Davis Cup

Posto ni Vavrinka verovatno nece igrati protiv Spanije tesko je ocekivati da cemo videti i Rafu.. to mu je u ovakvoj situaciji potpuno nepotrebno pred dva najveca Mastersa na betonu

Spanska Armada ima sasvim dovoljno dobrih igraca da Svajcarce posalje u baraz sa 5-0 a Rafa ce pomoci kad bude najpotrebnije

A mozda odluci i drugacije,ovo je samo moja zelja
 
Mozda nam ova tema uskoro nece biti potrebna, ako se ostvari ova "fantasticna" ideja o Svjetskom Kupu:

An ambitious plan to transform the tennis calendar with the sport’s first World Cup is to be considered by the top male players.

In an attempt to attract a younger audience, the biennial ten-day tournament, involving 32 teams, would feature shorter matches in which players have to watch the clock between points — and, most controversial of all, compulsory mid-match substitutions.

Although the idea for a World Cup is in its formative stages, it has already been presented to leading tennis administrators and television executives, who believe that a men-only competition would attract a larger audience.

Such a move would effectively sound the death knell for the Davis Cup, which is seen as being the victim of an ill-defined format.

Andy Murray, the British No 1, has welcomed the proposal, provided that the World Cup did not become an additional event on the hectic men’s tour.

“I am a great fan of the Davis Cup, but if a decision was taken to drop it, or something else could change in the calendar, then a World Cup is a fascinating idea,” Murray told The Times yesterday.

How it would work
The proposed biennial World Cup would feature
• A ten-day, men-only event with 32 teams in eight groups of four, 16 reaching the knockout stages.
• Each tie a single match over the best of five sets, with each nation having to field at least two players per tie — ie, enforced substitutions.
• Maximum 25sec between points.
• Tie-breaks the first to five points.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/tennis/article6985410.ece

Pobornici novog formata takmicenja su Ljubicic:

"Najbolji svjetski igrači danas nisu u mogućnosti igrati za svoje reprezentacije koliko bi to htjeli i to zato što trenutačni format natjecanja nije odgovarajući. Naš sport ide prema naprijed i zato nešto treba mijenjati. Možda je sadašnji format bio dobar prije 20 ili 30 godina, ali sada je stvarno preglomazan. "

"Danas u Davis Cupu morate igrati na tri dobivena seta u tri dana zaredom, a sigurno je da ni tjedan nakon toga, ni tjedan prije toga ne možete igrati. A to je sramota jer sam sto posto siguran da bi svaki tenisač rado igrao za svoju zemlju. Iz navedenih razloga ni ja više ne igram Davis Cup"

i Djokovic:

"Nešto ćemo morati žrtvovati. Ali, glavna je stvar da želimo poboljšati ovaj sport i učiniti igrače najvažnijima. Upravo smo zbog toga Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal i ja prije tri godine i ušli u Vijeće igrača"
 
Selektor teniske reprezentacije SAD Džon Mekinro odredio je spisak tenisera koji će igrati u prvom kolu Svetske grupe Dejvis kupa protiv selekcije Srbije u Beogradu. Mekinro je imao problema da sastavi tim pošto su učešće otkazali Endi Rodik i Džejms Blejk.

Umesto njih, u singlu će igrati Džon Izner, 25. na ATP listi, i Sem Kveri, koji zauzima 31. mesto, dok će u dublu igrati braća Bob i Majk Brajan.
 
U prvom kolu Svetske grupe Dejvis kupa branilac titule Španija igraće protiv Švajcarske bez dvojice najboljih tenisera Rafaela Nadala i Fernanda Verdaska, saopštio je kapiten tima Albert Kosta, a prenosi Tanjug. Prema njegovim rečima, Nadal i Verdasko nisu se oporavili od povreda i bilo bi isuviše rizično da zaigraju u tom meču, koji je na programu od 5. do 7. marta u Logronu.

Kosta je odlučio da protiv Švajcarske igraju Huan Karlos Ferero, David Ferer, Tomi Robredo i Marsel Granoljers. Bez obzira na znatno oslabljen sastav, Španci će biti favoriti u duelu protiv Švajcaraca, za koje neće igrati najbolji treniser sveta Rodžer Federer. Španija i Švajcarska do sada su se u Dejvis kupu sastajali pet puta i Španci su trijumfovali u četiri meča.
 
Spain vs. Switerland:

Spain: Juan Carlos Ferrero, David Ferrer, Tommy Robredo, and Marcel Granollers

Switzerland: Stanislas Wawrinka, Marco Chiudinelli, Michael Lammer, and Yves Allegro

France vs. Germany:

France: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Gael Monfils, Michael Llodra, and Julien Benneteau

Germany: Philipp Kohlschreiber, Benjamin Becker, Simon Greul, and Christopher Kas

Russia vs. India:

Russia: Nikolay Davydenko, Mikhail Youzhny, Teimuraz Gabashvili, and Igor Kunitsyn

India: Somdev Devvarman, Rohan Bopanna, Leander Paes, and Mahesh Bhupathi

Sweden vs. Argentina:

Sweden: Robin Soderling, Andreas Vinciguerra, Simon Aspelin, and Robert Lindstedt

Argentina: Juan Monaco, Horacio Zeballos, Leonardo Mayer, and Eduardo Schwank

Croatia vs. Ecuador:

Croatia: Marin Cilic, Ivo Karlovic, Ivan Dodig, and Antonio Veic

Ecuador: Nicholas Lapentti, Giovanni Lapentti, Ivan Endara, and Julio-Ceser Campozano

Serbia vs. United States:

Serbia: Novak Djokoivc, Viktor Troikci, Janko Tipsarevic, and Nenad Zimonjic

United States: John Isner, Sam Querrey, Mike and Bob Bryan

Chile vs. Israel:

Chile: Fernando Gonzalez, Nicolas Massu, Paul Capdeville, and Jorge Arguilar

Israel: Dudi Sela, Harel Levy, Jonathan Erlich, and Andy Ram

Belgium vs. Czech Repubic:

Belgium: Christophe Rochus, Oliver Rochus, Steve Darcis, and Xavier Malisse

Czech Rebublic: Tomas Berdych, Radek Stepanek, Jan Hajek, and Lukas Dlouhy
 
Pa ona bi dobila i Novaka...:lol:

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