Spain is leading Israel 2-0 in the best-of-five Davis Cup semifinal.  The edge came after both David Ferrer and Juan Carlos Ferrero claimed victories in their individual singles matches.
David Ferrer took on Harel Levy and won with a final score of 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 while Ferrero blew past Dudi Sela 6-4, 6-2, 6-0.
Spain is hosting the event on red clay at Polaris World la Torre Golf Resort but they are playing without former No. 1 Rafael Nadal who is taking some much needed time off after dealing with injuries this past summer.  As such, the Spaniards are being captained by Albert Costa while …read more

It looks like Andy Roddick suffered more than a bruised ego during his loss to Roger Federer at this year’s Wimbledon finals.  If you saw the match, you’ll know that Roddick seemed to give everything he had in his attempt to win the tournament and now it appears that he suffered an injury to his right hip flexor in the process.  The picture below is from the match so you have to wonder if this was the moment when he hurt himself.  Either way, he never let it show and he fought a great battle.
Unfortunately, the injury has caused him …read more

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Andy Roddick was looking sharp on Sunday, March 8th, during his match against Stanislas Wawrinka at the 2009 Davis Cup. He ended the tie with 6-4, 6-4, 6-2.
Roddick came out using his most powerful weapon, which is his amazing serve.
Wawrinka won the first two points, and you had the feeling that if he could break back it would represent the crack that might provide the Swiss No. 1 with enough light to make a match of it. But on the next point, Roddick attacked Wawrinka’s lethal backhand and forced a passing shot error. Then, Roddick …read more

The 2009 Davis Cup kicked off today (March 6).. You can see the live scores on the official Davis Cup site.
Here’s the first round group:
Argentina vs Netherlands 0-0
Czech Republic vs France 0-0
United States vs Switzerland 0-0
Croatia vs Chile 1-0
Sweden vs Israel 0-0
Romania vs Russia 0-2
Germany vs Austria 0-0
Spain vs Serbia 0-0
See below for pictures from Day One of the 2009 Davis Cup.

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First Roger Federer, then Andy Murray and now David Nalbandian have all had to pull out of the 2009 Davis Cup because of either injuries or illness.
Nalbandian had to pull out of Argentina’s Davis Cup team because of a viral infection. Argentina captain Modesto Vazquez said yesterday (March 3) that the infection has sapped Nalbandian’s strength and that he “is not in physical condition to play”.
The infection bothered Nalbandian during the Mexican Open and he was eliminated by Daniel Koellerer of Austria in the first round.
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The Davis Cup kicks off this weekend, March 6-8, in Birmingham, Alabama. The Tennis Channel will offer complete, live coverage of the event.
Two-time Emmy Award-winning broadcaster Ted Robinson will provide play by play for the network while Justin Gimelstob, a member of the 1998 and 2001 U.S. Davis Cup teams, will supply color commentary.
Leading the American team is Captain Patrick McEnroe, who was a three-time Davis Cup team member during his playing days and has been at the helm of the squad since 2000.  He returns the same team that won the title in 2007: twins Bob and …read more

The Tennis Channel, which is the only 24 hour television-based destination for both the professional sport and the tennis lifestyle, has signed a multi-year deal to be the exclusive U.S. television home of all U.S. Davis Cup ties. This deal is effective immediately.
Tennis Channel plans to surround its high-definition U.S. Davis Cup coverage with short- and long-form ancillary programming, specials and year-round promotion, building up the team’s annual quest for the championship as a long-term franchise for the network.  In addition to exclusive U.S. telecast rights, a broadband component to the agreement will see U.S. Davis Cup matches available …read more

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The U.S. Tennis Association has decided the destination of the 2009 Davis Cup – Birmingham, Alabama. Interesting. Not that I have anything against Birmingham, there’s just not much of a tennis tradition there. Maybe they would like to start a tennis tradition!
Anyway, in 1994 Birmingham hosted the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championships and also a Men’s Challenger Event for about 10 years. It ended in 2003. But no Davis Cup has ever been held there. There’s a first time for everything.
The Davis Cup will be held on March 6-8. I am not sure what Birmingham temperatures …read more