Spain, without world number one Rafael Nadal, have lifted the Davis Cup for the third time in their history, the previous occasions being in 2000 and 2004. Fernado Verdasco beat Argentin’as José Acasuso, who was standing in for Juan Martin del Potro, in a five set thriller, 6-3 6-7 (3-7) 4-6 6-2 6-1.That put Spain 3-1 up with only one …
Spain through to Davis Cup final
Rafael Nadal had a fairly comfortable straight sets win over Andy Roddick to put defending the champions out of this year’s Davis Cup. Nadal’s 6-4 6-0 6-4 win gave Spain an unassailable 3-1 lead in the tie, taking them through to the final where they will face either Argentina or Russia. The world number one was in great form, as …
US reduce the deficit
The US pairing of Mike Bryan and Mardy Fish beat the Spanish duo Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco to give them some hope going into the final singles matches today. The US are the current holders of the Davis Cup but went into the doubles match trailing Spain by 0-2 and now need to win both of the remaining singles matches …
Spain lead 2-0 in Davis Cup tie against the USA
Rafael Nadal got Spain off to a winning start in its Davis Cup semifinal against defending champions the United States in Madrid on Friday.
Spain ease into Davis Cup semis
In the Davis Cup, Spain are 3-0 up against Germany and are now into the semi-finals which take place in September.