The Tennis Thread

[Master Splinter]

Sharapova won the ladies title, beating Jankovic 4-6 7-6(7-3) 6-3.

[Master Splinter]

Djokovic and Nadal are set to play in the Davis Cup this weekend .

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Not against each other though, right?

[Master Splinter]

Semi-finals:

Serbia v Argentina.

Spain v France.

Djokovic could miss out if he's not 100% though.

If it's a Serbia v Spain final, they should 'rest' Nadal and use Ferrer and Lopez instead.

France are playing Simon and Gasquet in the singles over Tsonga .

[McNamara That Ghost...]

France.

Although they could well get battered anyway.

Wonder how Monaco has recovered for Argentina after being tonked by Federer, assuming he plays.

Djokovic vs Del Potro possibly?

[Marc Overmars]

So what is this Davis Cup thing eh?

Is it on the same level as a slam?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nah probably not but then, I guess it was a great moment when Serbia won it last year.

I think for a player it would probably be on a par with the Olympics but below winning one of the Slams.

Also, in answer to the first question - it's country vs country. Although there are different parts of the competition going on, GB have Davis Cup matches but theirs are just to get in to the zone allowing you to compete in the tournament proper. Eventually.

[Marc Overmars]

Interesting.

Country vs Country eh. So by that I guess it comes down to Serbia vs Spain vs Switzerland vs GB.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Afraid not. If those four players could play all the matches in a tie, probably.

[Cripps_orig]

Spain lead 1-0 as Nadal destroys Gasquet 6-3 6-0 6-1

Ferrer v Simon on now.

Ferrer was a break up but Simon has just broken back

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