Davis Cup
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Davis Cup Champion Spain Sweeps Kazakhstan 5-0
Tennis | Feb 13, 2012, 10:37 AM ISTOviedo, Spain, Feb 13: Nicolas Almagro and Marcel Granollers won Sunday's reverse singles matches to complete a 5-0 sweep for defending Davis Cup champion Spain against Kazakhstan in their first-round series.Almagro needed just 82 minutes
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Harrison, Isner Complete US Rout Of Switzerland
Tennis | Feb 12, 2012, 10:01 PM ISTSwitzerland, Feb 12: The United States completed a 5-0 rout of Switzerland in the Davis Cup first round on Sunday, as teenager Ryan Harrison and John Isner won the closing singles matches.Harrison made a winning
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Serbia Beats Sweden In Davis Cup
Tennis | Feb 12, 2012, 09:56 PM ISTSerbia, Feb 12: Janko Tipsarevic beat Michael Ryderstedt of Sweden in straight sets Sunday to send Serbia through to the Davis Cup quarterfinals against the Czech Republic.Tipsarevic won 6-2, 7-6 (5), 7-5 to give Serbia
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Federer And Swiss Knocked Out By US In Davis Cup
Tennis | Feb 12, 2012, 09:30 AM ISTLondon, Feb 12 : The Davis Cup was beyond Roger Federer's reach for another year, while defending champion Spain, Argentina, the Czech Republic and United States advanced to the quarterfinals on Saturday.Federer played the first
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France Takes 2-1 Lead Over Canada In Davis Cup
Tennis | Feb 12, 2012, 09:21 AM ISTVancouver, British Columbia, Feb 12 : France's Julien Benneteau and Michael Llodra defeated Milos Raonic and Daniel Nestor of Canada to take a 2-1 lead in their Davis Cup series after their doubles match Saturday.The
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Spain Beats Kazakhstan, Secures Davis Cup Quarters
Tennis | Feb 11, 2012, 10:29 PM ISTOviedo (Spain), Feb 11: Defending champion Spain secured its place in the Davis Cup quarterfinals by winning Saturday's doubles against Kazakhstan and securing an insurmountable 3-0 lead.Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez, partnering for the first
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Czechs Beat Italy 3-0 In Davis Cup, Reach Quarters
Tennis | Feb 11, 2012, 10:25 PM ISTOstrava (Czech Republic), Feb 11: The Czech Republic are in the Davis Cup quarterfinals after Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek teamed up to win the doubles for the hosts to take an insurmountable 3-0 lead
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US Sweeps Federer's Switzerland Out Of Davis Cup
Tennis | Feb 11, 2012, 10:21 PM ISTFribourg (Switzerland), Feb 11: The United States swept favored Switzerland out of the Davis Cup as Mardy Fish and Mike Bryan beat Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 on Saturday.Teaming up for
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United States Leads Switzerland 1-0 In Davis Cup
Tennis | Feb 10, 2012, 11:03 PM ISTFribourg (Switzerland), Feb 10: The United States took a 1-0 lead against Switzerland in their Davis Cup first-round series on Friday after Mardy Fish beat Stanislas Wawrinka 6-2, 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 9-7 in a thrilling
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Argentina Takes 1-0 Lead Over Germany In Davis Cup
Tennis | Feb 10, 2012, 10:46 PM ISTBamberg (Germany), Feb 10: Juan Monaco gave Argentina a 1-0 lead over Germany in the first round of the Davis Cup when he defeated Philipp Petzschner 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 on Friday.Monaco felt right at home
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Davis Cup : Radek Stepanek Opens Against Seppi
Tennis | Feb 09, 2012, 08:07 PM ISTCzech Republic, Feb 9: Radek Stepanek will play Andreas Seppi in the opening singles match when the Czech Republic faces Italy in the first round of the Davis Cup.Stepanek, who won the doubles title at
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Hewitt To Open For Australia Vs China In Davis Cup
Tennis | Feb 09, 2012, 09:01 AM ISTGeelong, Australia, Feb 9: Australia veteran Lleyton Hewitt will take on China's top-ranked player Zhang Ze in the opening singles match of the Asia-Oceania Davis Cup playoff on Friday.The draw held Thursday also has Australia's
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Federer To Lead Swiss Team Against US In Davis Cup
Tennis | Dec 08, 2011, 04:48 PM ISTBern, Switzerland, Dec 8: Roger Federer has committed to play for Switzerland against the United States in the 2012 Davis Cup first round.The Swiss tennis federation says Federer confirmed Wednesday that he intended to play
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Nadal To Skip Davis Cup In 2012, Focus On Olympics
Tennis | Dec 05, 2011, 12:21 PM ISTSeville, Spain, Dec 5: Fresh from helping Spain win its fifth Davis Cup, Rafael Nadal revealed that he won't play in the event next year and will instead focus on defending his gold medal at
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Nadal Rallies For Win To Give Spain Davis Cup
Tennis | Dec 04, 2011, 10:52 PM ISTSpain, Dec 4: Spain won its fifth Davis Cup title after Rafael Nadal recovered from a terrible start, holding on to beat Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro 1-6, 6-4, 6-1, 7-6 (0) Sunday to give
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Davis Cup Final Ends In Defeat Again For Argentina
Tennis | Dec 04, 2011, 10:45 PM ISTSpain, Dec 4: The Davis Cup final ended in another defeat for Argentina, the South Americans' bid for their first title coming up short against a Spain team that has dominated the competition for more
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Nadal, 3 Others Give Doping Test At Davis Cup
Tennis | Dec 04, 2011, 11:15 AM ISTSeville, Spain, Dec 4: Rafael Nadal was among four Davis Cup final players chosen for an anti-doping test midway through Saturday's doubles match.The International Tennis Federation collected samples from all four of Friday's singles players
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Argentina Wins Davis Cup Doubles To Stay Alive
Tennis | Dec 03, 2011, 11:31 PM ISTSpain, Dec 3: Argentina won the doubles against Spain to stay alive in the Davis Cup final and cut the hosts' lead to 2-1 on Saturday.David Nalbandian and Eduardo Schwank, partnering for the first time,
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Nadal Tired But Ready For Davis Cup Final
Tennis | Nov 29, 2011, 08:14 AM ISTSeville, Spain, Nov 29: Rafael Nadal is tired but still motivated to lead Spain in its attempt to win a fifth Davis Cup title against Argentina.Spain's top-ranked player had provoked alarm in his home country
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Nadal Leads Spain Against Argentina In Davis Cup
Tennis | Nov 22, 2011, 08:02 PM ISTSpain, Nov 22: Rafael Nadal will lead an unchanged Spain squad against Argentina in next month's Davis Cup final.The second-ranked Nadal helped Spain beat France 4-1 in the semifinals to set up the Dec. 2-4