We welcome our 2 newest members: Whitef0x, and that other guy I can't spell lol. Keep bugging Leynore, so he joins.
#1

ding champion Djoko

in General Chat Thu Nov 07, 2019 9:52 pm
by yyys123 | 1.470 Posts

SAN DIEGO -- The first-round Davis Cup match between Britain and the United States will be played on a clay court in left field at baseballs Petco Park from Jan. 31-Feb. 2. While organizers havent decided if itll be red or green clay, they feel their choice of surface will give the Americans an advantage over Britain, which is expected to be led by defending Wimbledon champion Andy Murray. "The feeling is that Murray and anyone below him would have trouble on clay," Jeff Ryan of the U.S. Tennis Association said after a news conference on the infield at the downtown ballpark, home to the San Diego Padres, on Tuesday. "Its not their preferred surface. In between now and then, with Andy still recovering from his surgery and going to Australia and playing there, I dont think theyll have a lot of clay court experience. The home court advantage is right there. Thats it. Were used to getting it against us all the time. Were getting much more comfortable on clay." Organizers havent decided whether itll be red clay, which is made from crushed bricks, or on Har-Tru green clay, which is made from crushed stone. Playing the match on clay probably is a lesser of three evils decision. Murray is best on the speedier surfaces of hard courts and grass, as evidenced by his Grand Slam titles at Wimbledon this year and the U.S. Open in 2012. But hes not afraid of clay, having trained from his teen years on the slow red surface in Spain. He once reached the semifinals at the French Open, something none of the current crop of American men has come close to doing. In addition to that run to the final four in 2011 -- before losing to Rafael Nadal, which is no shame at Roland Garros -- Murray also made it to the quarterfinals in Paris two other times, in 2009 and 2012. Capacity will be about 8,000. Some 2,000 permanent seats in the left field stands will be augmented by about 6,000 more in a temporary stadium built around the court. "I think it creates a lot of excitement," said Bill Kellogg, president of the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club. "Davis Cup is all about crowd and people and cheering, which is not what people usually think tennis is. That national pride, I dont think it gets any greater than it does in a ballpark." Itll be the first time a Davis Cup match will be played in an open-air ballpark in the United States. The United States is undefeated in six Davis Cup matches in the San Diego area. The Britain-U.S. rivalry is the oldest in Davis Cup history, dating to the first competition in 1900, when the Americans beat the British in Boston. The United States last faced Britain in the 1999 World Group first round in England, winning 3-2 when Jim Courier rallied in the fifth match to beat Greg Rusedski in the fifth set, 8-6. Courier, now the U.S. captain, also won in five sets on the opening day of that match, beating Tim Henman in 4 hours, 12 minutes. The one drawback is that the final day of the match is Super Bowl Sunday. "We would prefer not to have it conflicting with the Super Bowl, but fact is, it will be largely decided by the time the Super Bowl starts," Kellogg said. "Its really not a huge factor in diminishing the appeal of the Davis Cup. In fact, I think it will turn into a great sports day. You get to watch what could be a dramatic finish to the Davis Cup, followed by the Super Bowl." Clearance Air Jordan Store . Louis Blues were workmanlike, methodical and -- most of all -- effective on Monday night. Cheap Jordan From China . -- During Kansas shootaround on Wednesday before the Jayhawks faced Oklahoma, coach Bill Self told Wayne Selden Jr. https://www.jordanchina.us/ . PETERSBURG, Fla. Wholesale Air Jordan . Noah finished with 13 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists in 34 minutes. He was headed for his fourth triple-double of the season, but sat down with about three minutes left because of the lopsided score. Kirk Hinrich scored 19 points for Chicago, going 5 for 6 on 3-pointers, Carlos Boozer added 18 points, D. Air Jordan Discount . PAUL, Minn – The clock lingered for what seemed like an interminable two minutes and 51 seconds before Mark Fraser finally escaped to the bench during a wildly one-sided first period of an eventual loss to Boston.Andy Murray could set up another showdown with Novak Djokovic at this weeks Rome Masters, live on Sky Sports. The British No 1 forced Djokovic into a deciding set in Sundays Madrid Open final, but would eventually suffer a 6-2 3-6 6-3 defeat, his fourth in a row against his Serbian rival. Both Murray and Djokovic are part of a strong field in Rome, including Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Stan Wawrinka, as the top stars continue to work towards the French Open later this month. Roger Federer returns to action in Italy this week The second-seeded Murray starts in the opposite side of the draw from defending champion Djokovic and the Scot will face either Mikhail Kukushkin or exciting youngster Borna Coric in his opening match. Fellow Brit Aljaz Bedene could face Djokovic if he comes through his first match against Frenchman Stephane Robert. Rome Masters: Selected matches Milos Raonic v Marco Cecchinato Fabio Fognini v Guillermo Garcia-Lopez Alexander Zverev v Grigor Dimitrov Richard Gasquet v Julien Bennetau Nick Kyrgios v Salvatore Caruso Thomaz Bellucci v Gael Monfils Nick Kyrgios, Richard Gasquet, Milos Raonic and Gael Monfils are all part of a packed opening day schedule, with Grigor Dimitrov taking on Alexander Zverev in the pick of matches.ddddddddddddWatch live action from the Madrid Masters this week, starting on Monday at 10am on Sky Sports 3. Also See: Novak masters Murray in Madrid Murray lost mental battle Murray v Djokovic recap ' ' 'aces New Yorks Vidal Nuno (1-2). ' ' '

Scroll up


Visitors
0 Members and 143 Guests are online.

We welcome our newest member: Bella Swan
Board Statistics
The forum has 2168 topics and 2220 posts.

0 members have been online today:


Visitor record: 241 users on Fri Oct 25, 2024 11:20 pm..