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     Spain triumphed over the U.S. Davis Cup team last month in a historic Madrid bullring packed with more than 20,000 flag-waving fans — a Hemingwayesque scene that made for a fierce home-court advantage.
     The United States Tennis Association (USTA) needs to break out of its predictable Davis Cup hosting rut and also do something dramatic March 6-8 when Switzerland, and most likely Roger Federer, come calling in the first [...]

The American defense of their 2007 Davis Cup championship ended in a bull ring in Madrid on Sunday.  World No. 1 Rafael Nadal trounced Andy Roddick 6-4, 6-0, 6-4 to put Spain place in the 2008 Davis Cup final against Argentina in Buenos Aires.
Had Roddick been able to pull out a win in his five-set [...]

The Americans put up a tremendous effort Friday, with Sam Querrey pushing No. 1 Rafael Nadal to four sets and Roddick losing in a heartbreaking five-setter to David Ferrer, dropping the final set 8-6.  The Roddick-Ferrer match was a brilliantly played contest, with both players hitting 80 winners each and making only 55 or fewer [...]

Sam Querrey won the first set against the world No. 1 in his Davis Cup debut but that was the end of the red dirt road for him.  Rafael Nadal ultimately won 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 in the first match being hosted in Madrid’s famous bullfighting arena.  See the Associated Press story for more [...]

From the Davis Cup web site:
Sam Querrey will have the toughest possible start to his Davis Cup career when he takes on world No. 1 Rafael Nadal in the opening singles rubber in Madrid.
The second match on court sees world no.5 David Ferrer take on world no.8 Andy Roddick.
(On Saturday, Mardy Fish will team with [...]

The key to the U.S. upsetting Spain on their home red dirt in a Madrid bullfighting ring will not be the seemingly impossible task of knocking off world No. 1 Rafael Nadal, the reigning king of clay.   The key for the U.S. team — acknowledged underdogs despite being the 2007 defending Davis Cup champions [...]

Lost in this thus far triumphant summer of Rafael Nadal has been advance coverage of the U.S. verses Spain Davis Cup match to be held in a storied bullfighting ring in Madrid Sept. 19-21. At this point it is very conceivable that soon-to-be No. 1 Nadal could add Olympic gold and the [...]

In light of his impressive red clay run in Paris, it would seem that Robby Ginepri should get serious Davis Cup consideration when the U.S. plays Spain in Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas in Madrid in the third weekend of September. The 25,000 seat arena is famous for bullfighting; Ginepri’s last win in [...]