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#1 ·
I thought it might be useful to start a thread for Davis Cup discussions.

Next up is Ecuador, July 8-10.

So who do we send? (I am asking who we would send, not who Laurendeau will pick since many of his recent choices have been inscrutable, to put it politely).

Ecuador of course has long been looking forward to el bombardero: see http://www.diario-expreso.com/ediciones/2011/03/29/deportes/mas-deportes/el-bombardero-raonic/ (I like the fact that this piece suggests Raonic is the main reason for choosing clay – as if a Latin American country ever picked anything but clay against our guys!)

Apart from Raonic, Nestor is there of course, unless he is not available.

I don’t see any signs of players getting themselves ready for the clay (Pospisil, Polansky and Bester are all signed up for hard court challengers in the weeks of Wimbledon). And for the week of DC, Dancevic is signed up for Newport, where he has a QF to defend.

But really when you look at the players Ecuador has to choose from, you can understand that we wouldn’t be taking extreme measures to get ready: http://www.atpworldtour.com/Rankings/Singles.aspx?d=06.06.2011&c=ECU&r=0#. The remaining Lapentti is the only guy they have in the top 350, and he seems to be having problems – recently he’s been retiring from a match almost as often as he completes one.

I would encourage Dancevic to play Newport, and go with Nestor and Pospisil in doubles and bring along Polansky, with a view to playing either Peter or Vasek in the singles.
 
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#41 ·
Ok, my predictions...

1st Rubber
Polansky (1) vs. Campozano (1) 6-4, 6-4, 6-3
2nd Rubber
Pospisil (2) vs. Endara (2) 6-3, 6-4, 6-3
Doubles Rubber
Nestor/Pospisil vs Campozano/Endara 6-2, 7-5, 6-4
4th Rubber
Bester(3) vs. Campozano (1) 4-6, 5-7
5th Rubber
Pospisil (1) vs. Endara (2) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3

That's how I would schedule it If I were Laurendeau. Honestly, I have more confidence with Pospisil in singles more so than Polansky. Polansky hasn't been playing great as of late and has literally no confidence in himself. Pospisil has been on fire as of late and is a player on the upswing, so I gotta play the hotter player.
All in all, Our boys can take this one eazy. I say we win 4-1 or 3-2 if Polansky stinks it up.
 
#42 ·
Canada doesn't get to decide the order. the first 2 rubbers are 1 vs. 2 matches which get randomly drawn, it's 50/50 who's #1 player plays first, ours or theirs. plus, you have Pospisil vs. Endara listed twice. If Pospisil plays Endara in his first rubber he'll be scheduled against Campozano on Sunday, if they then play Bester instead of Peter, Bester will play Endara;)
 
#45 ·
Ecuadorian newspapers are saying Lapentti is out by injury, so it seems 100% sure he won't play against Canada. What I don't know is why he's in Pozoblanco draw, doesn't make sense he says no to DC by an injury and then plays a Challenger the same week, maybe he'll withdraw. It's curious, but anyway this is not the thread to talk about that :)
 
#46 ·
My predictions

Friday

Pospisil def. Endara 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 6-3
Compozano def. Bester 4-6, 7-6, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4

Saturday
Nestor/Pospisil def. Gomerz/Quiroz 6-3, 6-1, 6-4

Sunday
Pospisil def. Campozano 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
Polansky def. Endara 6-1, 6-3

Bottom Line: I don't have confidence in either Polansky or Bester whereas I feel comfortable in Pospisil taking all of his rubbers. I can see Ecuador taking a point in this tie, honestly.
 
#48 ·
+1

Anyway, I didn't know Vashy was scheduled to play three matches. :tape: Wonder how he would cope with this new occasion. At least on paper, his matches (and the whole tie) shouldn't be too close, as far as he's not 'a cow on ice' of clay. :p (Hmmm, certainly I'm not impressed by his match records. :lol:)

Go! Vashy, Peter, Daniel! :rocker:

P.S) Milos. :awww: Feel sorry for him and Canadian fans. :hug:
 
#60 ·
he broke to open the 3rd

either way its disturbing that he can push vasek this hard

if vasek does not come back and win this then this tie suddenly becomes very scary for canada because if philip loses the 2nd tie then while the doubles is a lock it is possible columbia gets at least one more singles win
 
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