Zero to nine. The number says it all.  That is the record of American men versus Spanish men in singles during Wimbledon and the recent Davis Cup meeting.
For some well-chosen but dismal descriptions of the state of the American team, check out Jonathan Scott on Tennis.com who concludes his article “U.S. Davis Cup Team Walks [...]

Spain, meet the greatest doubles team of all time (and recent Wimbeldon doubles champs.)

With Mardy Fish’s quarterfinal loss to Rafael Nadal, the American men completed a dismal 0-6 record in singles on the grass against Spanish players over the Wimbledon fortnight (fortnight being one of those words you only hear once a year when Wimbledon rolls around).  Not exactly the confidence boost captain Jim Courier wanted going into [...]

This shouldn’t surprise anyone who has followed Davis Cup for more than 20 minutes.  From the Austin-American Statesman.

The matches between Spanish players and Americans at Wimbledon have been rough for the home team:  Andy Roddick lost to Feliciano Lopez in straight sets.  John Isner lost to Nicholas Almalgro in four.   Michael Russell and Ryan Sweeting both lost to Rafael Nadal in three.  Ryan Harrison lost to David Ferrer in five sets.
Americans are [...]

The U.S. Davis Cup match against Spain has been set for Austin, Texas, hometown of Andy Roddick, running from July 8-10.
Let’s hope that Nadal will make the trip, but I’m betting the hard, indoor court will not be that appealing to him, especially if he goes deep in Wimbledon where the men’s final is set [...]

Big-time comeback for Roddick on the red clay in Chile today — now on to Austin, San Antonio or Albany for the next round this summer.
With the top dog Texas-resident back on the team, it’s got to be Austin or San Antonio when the Spaniards come calling in July.  (The USTA wouldn’t snub Andy and [...]

In his first official order of business, U.S. Davis Cup Captain Jim Courier today announced his lineup for the match in Chile on March 4-6.  I’m surprised he’s taking the Bryans — not that they won’t dominate and win their match for sure, but with the Davis Cup format, if Roddick or Isner get hurt [...]

I should have slept in.  After yesterday’s fantastic doubles comeback by the French,  I woke up early, expecting the Monfils-Djokovic match to be a battle.   Instead Monfils made a mess of things.  Michael Llodra did no better against Victor Troicki in the second match, very uneventful for the rare 2-2 matchup in a final.  The [...]

Forget football and its ex-dogfighting bankrupt heroes and laptop stealing corrupt college “students.”  The best sporting event this weekend is the Davis Cup final between France and Serbia, tied after Friday at 1-1.  Djokovic and Monfils, first up on Sunday, promises to be a humdinger, with the country that wins Saturday’s doubles going for the [...]