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Notes and Quotes from Day 1 of Davis Cup – US versus Switzerland
FRIBOURG, Switzerland – The United States took a 2-0 lead over Switzerland on Friday in its 2012 Davis Cup World Group first round match at the Forum Fribourg in Fribourg, Switzerland. John Isner stunned Roger Federer in four sets to earn his first win in a live Davis Cup singles match after Mardy Fish opened the tie with a 6-2, 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 9-7 victory over Stan Wawrinka...
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Federer in shock loss on Davis Cup return
Roger Federer's first opening-round Davis Cup match in eight years wasn't supposed to turn out like this.
The 16-time Grand Slam champion fell to a shock 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-2 loss to John Isner as the United States took a 2-0 lead against Switzerland in the World Group on Friday.
In search of the only major trophy in tennis he doesn't own, Federer was on the receiving end of...
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Davis Cup Stunner in Switzerland – Isner upsets Federer, Fish outlasts Wawrinka to put U.S. up 2-0
DAVIS CUP STUNNER IN SWITZERLAND
Isner upsets Federer, Fish outlasts Wawrinka to put U.S. up 2-0
By Junior Williams
FRIBOURG, Switzerland — This wasn’t supposed to happen.
A home crowd left the Forum Fribourg stunned after the United States took a 2-0 lead against Switzerland in their first round Davis Cup World Group clash, as John Isner shocked Roger Federer 4-6, 6...
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Notes and Quotes From the US Davis Cup Team Before Facing Switzerland
The US Davis Cup team is in Fribourg, Switzerland this weekend for World Group first round play in the 7,000 capacity Fribourg Forum on an indoor clay court.
Swiss No.1 Roger Federer will take on John Isner in the second singles match, while US No. 1 Mardy Fish opens for the U.S. against World No. 28 Stanislas Wawrinka.
Team USA spoke to the media during the course of the week...
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Davis Cup – USA Versus Switzerland To Air on Tennis Channel
Tennis Channel will air live daily coverage of the USA -Switzerland the first round World Group Davis Cup tie. Friday’s singles matches which feature Mardy Fish versus Stanislas Wawrinka followed by John Isner against Roger Federer will air live at 7 a.m. ET.
Coverage from Forum Fribourg in Switzerland is as follows (all time ET):
Friday, Feb. 10:
7 a.m. – Live Singles...
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Federer makes Swiss a Davis Cup title contender
With Novak Djokovic on a skiing holiday and Rafael Nadal defending Spanish sports from French TV comedians, Roger Federer highlights the start of Davis Cup for the first time in eight years.
Since Federer decided to skip the first round from 2005, Switzerland hasn't won in the World Group. But he's changed his mind after watching the effort Stanislas Wawrinka put in last...
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Federer recalls emotional 2001 Davis Cup win vs US
Roger Federer hopes to recapture the emotion of Switzerland's 2001 Davis Cup victory against the United States when they meet again in the first round this weekend.
Federer recalled the Swiss win on Tuesday, when as a 19-year-old he won three matches for a 3-2 victory in his home city of Basel.
''I think it was my first emotional outburst on a tennis court because I...
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Federer calls on 2001 Davis Cup emotion to face US
Roger Federer hopes to recapture the emotion of Switzerland's 2001 Davis Cup victory against the United States when they meet again in the first round this weekend.
Federer says the Swiss win exactly 11 years ago was ''my first emotional outburst'' on court after he went unbeaten through two singles matches and the doubles encounter.
Now 30, Federer says that...
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Ball Boy At Australian Open Makes One-Handed Catch During Federer-Nadal Tennis Match (Video)
During the Australian Open semifinal tennis match between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, Federer accidentally made a star out of one of the ball boys. Federer flicked the ball towards the side of the court after faulting on a serve, and the ball boy got up from his knees and reached behind him to catch the ball with one hand.
The crowd cheered for the impressive catch. ...
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CATLIKE REFLEXES!
Video: Ball boy's slick catch at Aussie Open
Talk about quick reflexes! Check out the amazing catch a ball boy made during the FEDAL semifinal last night at the Australian Open. With that kind of hand-eye coordination, I think that kiddo might have a future in sports. He should at least get ball boy of the year, if there is such a thing. Enjoy!
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