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Australia vs Spain
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Saturday - Play starts at 18:00 (Fox Sports 2)
Samantha Stosur (AUS) v Maria-Jose Martinez Sanchez (ESP)
Casey Dellacqua (AUS) v Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP)

Sunday - Play starts at 16:00(Fox Sports 2)
Samantha Stosur (AUS) v Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP)
Casey Dellacqua (AUS) v Maria-Jose Martinez Sanchez (ESP)
Alicia Molik / Rennae Stubbs (AUS) v Nuria Llagostera Vives / Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP)

It's doable, but im not expecting a win or anything. Ask me when Stosur decides if she wants to show up or not.

Cant believe there's actually coverage of this. Amazing.
 
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I've been tossing up all week whether to go.

I'd imagine they're be plenty of seats available but I've got no one to go with. No one cares about tennis if it's not a GS.

I can't see us winning but to have a chance Sammy really needs to get a win first up.
 
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Tough matchup for the Aussies this, I can see the only way we go through is if Stosur can win both her matches then either we win the doubles or Casey somehow "steals" a win.

Best chance for Casey will be tonight, I can't see her beating Martinez Sanchez, so if Casey can't pull a win out tonight, we may well be relying on the doubles and Stosur to sweep the rest of the tie, which is unlikely.

Australia to lose 3-2 for me, just doubt whether Casey can win a match, although would love her to.

Seems like a better team environment from all reports now Dokic isn't involved though, which may help.

And a big thanks to Foxtel for showing us this, I like watching the Davis Cup and Fed Cup, but rarely get to see the Fed Cup matches live.:thumbsu:
 
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Drummond said:
I've been tossing up all week whether to go.

I'd imagine they're be plenty of seats available but I've got no one to go with. No one cares about tennis if it's not a GS.

I can't see us winning but to have a chance Sammy really needs to get a win first up.
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You should head along, we'll need all the support we can get. It is a winnable tie and would be huge if we could do it. I think Sam will win, and Dellacqua did not play too bad at the AO. Great that it is on live on Fox Sports tonight. :thumbsu::thumbsu:
 

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SaintsPremiers08 said:
Anyone got scores?
Can't find em anywhere :thumbsdown:
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I'm using bet365.com as the fedcup site's ones seem to be failing on me all the time.

What I'm looking for is a stream.

Sam lost the first 6-2 but 4-1 up in the 2nd.
 
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Stosur wins 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 in a long, hard 3 set match.

Credit has to go to the Spanish girl for really pushing Sam all the way.

Next up, Casey gets a chance to take us to an almost unbeatable 2-0 lead.

Will be tough for Dellacqua, but she is a real chance if she plays near her best.
 
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Martinez Sanchez has beaten her a few times in the past, big win for Sam, she would of been under some pressure given the importance of that first match.

Now for some magic from Casey
 
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Someone explain to me why on earth Delaqua is playing. Seriously. I know she is our 2nd ranked player but someone tell me Molik is not a better chance of winning this tie..the fat useless Delaqua is getting royally screwed as per usual. Play Molik..at least we know AT HER BEST she is a top 10 player, Delaqua at her best is a top 60 player..yet we play the worse player..rofl.
 
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bombersno1 said:
Someone explain to me why on earth Delaqua is playing. Seriously. I know she is our 2nd ranked player but someone tell me Molik is not a better chance of winning this tie..the fat useless Delaqua is getting royally screwed as per usual. Play Molik..at least we know AT HER BEST she is a top 10 player, Delaqua at her best is a top 60 player..yet we play the worse player..rofl.
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Molik herself has said she isn't quite up to tour level yet, as Casey at least won a few games at the Open.

Molik would be going just as bad here, in fact there's talk if the doubles go "live" that Molik will be replaced by Stosur, as Stosur/Stubbs have won tournaments together.

Basically Molik isn't up to it yet, while Casey could be this player if she played up to her best tonight, which she isn't doing.

We now have to rely on Stosur and the doubles (if Casey doesn't come back here).
 
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I'd rather punt on a player (Molik) who is just frankly better. If she burns out in the 3rd set, so be it. But lets not forget Molik has the better game. Dalaqua is rubbish at every aspect. Molik can volley, Casey can't even get to the net. Molik is not really a doubles player anyway, so no surprise if they do the switch then.
 

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I don't want to argue in favour of Dellacqua too much, I believe she will never be any better then a 30-50 ranked player, but Molik is basically uncompetitive at the moment.

The only positive about losing this tie (if we do, I hope we don't) is that Molik will probably have enough game time under her belt to play with Stosur in the playoff match that will come up next.

Casey still alive, down 5-3 in the second, might be over soon though.
 
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bombersno1 said:
I'd rather punt on a player (Molik) who is just frankly better. If she burns out in the 3rd set, so be it. But lets not forget Molik has the better game. Dalaqua is rubbish at every aspect. Molik can volley, Casey can't even get to the net. Molik is not really a doubles player anyway, so no surprise if they do the switch then.
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Seriously, Molik is past it, was never that good anyway. Sure she made the top 10 but that was at her peak... after her injury/illness she isn't the same player. Will be a good effort for her to get back into the top 100, doubt she'll do much other than that.
 
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I wished Casey was not even on the team. I have never seen a more ovverated player in the history of Australian tennis. She is rather ordinary. Top 50 player at best, and that is only becuase there are so many other terrible female players out there. I hope we punt in the final tie if it is "alive" and put Molik in the match instead of Casey!
 
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crowsarethebest said:
Seriously, Molik is past it, was never that good anyway. Sure she made the top 10 but that was at her peak... after her injury/illness she isn't the same player. Will be a good effort for her to get back into the top 100, doubt she'll do much other than that.
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So remind me when Casey has got to no8 in the world..come on..fatty boomsticks will never get to no8 in the world. Like Molik or not, she is better than Casey in every aspect. Better serve, better net game, better forhand and at her best a more solid backhand.
 
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Forget about Dellacqua everyone, we now need to win our only 2 "live" matches, Stosur's singles match and the doubles.

Casey has no chance of beating who I can consider to be the better Spanish player, so everything lies in the hands of Stosur and then probably Stosur and Stubbs.

Other wise we will be playing in a relegation battle just to stay in the 2nd division.:eek::(
 
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It was a fantastic win from Sam. Martinez Sanchez beat her comfortably at the Hopman Cup and has a game that really comes up well against Sam. She held her nerve late in the 3rd set to win the match. Dellacqua did ok, but the suggestion Molik would do better is ridiculous. Molik is struggling big time and he game at the moment is not even close to a top 100 level player.
 

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If we're mentioning Molik being a former World No. 8 as argument for her playing today, we might as well call up Margaret Court.

Molik might eventually get back to being a good player, but at the moment she's not ATP level and is showing signs of being out of the game for a while.
 
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SBI said:
If we're mentioning Molik being a former World No. 8 as argument for her playing today, we might as well call up Margaret Court.
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Good call.

Alicia is no way near that kind of form, even her serve seems to be a lot weaker than before. Then you compare results over the summer where Molik flat out choked against probably one of the worst players in the draw and Casey got to the third round and did ok against Venus. Casey was the correct choice
 
Unfortunately I didn't head down last night, but I'll be going today. :thumbsu:

Great effort from Sam, looked done at 6-2 and 0-40 in the opening game of the 2nd but she went on a roll and only at the sight of the finish line did she tense up. Really important win, if she lost we would've been well and truly done.

Poor performance from Dellacqua, especially after racing out to a 2-0 lead in the 1st. Just couldn't get any momentum. I like the debate going on here and personally I would've played Molik, and I said this before Casey even took to the court. I know she's not the player she once was but I've been reasonably encouraged by her play this year so I would've given her a shot.

Big day today, 35 degrees so perhaps that'll favour the Aussies. Hopefully a big crowd turn up. :)
 
Wow, Stosur wins 6-1, 6-3, awesome performance, one of her career best matches.

Makes Dellacquas performance against Medina Garigues look even worse.

Oh well, time to wait for the doubles, where this tie will be decided (after Casey gets thumped in straight sets).

Hopefully Stosur can recover for the doubles, her and Stubbs are top 10 ranked in the world, would just win if Stosur recovers in time.
 
Awesome win by Sam, she played some great tennis and a really consistent match, worthy of her ranking. She has really stepped it up this weekend, which is great to see, because she has had most of the pressure of the tie resting on her shoulders. Now, can Casey manage anything? Most likely no, and it will come down to the doubles. Come on girls.
 
Oh my God, MOLIK IS GOING TO PLAY THE LAST SINGLES MATCH, will make a lot of people happy and gives us a slight chance of winning the tie right here.

Dellacqua would have been beaten is straight sets here, so Molik has nothing to lose, and should just attack.
 

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