The time has come! While Andrea has done a great job breaking down the World Group match-ups, I thought I’d spell out for you the specific reasons why you should set your alarm for 5AM, skip work, cancel all of your social plans, and dedicate your entire Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to the wonder that is Davis Cup.
10. The Newcomers
It’s been 8 years since Canada has been in the World Group. For Japan it’s been 27. In both cases the newcomers, led by youngsters Milos Raonic and Kei Nishikori respectively, will be looking to prove that they belong with the big guns. Both teams have uphill battles- Japan hosts Croatia and Canada hosts France, but there’s nothing quite as exciting as fresh blood.
Team Canada puts on their most intimidating Davis Cup faces as they await Team France.
9. Fedmania!
In a giant reversal of storylines, Federer is the only one of the “Big 4″ playing in Davis Cup this weekend. To top it off, he’s playing in Sw...
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Tennis Grand Stand:
PLAYERS:
Milos Raonic,
Kei Nishikori,
Stanislas Wawrinka,
Igor Andreev,
Nikolay Davydenko,
Igor Kunitsyn,
Mikhail Youzhny,
Jurgen Melzer,
Tomas Berdych,
Radek Stepanek,
David Nalbandian,
Rafael Nadal,
David Ferrer,
Feliciano Lopez,
Fernando Verdasco,
Nicolas Almagro,
Marc Lopez,
Yuri Schukin,
Evgeny Korolev,
Tommy Haas,
Sergiy Stakhovsky,
Denis Istomin,
Andreas Seppi,
Julien Benneteau,
Michael Llodra,
Bob Bryan,
Mardy Fish,
John Isner,
Roger Federer,
Juan Carlos Ferrero
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