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Bryan Brothers Buy U.S. Another Day in Davis Cup in Croatia

Joe Samuel Starnes — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:10:40 +0000

The twins got an easy win over an overmatched Croatian team on Saturday, setting up the U.S. – Croatia match for meaningful tennis on Sunday. Up first will be James Blake against Marin Cilic, against whom Blake is 2-0, including a win this year in Australia. The fifth and hopefully deciding match will be Mardy Fish against “Dr. Ivo” Karlovic, against whom he is 1-4, although he won their last meeting in 2007. The U.S. needs to win both matches to break the Croatian curse.

Andy Roddick, who is out with an injury, is home watching, posting an occassional tweet about the matches.

Source: Daviscup.com

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The Croatian Curse Continues

Joe Samuel Starnes — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:02:21 +0000

Mardy Fish and James Blake came up short on Friday in Porec, Croatia, taking big leads in each of their singles matches but falling in five sets. The pressure is on to stop the Croatian Curse. Croatia is the only country in the 109-year history of Davis Cup that the U.S. has never beaten, and has an all-time losing record against of 0-2. The Croatians are one win away from going to the Davis Cup semifinals and knocking the Americans out of the 2009 competition.

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Live Davis Cup Scores: Blake Takes First Set From Karlovic

Joe Samuel Starnes — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:13:19 +0000

For live scores from the U.S. – Croatia Davis Cup match, visit http://www.daviscup.com/

Blake was out-aced 12-8 by the lurchlike Croatian known as Dr. Ivo — on red clay, no less – but still won the first in a tiebreaker 7-5.

Mardy Fish plays Marin Cilic in the following match.

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With Roddick Out of Davis Cup, Fish Gets the Call

Joe Samuel Starnes — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:54:49 +0000

Andy Roddick’s marathon epic against Roger Federer left him with an ailing hip, forcing him out of this weekend’s Davis Cup match on red clay in Croatia. In his place will be his good friend and sometimes doubles partner Mardy Fish, who will fill the other singles along with James Blake, in the American team’s effort to beat the only nation in Davis Cup history against which the U.S. is winless (0-2) and has a losing record against.

Although there was some speculation earlier in Wimbledon by John McEnroe that Sam Querrey would make the team managed by Patrick McEnroe, Fish is the right choice with a higher ranking, a recent third round appearance at Wimbledon, and slightly better results on clay. He and Blake also reached the semis in Wimbledon in doubles.

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