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 are like in March, but I hope it’s not too miserable. I imagine it won’t be. I’ve been there in the summer and oh my goodness, I thought I would die.

The Davis Cup will be played in an indoor arena, which holds about 17,000 people.

So, who’s headed to Alabama in March?

Source: Google News

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The Davis Cup Heads to Birmingham, Alabama

On November 21-23, Spain and Argentina will play the final of the 2008 Davis Cup World Group held in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Today, members of both teams posed for pictures after the draw ceremony.

ESPN’s Ravi Ubha is predicting that Argentina will come away with the title. Rafael Nadal is out with a knee injury,something they couldn’t have and wouldn’t have wanted to predict to happen, but alas, that’s sports for you!

Argentina definitely has the home advantage. They have won the last 13 series in a row since 1998. Sweet. Read Ubha’s article. He breaks it down from the stakes to the surface.

So, who do YOU think will win? Vote in the poll below.

More pictures from the draw ceremony at the Davis Cup below.

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