Coupe Davis 2007
- Worldgroup Final -



Site officiel: http://www.daviscup.com

World Group 2007 - Final

USA vs Russie (USA)

La finale à Portland



Eurosport - jeu., 27 sept. 12:02:00 2007

La finale de la Coupe Davis, qui opposera les Etats-Unis et la Russie du 30 novembre au 2 décembre, se déroulera au Memorial Coliseum de Portland, dans l'Oregon. Les Etats-Unis accueilleront leur première finale depuis leur victoire en 1992 face à la Suisse.

C'est au Coliseum de Portland qu'Andy Roddick et les siens tenteront de remporter leur 32e Coupe Davis face à la Russie. Depuis leur victoire sur la Suisse en 1992, une rencontre jouée à Fort Worth au Texas, les Américains ont disputé trois finales, dont un titre, en 1995 à Moscou. En 1997 et en 2004, ils avaient échoué face à la Suède puis face à l'Espagne.

En 1995, Andy Roddick était un jeune fan venu tout droit d'Austin pour assister à la victoire des Pete Sampras, Jim Courier et Todd Martin. "Je n'étais pas un de ses jeunes élevés pour devenir un joueur de tennis. Mais voir quelque chose comme ça, c'est puissant. Partager cela avec les autres fans, voir vos héros jouer, entendre l'hymne pour la première fois... Je suis tombé amoureux de tout ça à ce moment-là."

Plus serein en Coupe Davis que sur le circuit, le leader d'une équipe construite autour de lui depuis 2001 par Patrick McEnroe, il a une nouvelle fois amusé la galerie en évoquant la finale et le choix de la surface. "Nous allons exporter toute la terre battue de l'Oregon", ce qui signifie : "Nous ne pouvons raisonnablement jouer pour la gagne face à la Russie que sur dur." La Fédération Américaine veut par ailleurs installer le "Hawk-Eye", en demandant que le nombre de Challenges devrait être illimités, contrairement à ce qui se passe sur le circuit.

http://fr.sports.yahoo.com/27092007/70/coupe-davis-2007-la-finale-portland.html

Home advantage a big plus for America, says McEnroe




NEW YORK (Reuters) - Patrick McEnroe, the captain of the U.S. Davis Cup team, hopes home-court advantage will make the difference against Russia in the final.




"I think they've gotten even more and more important to me and to the guys as the years have gone on and this team has been together," McEnroe said in a conference call on Tuesday.

"I guess the importance of the matches has really grown for me because you realize how fleeting the opportunities are."

The Americans lost in the 2004 Davis Cup Final to Spain in Seville, and fell to Sweden in the 1997 final in Gothenburg.

"There's no doubt that the home court is a big advantage," McEnroe said of the fast, indoor hardcourt at the 12,000-seater sold out Memorial Coliseum in Portland.

"I try to do everything I can as the captain to give my guys the best chance to play well in the match and to make it as tough as possible for the opponents."

World number five Andy Roddick and James Blake (eight) are the singles mainstays of the U.S. squad with the Bryan brothers, Bob and Mike, set to play the doubles.

'NUMBER ONE PRIORITY'

Russia, which beat Argentina for the title last year in Moscow, have a deeper squad to choose from including Nikolay Davydenko (four), Mikhail Youzhny (18 ), Dmitry Tursunov (28 ), Igor Andreev (33) and Marat Safin (36).

McEnroe, in his seventh year as captain, said losing to Spain in 2004 only bolstered their desire for victory.

"I think playing in the final in Spain, when the Davis Cup is sitting right there, right on the court, is pretty awesome," said McEnroe.

"It's a pretty awe-inspiring experience. It's been a huge goal of ours as a team to try to win it and to hopefully do it. To have it at home, we all realize that's an advantage for us."

McEnroe said he would be testing the court surface ahead of the matches to ensure it best suits his players, chasing the first U.S. Davis Cup triumph since 1995 on clay in Moscow.

American number one Roddick pulled out of a tournament in Madrid over concerns about a knee injury, highlighting how determined he is to protect his fitness for the Davis Cup final.

"He's been our leader for so many years," McEnroe said. "I think he can taste it.

"Certainly as the captain, it's a pleasure to hear him say that Davis Cup is his number one priority."


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Coupe Davis : Pas de finale pour Safin

Rédaction Sport365 - jeudi 18 octobre 2007 - 23h26

Marat Safin a décidé de mettre un terme à a sa saison et ne disputera donc pas la finale de la Coupe Davis avec la Russie face aux Etats-Unis le 30 novembre prochain à Portland.

Battu dès le premier tour aux masters de Madrid, Marat Safin a décidé de mettre un terme à a saison comme il l'indique sur son site internet. Il ne disputera donc pas la final de la Coupe Davis face aux Etats-Unis qui se déroulera du 30 novembre au 2 décembre prochain à Portland. Marat Safin qui ne parvient pas à retrouver son meilleur niveau préfère laisser sa place à Nikolay Davydenko et Dmitry Tursunov.

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Davydenko to lead Russia in Davis Cup final



MOSCOW (Reuters) - World number four Nikolay Davydenko will lead defending champions Russia in the Davis Cup final against the United States, the team said on Wednesday.

Davydenko, who is playing in this week's season-ending Masters Cup tournament in Shanghai, will be joined by world number 19 Mikhail Youzhny, Igor Andreev (33) and Dmitry Tursunov (34) for the three-day tie that starts on November 30 in Portland.

Russia captain Shamil Tarpishchev decided against calling up the team's charismatic leader, former world number one Marat Safin, who has struggled to find his top form since coming back from a knee injury.

"There's no point in drafting Marat to play the Americans. He only began training again this week after an extended break," Tarpishchev told Reuters.

"But you can always change a player even just before the draw, so there's is still a small chance that he would be in the team if someone's injured or is not in top form. Marat might go to Portland anyway. He could be our secret weapon there."

Tarpishchev said Russia had a good chance of beating the U.S.

"It's true they have the best doubles team (twin brothers Bob and Mike Bryan) but I don't think their singles players (Andy) Roddick and (James) Blake are any better than any of our guys," he said.

source : http://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSL1492091820071114?feedType=RSS&feedName=sportsNews

Programme

Vendredi 30 novembre 2007
A partir 21h00, heure française

Samedi 1er décembre 2007
A partir 20h30, heure française

Dimanche 2 décembre 2007
A partir 21h00, heure française

Friday

Andy Roddick (USA) v Dmitry Tursunov (RUS)
James Blake (USA) v Mikhail Youzhny (RUS)

Saturday

Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (USA) v Igor Andreev/Nikolay Davydenko (RUS)

Sunday

Andy Roddick (USA) v Mikhail Youzhny (RUS)
James Blake (USA) v Dmitry Tursunov (RUS)