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Spain And Czech Republic In Davis Cup Final
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Friday, 04 December 2009 06:00
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Spain And Czech Republic In  Davis Cup Final From Friday Dec.6 to Sunday 9, Spain will face the Czech Republic in the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona for the 2009 Davis Cup title.

The Spaniards,led by captain Alberto Costa,are represented by Rafael Nadal,Fernando Verdasco,David Ferrer and Feliciano Lopez.They go into the final with a 17-0 record at home and are undefeated in 19 ties on clay.

16,000 fans will support them this weekend at the Palau Sant Jordi.”It’s always special to play at home,because you play in front of your crowd and the atmosphere is unbelievable.”said Nadal.

Jaroslav Navratil is the captain of the Czech team composed by Radek Stapanek,Tomas Berdych,Jan Hajek and Lucas Dlouhy.They will be looking for an upset in Spain as the Spanish team is huge favorite on clay,and is playing at home.

On Friday Nadal will open the competition against Tomas Berdych,followed by Ferrer vs Stepanek.

On Saturday Verdasco and Lopez will battle Dlouhy/Hajek in the doubles.

On Sunday Nadal plays Stepanek first,and Ferrer faces Berdych in the last match.

Nadal will be trying to redeem himself after failing to win a single set in three matches at the ATP TOUR Finals last week in London.He won the Davis Cup in the very same stadium against Australia when Spain captured the title for the first time in 2000.

It’s an uphill battle for the Czech team,but the Davis Cup is very special competition. Radek Stepanek and his teammates will do their best to emulate Ivan Lendl’s success when he led the Czech Republic to their only Davis Cup title in 1980,defeating Italy in the final.

This is going to be an intense weekend of tennis in Barcelona.Check out the odds and lines at BetPhoenix.com Sportsbook and put a wager on your favorite team and players.