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23.09.2008 | Tennis

The Swiss Davis Cup team will play the United States in the first round of the 2009 Davis Cup competition (March 6-8, 2009).

The Swiss team gained promotion to the elite World Group last weekend after a one-year absence. The match in the US could feature the world's number one ranked doubles pair, the Bryan twins, against Roger Federer/Stanislas Wawrinka, who won gold in the doubles event at the Beijing Olympics.

The Swiss played three of the last ten encounters abroad, one of which - 2007 against the Czech Republic - they lost. The US team around Patrick McEnroe last won the Cup in 2007 and lost in this year's semi-final against Spain last weekend.

Severin Lüthi, the captain of the Swiss team, said it will be a difficult task against the USA, the 32-times-champion. "The Americans have a lot of strong singles players as well as the Bryan brothers, the leading doubles team in the world. But our team has chances against any other nation." Switzerland is the only team in the World Group next to the USA and Spain with two top-ten players.

The location of play is still open, but must be decided upon by December 16, 2008, according to the regulations of the International Tennis Federation.

The first round:

Argentina - Netherlands

Czech Republic - France

USA - Switzerland

Cratia - Chile

Sweden - Israel

Russia - Rumania

Germany - Austria

Spain - Serbia

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Himalaya

10/01/2008 | 06:51 PM

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Roger has withdrawn from Stockholm Open for good reason !!! We have to wait little more to see our roger in action !!

Best wishes to you Roger for your good health, more strength...

Himalaya, NEPAL

kitty29

10/01/2008 | 03:16 PM

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ningli

10/01/2008 | 01:08 PM

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I miss you Roger
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debga

10/01/2008 | 09:54 AM

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I shouldn't be posting here as I said the last time that you _weren't invited to come over here and beat up on us, and what happens? Someone must have heard me because here you come! This does rather stretch the limit of fandom. Couldn't you sort of

marycorbin

10/01/2008 | 05:54 AM

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***Tilou,

I agree with you about the differences between the men's and women's tournaments. I think both the men and women are injury prone over the course of a long season, but the men seem to make a better good faith effort to show up and play. I c

marycorbin

10/01/2008 | 05:45 AM

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***Tilou,

Thank you for asking about Rudolph! He is snoring next to me right now, which he does frequently between tournaments. It takes a lot of energy to keep the Spanish Bull away from his fellow cows and favorite tennis players, so he is building

marycorbin

10/01/2008 | 05:40 AM

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***Tilou and ***Takeko,

As we await this next tournament in Stockholm, I share your optimism about Roger's future. I would love to see him win at least one of the Master's tournaments this fall--Paris would be wonderful (and carpet is Nada's worst sur

shoshetaaa

10/01/2008 | 03:53 AM