Davis Cup Draw 2006 --- poor Swedes :(

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Austria vs Croatia
Argentina vs Sweden
Belarus (*) vs Spain
Switzerland vs Australia
Germany vs France
Netherlands vs Russia
USA vs Romania
Chile v Slovak Republic

What a crappy draw for the Swedes.

Should be interesting

and it will be played on clay. :sad: :sad:

yes of course it will be clay :(

wooot! Clay = Vinci.
I had to find a positive in there somewhere ;)

Bad draw for the Swedes. Anyway, good luck to our guys !!!

Poor Swedes :( This is really the toughest draw they could get...

http://svt.se/svt/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=33731&a=523763

The Swedish DC team will be apparently :

Thomas Johansson, Jonas Björkman, Simon Aspelin, Robert Lindstedt, Andreas Vinciguerra samt Ervin Eleskovic

Sad but not surprised, he chose the players of the moment

I think this will be impossible, but there is always a little bit of hope ;)

:scared:

haha what a sucky team!(Just going by the singles matches I've seen recently. Here's hoping they put in many more hours on the court :)) Fingers crossed for Round 2 vs Austria, just to confuse me even more!!

The ARG DC team is:
David Nalbandian, Gastón Gaudio, Agustin Calleri and J.I. Chela.

:eek: this is certainly going to be hard :scared:

:eek: this is certainly going to be hard :scared:

Yes, it's going to be hard, especially with Nalby who is in a great shape, and Gaston who is a dangerous player on clay. I wonder who will play the singles with Thomas Johansson. I have nothing against Jonas, maybe Andreas Vinciguerra ? Well, Sweden will be a great outsider !! Will see, we never know, a DC tie is so different than a normal match. I'll cross my fingers for our vikings !!

Sweden V Argentina.
Random piece from Tennis-x which made me smile.
Site: Parque Julio A. Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Surface: Red clay outdoors
Ball: Pro Penn Extra Duty (Black Seal)

Did Gaston Gaudio injure himself last week in Vina del Mar?

If so, increase Sweden's slim chance against the French Open champion and David Nalbandian-led team on the red dirt. Agustin Calleri or Juan Ignacio Chela could step up in Gaudio's potential absence, or team in doubles against Sweden's Jonas Bjorkman and Simon Aspelin.

Thomas Johansson and Robin Soderling will likely head the singles effort for the underdog Swedes, who injuries to the Argentines or not, will be the heavy underdogs on the dirt.

I am already fearing the next weekend :scared: :scared:

:lol: I'll just go to the challenger in Sydney to take my mind off things :tape:

http://svt.se/svt/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=33731&a=523763

The Swedish DC team will be apparently :

Thomas Johansson, Jonas Björkman, Simon Aspelin, Robert Lindstedt, Andreas Vinciguerra samt Ervin Eleskovic

Sad but not surprised, he chose the players of the moment

What who are the Swedes going to pick then, if that line up makes you sad.

This is the team now Söderling, Björkman, T Johansson and Aspelin and Gaudio is out of the Argentine team.

What who are the Swedes going to pick then, if that line up makes you sad.

This is the team now Söderling, Björkman, T Johansson and Aspelin and Gaudio is out of the Argentine team.

Good luck to Sweden :bounce: even if I don't like Söderling, I'll try to support him !!! It will be a great challenge for them !!

http://www.tennis.com.cn/bbs/uploadFiles/2006-01/25_2241451_1.gifGo Go Swedes! http://www.tennis.com.cn/bbs/uploadFiles/2006-01/25_2241451_1.gif

:worship: Sweden / Swedes :worship:
Against Argentina...

Argentina leads 2 -0, unfortunately expected :(
Hope Jonas and Simon will win the doubles tomorrow !! Kom Igen :bounce:

Yes, it was expected, but I am sad anyway :sad:

I am sure they won´t win this tie, but winning the doubles tomorrow would be great :yeah: Kom igen Sverige :)

at least win a match, please :hug:

Yes, it was expected, but I am sad anyway :sad:

I am sure they won´t win this tie, but winning the doubles tomorrow would be great :yeah: Kom igen Sverige :)

They can win the doubles !!

:hug: poor Swedes:hug:

Why didn't Robin play in day 3?

:hug: poor Swedes:hug:

Why didn't Robin play in day 3?

As they lost after the doubles, maybe Mats gave a chance to another player to play, and that was Jonas. Well, a year to forget for the Swedes. Hope they'll be more lucky in the play off draw !

what a bad result for the Swedes :sad:

As they lost after the doubles, maybe Mats gave a chance to another player to play, and that was Jonas.

but it seems to me that Robin plays only one matche in a tie. Last time he played one match in Swe/Aus tie as well.


Well, a year to forget for the Swedes. Hope they'll be more lucky in the play off draw

God please don't make them face Spain next round.(btw,is that possible? :p )

but it seems to me that Robin plays only one matche in a tie. Last time he played one match in Swe/Aus tie as well.

Maybe, Robin was not in a good shape. But, I think Mats wanted all the players participate and as they lost after the doubles, he decided to let Jonas play.

God please don't make them face Spain next round.(btw,is that possible? :p )

No, don't think it will be possible. These teams with Germany will be seeded

Sverige seedat i Davis Cup-kvalet

Brasilien eller Tjeckien på bortaplan. Eller kanske en betydligt enklare lottning i form av Italien på hemmaplan. Det är några av de tänkbara motståndarna för kaptenen Mats Wilander och hans Davis Cup-lag i höst.

På måndagen meddelade Internationella Tennisförbundet (ITF) vilka åtta länder som kommer att seedas till onsdagens lottning av Davis Cup-kvalet. Bland dessa finns Sverige, vilket gör att svenskarna kommer att ställas mot något av dessa åtta länder i höstens kval: Belgien (på bortaplan) Brasilien (bortaplan) Tjeckien (bortaplan) Italien (hemmaplan) Sydkorea (lottning) Mexiko (hemmaplan) Serbien-Montenegro (hemmaplan) eller Thailand (lottning).

Sverige tvingas kvala för att få vara kvar i elitdivisionen efter att förlorat mot Argentina på bortaplan i första omgången. Kvalet avgörs 22-24 september.

lets hope they will get a home tie. :bounce:
pls not Brasil away!!!

bortaplan = away
hemmaplan = home

the draw will be made tomorrow.

damn we could have played them if we had beaten the serbs :rolleyes:

World Group Play-offs draw

The Draw for the 2006 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Play-offs has now been made at the ITF offices in London.

The ties will be held the weekend of September 22-24, with the eight winning nations advancing to the World Group for 2007, while the eight losers will start next year in Group I.

Seedings are based on the latest ITF Davis Cup Nations Ranking, which is published following every Davis Cup weekend. For a full list of the latest rankings, please visit the ITF Davis Cup Nations Ranking Page.

Austria (s) (c)*
v
Mexico

Germany (s) (c)*
v
Thailand

Netherlands (s) (c)
v
Czech Republic

Romania (s) (c)*
v
Korea Rep

Slovak Republic (s) (c)*
v
Belgium

Spain (s) (c)
v
Italy

Sweden (s)
v
Brazil (c)

Switzerland (s) (c)
v
Serbia & Montenegro

what a crappy draw!!!!!! :( :(

no fair!!! :( my 2 favorite teams against each other. :sad:

I cannot believe it :sad:
They did not play at home since 3 years ago :(

:sad: away again..bit like GB :sobbing:

Chinese Article entitled "Kuerten uncertain to play" or similar.
I opened the email, as I found the title amusing. Kuerten... playing... it sounds odd these days :sad:

RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's Tennis Federation(CBF) said on Sunday that it had called up former world number one Gustavo Kuerten for the country's Davis Cup games, but that did not mean he would definitely to play.

The CBT's Sunday statement contradicted a Thursday statement by team captain, Fernando Meligeni, naming his team of Kuerten, Flavio Saretta, Marcos Daniel, Ricardo Mello, Andre Sa and Thiago Alves as a reserve.

Last Tuesday, Kuerten, a three-time Roland Garros winner, described his condition as 70 percent, but said he was willing to help the national team in any way.

The CBT said that Meligeni will assess Kuerten during training and has until Sept. 21, the day lots are drawn for the next day's matches, to decide.

Brazil is due to play Sweden for a place in 2007's World Group of the Davis Cup, on Sept. 22 to 24, in Belo Horizonte. Kuerten last played against Peru, partnering Andre Sa in the doubles.

The Swedish team is made up of Robin Soderling, Andreas Vinciguerra, Jonas Bjorkman and Simon Aspelin, with Mats Wilander as captain.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-09/11/content_5074770.htm

Good luck Sweden again Brazil :yeah:

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aw, so cute! my 2 favorite teams! :)

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Simon/Jonas just won the doubles, so it´s 2:1 now!
Kom igen Sverige :yeah:

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

lets go Sverige. One more win.