Davis Cup 2014

[matt_897]

What time will it be in Australia when matches are played?

I know coverage starts 11.30pm on 7two next Friday night. So around then.

 

[Heisenberg_]

Agreed, a Davis Cup would do absolute wonders for Federer's resume, and with the decent form they are both in, plus an Olympic gold together, it's really now or never.

If Federer manages to pull off his 18th slam at this AO, I would like to see him satisfied and then commit to Davis Cup for 2014.

After how Nadal destroyed him tonight, Davis Cup is his best shot at winning a big tournament.

 

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

Djokovic isn't playing, pretty much guarantees a first round loss for serbia

I'm not as confident as you are; I'd take Lajovic over Chiudinelli, and any doubles team with Zimonjic in it will give it a good shake. Assuming Wawrinka wins his two rubbers, I'd have Switzerland and Serbia at 2-2, with it coming down to Krajinovic vs. Chiudinelli, which could go either way.

 

[Amazing Bombers]

http://www.daviscup.com/en/news/166433.aspx
WORLD GROUP FIRST ROUND
CZECH REPUBLIC v NETHERLANDS
Venue: CEZ Arena, Ostrava, CZE (hard – indoor)
Czech Republic
Tomas Berdych
Radek Stepanek
Lukas Rosol
Jiri Vesely
Captain: Jaroslav Navratil
Netherlands
Robin Haase
Igor Sijsling
Thiemo de Bakker
Jean-Julien Rojer
Captain: Jan Siemerink
JAPAN v CANADA
Venue: Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, JPN (hard – indoor)
Japan
Kei Nishikori
Go Soeda
Yuichi Sugita
Yasutaka Uchiyama
Captain: Minoru Ueda
Canada
Milos Raonic
Vasek Pospisil
Frank Dancevic
Daniel Nestor
Captain: Martin Laurendeau
GERMANY v SPAINVenue: Fraport Arena, Frankfurt, GER (hard – indoor)
Germany
Tommy Haas
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Florian Mayer
Daniel Brands
Captain: Carsten Arriens
Spain
Feliciano Lopez
Fernando Verdasco
Roberto Bautista Agut
David Marrero
Captain: Carlos Moya
FRANCE v AUSTRALIAVenue: Vendéspance, La Roche sur Yon, FRA (clay – indoor)
France
Richard Gasquet
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Gael Monfils
Julien Benneteau
Captain: Arnaud Clement
Australia
Lleyton Hewitt
Nick Kyrgios
Christopher Guccione
Thanasi Kokkinakis
Captain: Patrick Rafter
USA v GREAT BRITAINVenue: Petco Park, San Diego, CA, USA (clay – outdoor)
USA
John Isner
Sam Querrey
Mike Bryan
Bob Bryan
Captain: Jim Courier
Great Britain
Andy Murray
James Ward
Kyle Edmund
Colin Fleming
Captain: Leon Smith
ARGENTINA v ITALYVenue: Patinodromo Municipal “Adalberto Lugea”, Mar del Plata, ARG (clay – outdoor)
Argentina
Carlos Berlocq
Juan Monaco
Horacio Zeballos
Eduardo Schwank
Captain: Martin Jaite
Italy
Fabio Fognini
Andreas Seppi
Filippo Volandri
Simone Bolelli
Captain: Corrado Barazzutti
KAZAKHSTAN v BELGIUMVenue: National Tennis Centre, Astana, KAZ (hard – indoor)
Kazakhstan
Mikhail Kukushkin
Andrey Golubev
Evgeny Korolev
Denis Yevseyev
Captain: Dias Doskarayev
Belgium
David Goffin
Ruben Bemelmans
Olivier Rochus
Germain Gigounon
Captain: Johan van Herck
SERBIA v SWITZERLANDVenue: Spens Sport Centre, Novi Sad, SRB (hard – indoor)
Serbia
Dusan Lajovic
Filip Krajinovic
Ilija Bozoljac
Nenad Zimonjic
Captain: Bogdan Obradovic
Switzerland
Stanislas Wawrinka
Marco Chiudinelli
Henri Laaksonen
Michael Lammer
Captain: Severin Luthi

 

[Miqar_Baqfhied]

Djokovic isn't playing? Why?

 

[Crows_United_FC]

Djokovic isn't playing? Why?

Probably want to focus on his own career. Shame really, because the Davis Cup should feature the best players from a country.

On paper the Czech's have the strongest team followed by France and maybe Italy. USA looks alright as well. Hopefully we can do well. Nick and Thanasi will have to step up big time. We know what potential they have and experiences like playing in the Davis Cup can really help their development.

Good luck guys!

 

[Manimal_Dunstan]

 

[Bonz]

And now Serbia have no chance at all.

 

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

Vale Serbia.

 

[BobbyMorri]

Is roger finally interested in winning the Davis Cup???? They should have won it years ago if he bothered to turn up.

 

[Hawkas1988]

Looking forward to seeing how the young aussies go against the much higher ranked and experienced French

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[Manimal_Dunstan]

 

[matt_897]

Am curious to see how Hewitt goes against Tsonga on clay. Pretty much the only choice you can do is play Hewitt 3 days when you choose a team like this

Looking forward to our weekend in the world group

 

[Miqar_Baqfhied]

What time is it on tonight?

 

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

What time is it on tonight?

11:30 on 72 I believe.

 

[vaughany]

Debating whether to stay awake for it tonight

 

[Chris_2593]

Looking forward to seeing how we go. Of course don't think we are going to win though.

 

[Miqar_Baqfhied]

Sweet prime time over here

 

[matt_897]

Debating whether to stay awake for it tonight

I will, going to bring back all those memories from when we were last in the world group watching Lleyton do his thing.

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Surprised Hewitt is playing both singles and doubles. I thought the general consensus was that it's better to rest him from the doubles so he is fresh for the reverse singles. Should have given Kokkinakis a go in the doubles.

Also surprised they didn't replace Tomic with Matosevic

 

[Crows_United_FC]

Is Kyrgios v Gasquet first??

 

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

Looking forward to this a lot. I actually give us a chance in both matches tonight. I don't expect us to win either of them, but we're not without a chance at all. Tsonga will give Hewitt all the pace he needs and is the kind of player that Lleyton seems to love coming up against lately, while Kyrgios has the power to really bully Gasquet. Will be good to see how we go.

 

[Colin D'Cops]

Reporting for duty. C'mon fellas!!

 

[matt_897]

Hope Nick comes out guns blazing, would make it an interesting match

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Now young Nick, word of advice, don't use all you petrol tickets in the first set, remember it's five sets advantage