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Switzerland meets the US

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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flat-return
09/30/2008 | 01:57 AM
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I really do not care about who's going to be federer's coatch.he is the one who get the best understanding of the game. i am not higuera's fan anymore, just because he is not on fed's side and that's it.
My name is flat-return.
schoggi_8
09/29/2008 | 09:02 PM
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ROGER

YOU DO LOOK GOOD WITH THAT US OPEN TROPHY …

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‘LUCKY’ TROPHY! :)


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hisham_master
09/29/2008 | 08:45 PM
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GOOD LUCK ROGER
WIN
Mitz
09/29/2008 | 07:50 PM
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There are a couple of great videos with Roger talking about his win at the US Open and other things as well in case anyone would like to see them. Just go to espn.com and click on tennis.
Tanner5
09/29/2008 | 05:09 PM
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Roger,

This news is SO exciting for me! We are retiring the end of November, and plan to do "whatever" from January to March, 2009.

You can bet we'll be at the Davis Cup match, wherever it is!!!!!

Proud to be a Roger Federer Fan,
Patricia
tezuka-momo
09/29/2008 | 03:49 PM
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very good......
^_^
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flowerss3
09/29/2008 | 03:36 PM
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LOVE YOU ;)
JUANVAL
09/29/2008 | 02:58 PM
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PRIMERO , UN SALUDO PARA TI ROGER Y PARA SU FAMILIA. SEGUNDO , EN PERU ESTAMOS ANSIOSOS POR VER A ROGER EN ESPAÑA Y FRANCIA. TERCERO, ESPERO QUE PRONTO EDITEN EL ALMANAQUE 2009 CON LAS FOTOS DE ROGER, MIS HIJAS ESTAN MUY ENTUSIASMADAS POR TENERLO. ELLAS
boting
09/29/2008 | 02:31 PM
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WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE WHO
WILL BE FEDERER'S COACH WHY MAKING
SUCH A BIG FUSS OF IT.
JEUX-SET-MATCH
09/29/2008 | 12:19 PM
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***Rogifan4ever
Welcome to the club. Did you read Fakovic post-match comments:" “I hope to see more great things from him in the future.”
The nerves of the guy patronizing JWT!!!
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