| Davis Cup News: |
| The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. The largest annual team competition in sport [1], the Davis Cup is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between the United States and Great Britain. In 2005, 134 nations entered teams into the competition. The United States is the most successful nation to date, winning 31 tournaments, and finishing as runners-up 29 times. Australia is the second most successful, winning 28 times and finishing second 18 times.
The women's equivalent of the Davis Cup is the Fed Cup. |
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Fri Sep 19, 2008
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Plaza de Toros Las Ventos
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Sat Sep 20, 2008
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Plaza de Toros Las Ventos
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Sun Sep 21, 2008
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Plaza de Toros Las Ventos
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| More Davis Cup News: |
| Dwight Davis's silver bowl ends 2004 metaphorically draped in the red and yellow of Spain, after the south-west European nation picked up its second Davis Cup by BNP Paribas title with victory over the USA in Seville.
The history books will record Spain having won 3-2, but it was all over once Carlos Moya had beaten Andy Roddick 62 76(1) 76(5) to give the hosts an unassailable 3-1 lead. It was only the third time since the Final Round was established in 1972 that a nation has won the Final despite losing the doubles rubber, as the Spanish did on Saturday when the Bryan brothers demolished Juan Carlos Ferrero and Tommy Robredo. Today, Mardy Fish put some American respectability into the scoreline with a 76(8) 62 win over Tommy Robredo in the dead rubber, which was well supported by another 27,200 crowd, most of whom stayed on to enjoy the trophy ceremony. |