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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 [...]

Ferrer won the first, Roddick the second and third, and Ferrer came back to take the fourth.  Now they go to a fifth set, and you have to believe the U.S. chances of surviving hang in the balance.  A 2-0 lead would seem unsurmountable with Rafael Nadal waiting to play again Sunday. Follow scores at [...]

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 [...]