Friday, September 22, 2006
Will this surprise choice pay off?
As Andy Roddick and the USA team headed into this semifinal of the Davis Cup, they were expecting Nikolay Davydenko, the top ranked Russian player and semifinalist at the 2006 US Open to be the #1 player on the Russian squad, but the Russians had a surprise in mind as they put Marat Safin instead. "It's the Davis Cup and the difference in 10-20 places makes no difference," Tarpishchev said. "We have a very even lineup in our team, and in terms of tactics it's the best solution for us." Andy Roddick has a career 3-2 record against Safin, having won the last 3 meetings (although all 3 were played on hard courts).
Interesting tactics...
# posted by Pierre : 4:28 AM
