[Sombrerero loco]

Originally Posted by August

So, is it now official Rafa won't play?

lol of course he wont play. i would be surprised if he played aussie open

[romismak]

I watched Fed cup F, they said it will be the same surface, i don´t think it was so fast, they even said they like higher bounce - probably for Berdych´s striking zone, but higher bounce means Stepanek´s volleys won ´t be so effective, we will see how it goes, if Berdych can hit trhough Ferrer in long match- best of 5 format and if Stepanek can deal with Almagro.

[Mr.Michael]

Saw a tweet today where David Ferrer was quoted saying that the court is faster than anything he's seen this year. Sounds promising, if true.

Corretja is probably going with M.Lopez and Granollers in the doubles. They could really use Feli against Berdych and Almagro against Stepanek on sunday, but he can't have it all.

[August]

Originally Posted by Mr.Michael

Saw a tweet today where David Ferrer was quoted saying that the court is faster than anything he's seen this year. Sounds promising, if true.

Corretja is probably going with M.Lopez and Granollers in the doubles. They could really use Feli against Berdych and Almagro against Stepanek on sunday, but he can't have it all.

Feli isn't in the Spanish team.

[Mr.Michael]

Originally Posted by August

Feli isn't in the Spanish team.

It was announced that he travelled with the team as a fifth member. They can obviously change the line-up before the draw. But it's hard to imagine Corretja changing the doubles, but it would give them more options.

[Mark Lenders]

As everyone knows, the Davis Cup final will be played next weekend between Czech Republic and Spain and Berdych already knows who the weak link of the Spanish team is - Almagro:

I beat Almagro most of the times in 2012. If he gets to play, he'll be the weak link on which to build our victory.

Almagro misses this little something that characterises great players. This year, he won small tournaments.

Tomas Only thing missing was calling Ferrer out on his false #5 ranking. Let's hope Berdych backs up these words by trashing both Almagro and Ferrer this weekend and winning the Davis Cup for Czech Republic.

Full interview in Spanish here: http://www.cooperativa.cl/noticias/d...13/135406.html

[Federer in 2]

Is there any chance Ferrer and Berdych won't play each other?

[Certinfy]

Good shit Tomas. He should beat both Almagro and Ferrer if the court is of a good speed, only Spaniard I really feared a lot on these courts was Lopez.

Originally Posted by Bashkatik

Is there any chance Ferrer and Berdych won't play each other?

But yes, if a team can finish it before reverse singles it's very unlikely it'll take place.

[Fed fordawin]

That final is going to be great, no matter the result

[Mark Lenders]

Originally Posted by Bashkatik

Is there any chance Ferrer and Berdych won't play each other?

It's actually quite likely. Berdych beats Almagro and Stepanek beats Ferrer in day 1, and CR win doubles. If the Czech prepared a proper fast indoor court as they should, this would be the normal sequence of events.

[Federer in 2]

Stepanek won't beat Ferrer even if they play on glass. But it should be the 4th rubber right?

[niff]

I love it.

[Mark Lenders]

Originally Posted by Bashkatik

Stepanek won't beat Ferrer even if they play on glass. But it should be the 4th rubber right?

Yeah right, must be why in the 2009 final Ferrer could only win 8-6 in the fifth on Spanish clay. Stepanek should win, it's on his racket on a fast indoor court.

But yes, Berdych vs Ferrer will be the fourth rubber if it happens.

[Federer in 2]

Then most likely we will see this

[Certinfy]

Stepanek has more than a good chance against Ferrer and Almagro on anything other than a slow court.

Should be good. I also favour the Czechs in doubles, as good as the Spaniards were in London their opponents played no where near as well as the Czechs can play.