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MADRID: Spain’s skipper Emilio Sanchez Vicario unveiled Tuesday
his five-man squad for the Davis Cup semifinal against the United
States with world number one Rafa Nadal his anchor.
Nadal, semifinalist at the just finished US Open
but who dethroned Roger Federer as the top-ranked player after
winning the French Open, Wimbledon and the Olympics, will play
alongside David Ferrer, Fernando Verdasco, Feliciano Lopez and
reserve Nicolas Almagro.
The September 19 to 21 encounter in Madrid pits
Spain against the country they beat in the 2004 final on home clay
with Nadal playing a key part as he began his rise to prominence.
But the 22-year-old is showing signs of fatigue
wit his US Open loss to Andy Murray, his 84th match of the year.
-- AFP
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