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The lineup of the matches between the U.S. and Switzerland in Birmingham, Ala., on Friday-Sunday will be determined in a draw ceremony on Thursday.  Doors open Friday-Sunday at 11 a.m. Central Time, with the pre-match processional beginning at 12:30 p.m. each day, and then the matches start at 1 p.m.  each day — two singles Friday, one [...]

Roger Federer’s decision to skip this week’s Davis Cup match in Birmingham, Ala., between the Swiss and U.S. team is like Andy Roddick and James Blake preparing to play the circa ’90s Chicago Bulls only to learn that Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen are out.  Federer’s departure on what would have been essentially a two-man lineup leaves the Swiss with one quality [...]

It’s a long drop from the number one and two rankings in Switzerland men’s tennis to the number three spot.  The U.S. and Swiss teams have submitted rosters for the March 6-8 matches in Birmingham, and as expected instead of putting up the No. 2 player in the world, the Swiss will now lean heavily on No. 17 Stanislas [...]

Tickets for the first Davis Cup match ever to be played in Alabama sold out quickly on Friday, The Birmingham News reports.  “It was a little less than an hour, which is certainly impressive,” Jeff Ryan, director of tennis events for the United States Tennis Association, told the paper.  This is a big improvement over the last [...]