even internationally, but surely he has a US passport. That, having lived in the country for at least 24 months, and not having played for another nation in the past 36 months seem to be the only eligibility standards for Davis Cup. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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