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The good news for the United States, is that the Bryans veterans, whose Bilanz 18-2 are salted: a team is one of the best in the history of the Davis Cup. In fact, John McEnroe, even – perhaps the greatest player of all time double - raised an identical 18-2 record, although with four different partners (Peter Fleming was his main man; they were 14-1). Mike Bryan, a btw, still better than McEnroe record. Half right the Bryan brothers is 20-2, partnership Mardy fish in a win over Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka at the Freiburg red clay in February and a victory for five sets to Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco in the semi-finals in Madrid on Earth in 2008.
But there is no call for the American players or fans feel embodies. Llodra and Benneteau are 3-1 in the Davis Cup game. Llodra is one of the best players in the double on the turn, and Llodra and Arnaud Clgenommen for one of these beiDEN losses by the Bryans in Davis Cup doubles loaded. A carpet was decided by a tiebreaker Partialch, with the winner of French in four sets, only the first surprise. And it is fairly new - Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem beloved World Group quarter instead of the Lawrence Joel in the United States.
HMMMM. .
But it should a last turn, which is to reduce this smile, faces Americans: the Bryans are 9-0 in clay. Llodra, huge double 18 overall, is one only 6-4 on clay. The Bryans were also very good, if the team it this needs really is almost all the time. These days, it leads 2-0 in Saturday of indeed rare for us.
As always for a favorite team playing at home, what is pressure are entitled to set a greater impact is expected on the French. It was an indication of anything, what kind of mental agony in French No 1 Jo - WilfriedTsonga today while his victory over the No. 2 of America, Ryan Harrison, in a relatively Facilequatre sets. Tsonga begins today quite slowly in each set and Harrison - play in the first live rubber in his career, could use not the implicit opportunity. In total, Harrison had on a sad day score of the service offers 10 double error. He won just 42 percent of his second dessert, a day where he served by 63 percent.
This is not the worst learning experience for a rookie play, affect the results of the first, but snowshoe double Harrison broken in anger after striking two consecutive Tsonga hand more or less of the second series on a plateau (see the reaction of bat Steve Tignor) provided a fairly good indicator of his frustration. Esgesagt, but it is always useful to wiederholen-, but nothing, nothing prepared before really a player for his first Davis Cup match.And there is no way to predict how a certain Player responds to the unique print of this situation.
The Littératiech are really again scream against a wall with their fans for a reversal, the Bryan brothers must of. Long, John Isner, who today number 1 that it would be corresponding to US, insured, with a second single button - never feat, especially since the French No. 2, Gilles Simon, only two places under Isner place and should significantly facilitates, when Tsonga Harrison in the first game ended to win.
Isner showed again that the punch punch, in turn in another wonderful game, in which was more powerful than the counter the role of Atomic service if not minimal, then extremely subtile (see Richard Pagliaro snowshoe reaction).
Isner belted 53 winners, compared to a paltry 15 for Simon and he had only 51 percent of his dessert on the game he dominated all over Simon, pRice winning 6-3, 6-2, 7-5. It is another proof that the brand of tennis, in which you want a little faster to endpoints and Readilpeut yet, just a typical sound, successful players are charged. The interesting thing, come Sunday, are two players from No. 1, Tsonga and Isner, include the aggressive players, to work the land.
Tsonga plays more the feeling, the mood of the day, while Isner relies on some tried and true combinations, most of them including a forehand inside-out hit inside the base line for the opening of the Court. Knowledge that Tsonga is particularly interested in not the kind of guy who was ZermürbenIsner at an opponent, please should be, although creativity and versatility of Tsonga can be downright scary.
What as things go, Harrison must either through movements in other rubber-death (if the Bryan and Isner won) - go or playing asscary fifth rubber to decide which promotes to the semi-finals which sudden death. To know what I'm doing on Harrison, I think that it is an opportunity not only to be free the bit, but Desubir could be easily crushed recruit, which chomping hero of Davis Cup a Metamorphisis of green.
And, as is often the case, Simon can also have a unique opportunity for salvation.
This is the beauty of form of Davis Cup - his ability to leave a number of surprisingly diverse possible lines of history, challenges, and ultimately - surprised.

Spain&#39;s demolition men on verge of Cup win | Sports <b>News</b> - Filled in:...

Filled with: tennis news. 07.04.2012 at 10: 20TweetThe demolished Spain Austria joined Nicolas Almagro and David Ferrer on the day of the opening of their Davis Cup quarter-final Friday as master of the five last four. Almagro seen has disabled the coast of Jürgen Melzer 6-2-6-2-6-4 in Castellon before World No.. 5 David Ferrer, best player of Spain in the absence of Rafael Nadal, needed just 85 minutes to crush Andreas Haider-Maurer 6-1-6-3-6-1 2-0 result. "I think that I think best matches in Davis Cup played", said Almagro, Spain hunting a first victory at the Austria since 1979. "The result was simple, but the game was not." I had to fight for each, and I think that I more than to focus him. I hit a great playerin a competition. »>Ferrer eased past world Haide No. 139r Maurer, who had played a game since a challenger tournament in February. The Spaniard took his record for singles of the Davis Cup in Spain 13-0 in the quarter-finals appearance of Austria in 17 years turned to evil. "I quite easily won and I am satisfied with my game, said Ferrer." Maybe a small little bad the opponent played and made many mistakes, but I played very solid and consistent. » Double team of Marcel Granollers and can win the champions wrap up Marc Lopez in advance if they can see Oliver Marach and Alexander Peya Saturday. Victory in the tie would also a term that expanded in 1999 when they lost against Brazil extend winning record in the home of Spanish play in 23. This defeat was also founded on a beaten in the competition of Spanish. The winner of desim districtfinal will be the France or the United States in the semi-final. You were blocked, 1: 1 at the Monte-Carlo AprèsJo-Wilfried Tsonga France R seen off the coast of the teen Ryan Harrison 7-5-6-2-6-2-6-2 before John Isner champion 32 times level shot with a win over Gilles Simon 7-5-6-3-6-2. Isner, the World No 11, the Davis Cup showed his ability in the first round with a blow to the Swiss Star came Roger Federer victory on clay. He followed by the world no. 1 beat Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals of the Indian Wells last month. "As I felt this morning I it would be a good day for me and it is out as it was.". "I played very well, simply," Isner said. In Prague, masters 2010 Serbia, has to play without Djokovic, 1-0 in the Czech Republic after TOMAS BERDYCH slipped a past Viktor Troicki 6 - 6-1 2 6-2 makes it easy. But the world of derSerbien 8 Benneteau then defeated Radek Stepanek 5-7, 6-4 6-4, 4-6, 9 after a stormy epic, five hours to reach the level of his country. Cornet saved three match points before the Ilsécurisé of victory. But players then refused to shake hands at the net with some media on it suggesting that Cornet Stepanek, had accused to give him the finger. The winners the desire in the quarter-finals after Argentina or 2005 champion Croatia were face 1-1 in Buenos Aires. Marine Cibulková has Croatia a home win, defeating 5-7, 6-3 in a marathon five-hour of 241 errors not forced David Nalbandian 6-4, 4-6-7-6 (7-2). But the world no. 10 Juan Martin del Potro has then an episode of the past Ivo Karlovic 6-2 7-6 (9) 6-1 for the hosts on cruise to vomiting. Argentina, runner-up last year to keep the unwanted record to reach the final of the Cup as screw the mostwin the title now have fallen in four finals. The last time that Argentina a home tie was lost on clay against the Slovakia in 1998.

 

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Matt read scored twice and Jaromir Jagr had the goal to lead Islanders Thursday night winning the flyers 6-3 against New York.Andrej Meszaros and Scott Hartnell scored for Philadelphia, which reduce was. The flyers had lost five of the eight, but moved to fifth place in the Conference with the victory is.Josh Bailey scored two goals and Kyle Okposo had one for the Islanders, who have overall fourth in the NHL point of the lowest.Bailey scored just 1: 35 into the Islanders a 1-0 lead indicating that the Flyers right have given up the first goal for the ninth set. LaViolette was sufficient, so he called a timeout and his team to hear."It was positive," Jagr said with a smile. "" He said: "Please guys, play our way." »Other players have different versions."" He again said things and ".""still", said read. "After the amount of time was se""a message to hear and we have played large 55 minutes one."The flyers were worn a West coast of ur - set Fovoyage, then perhaps in their slow start into account."We were flat," LaViolette said. "Then we have our position."Evgeni Nabokov was easy order 24 29 shots for New York. Nabokov was sensational in a 1: 0-victory in the shootout on the flyers last month. He turned 47 stepped aside, including two in the shooting. But clearly the same experienced goalkeeper this time against a team which had been closed in two of its previous three games.Ilya Bryzgalov made 21 saves earn the victory in his fifth start right.Jagr and reading scored 39 seconds in the second period in Philadelphia ahead 4-2.First of all it is me the Jagr 40 years to a gesture quIch remembered his days of glory of Pittsburgh. Jagr made the puck on the right side.ran around the net, pushed back the position of the defender and backhanded shot past Nabokov for his goal in the NHL-663.1, 642Nd point in the career of Jagr, his pass to Joe Sakic on the eighth place on the career in the LNHliste. His former teammate Mario Lemieux is Jagr 1 723 points."It was a stroke of luck," Jagr said. "I was looking after the rebound and went."Reading then the flyers a cushion of two goals from grooves in the middle and a run through of the intersection of Wayne Simmonds was in perfect for its 18. Objective of the deviation. Reading is connected for the most goals among the recruits with Gabriel country coast, Colorado.Hartnell scored to make his 31 from a rebound, 5-2 in the third period. Sean Couturier then added an empty-net goal.Second goal by Bailey 2-2 in the minute of the game in connection with the hearing coverage of the second phase. A pass from Frans Nielsen created Bailey shot through the net Center."It's always nice to wear," said Bailey.The flyers went 2-1 in the last minute of the first period when Meszaros a target of the power play on a pass from read scored. Mészáros ripped a slap shot off the coast of the post, but the puck jumped into the broad back of Nabokov.Mészáros and reading approved tied 1-1 in the first. Deviated POPs shot reading Mészáros past Nabokov.Notes: The flyers lose James van Riemsdyk indefinitely, after the striker blocked a a bone in his left foot shot broke in the first period. ... The Islanders lost in this season for the first time in three games in Philadelphia. They were to win 11-0-2 in the last four seasons in Philadelphia before the first two meetings of the season. ... The flyers