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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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I like Frank, but Polansky has been shunned by TC for far too long, it's time he got his chance, his form is clearly better than Frank's right now and should be on the team, heck Bester who has played DC before is in better form, why they like Peliwo more than them I don't know.
 
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It's also much better to be nominated and then withdraw with an injury than to decline the invitation right away.

The winner of the tie will most likely win the tournament this year if they can have their players for the quarterfinals in July. Murray has either hinted or confirmed that he'll save himself for the Olympics just like Djokovic and the Swiss. Spain isn't even in the World Group.
 
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That is who is currently in Guadeloupe. There is the Futures event in Gatineua, that if Peliwo is out early he may join everyone there. I don't see Canada going to Felix Auger-Aliassime or Denis Shapovalov yet, but they are also in Gatineau.

The article stated that Laurendeau has up until an hour before the draw to name replacements.
 
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From Milos' Instagram:

"I will continue to rehab and try to be back on tour as soon as possible, remaining hopeful for the tournament in Indian Wells, California. I wish the Davis Cup team a great and prosperous weekend. Go Canada go"

That is more positive than I was thinking at first. Anyways, looks like he's at least learned his lesson about coming back too early.
 
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For the second tie in a row, two thirds of Canada's best team bails.

Daviscup.com now shows Canada's team as Pospisil, Dancevic, Bester and Shamasdin. I hope they believe in themselves and play like they believe in themselves.

In the event of a loss, I hope the team comes together in September to avoid relegation.
 
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embarrassingly bad from Pospisil. Up 5-0, loses 6 games in a row, up 0-40 to break an send it to a tie-break, only to lose. Then as a follow-up gets broken in the first game of the second set. That was 9 games in a row for Simon.
 
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Well that was expected, at least Bester was a replacement.

WG playoffs, have to hope for a good draw now to stay in the WG.
 
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