Doha final photos
Photos by REUTERS/Fadi Al-Assaad, Ian Walton/Getty Images and KARIM JAAFAR/AFP/Getty Images
Doha trophy ceremony
Making up for a lack of trophy to *nom* on by munching on cookies.
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So. Darn. Close. But…
Rafa and #6 Davydenko played in the final of the ExxonMobil Qatar Open today. Davydenko had won the last two matches these guys played on hard court and has been in excellent form of late, so everyone was expecting a battle. The first set, however, was a blowout. Rafa was doing whatever he wanted with the ball and he took it 6-0. Things tightened up in set two – way tight. Davy took it in a tiebreak 10-8. They exchanged breaks in the third until Davy got the set winning break in the tenth game to take it 6-4.
Spain gets its salad bowl
After two boring and low-key dead rubbers, Spain was declared the winners of the Davis Cup today in Barcelona. Rafa was up first and he was in super-grumpy mode – grabbing his back and making faces at missed shots. He did enough, however, to beat Jan Hajak 6-3, 6-4. Next up, Ferrer took on doubles specialist Lukas Dlouhy and won 6-4, 6-2. Spain sweeps the final winning 5-0 over the Czech Republic. The are the first repeat winners
Davis Cup team is set
According to this article (Google translation), the Davis Cup team for the Spain vs. Czech Republic final has been set: Rafa Nadal, Fernando Verdasco, Feliciano Lopez and David Ferrer with Robredo as the 5th “reserve” player. Ferrer hasn’t been playing lately because of an injury, so there is a chance Robredo will see play. Sad that Ferrero will not be on the team.
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