Davis Cup 1/4 finale
SLOVAK REPUBLIC v NETHERLANDS
Venue: Bratislava, Slovak Republic (hard – indoors)
Slovak Republic
Dominik Hrbaty
Karol Beck
Michal Mertinak
Karol Kucera
Captain: Miroslav Mecir
Netherlands
Melle van Gemerden (replaced Dennis Van Scheppingen)
Raemon Sluiter
Paul Harrhuis (replaced Rogier Wassen)
Peter Wessels
Captain: Tjerk Bogtstra
Slovaci su ovdje veliki favoriti, a po meni njihov glavni igrac je kapetan Miroslav "Macak" Mecir.
Nizozemci igraju bez 2 najbolja igraca, Schalkena i Verkerka. Toliko su ocajni da su pozvali i veterana Harrhuisa. Nisam ni znao da je covjek jos aktivan. Pitam se gdje mu je stari partner Elting?
AUSTRALIA v ARGENTINA
Venue: Sydney, Australia (grass – outdoors)
Australia
Lleyton Hewitt
Wayne Arthurs
Peter Luczak
Chris Guccione
Captain: John Fitzgerald
Argentina
Guillermo CORIA
David NALBANDIAN
Gaston ETLIS
Mariano PUERTA
Captain: Alberto MANCINI
Trava je lijek za Argentince, mada po ovom sastavu ispada da je australski tenis u velikoj krizi (Luczak i Guccione??). Hewitt bi trebao donijeti 2 boda za Australce, a vidjet cemo u kakvoj je formi Ancicev prijatelj iz Scottsdalea Arthurs.
Nalbandian je bio finalist Wimbledona, ali Coria i Puerta su klasicni zemljasi. Argentinci su puno jaci po rankingu, ali ne vjerujem da na travi mogu do 3 boda
RUSSIA v FRANCE
Venue: Moscow, Russia (clay – indoors)
Russia
Nikolay Davydenko
Mikhail Youzhny
Igor Andreev
Tiemuraz Gabashvili
Captain: Shamil Tarpischev
France
Arnaud Clement
Richard Gasquet
Michael Llodra
Paul-Henri Mathieu
Captain: Guy Forget
Repriza finala od prije dvije godine, opet na zemlji. Potpuno otvoren susret. Rusi bez Safina, Francuzi bez Grosjeana - sve je moguce
CROATIA v ROMANIA
Venue: Split, Croatia (carpet – indoors)
Croatia
Ivan Ljubicic
Mario Ancic
Ivo Karlovic
Sasa Tuksar
Captain: Niki Pilic
Romania
Andrei Pavel
Victor Hanescu
Razvan Sabau
Gabriel Trifu
Captain: Adrian Marcu
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