Archive for December, 2004

 

The Us Davis Cup Team Takes “my Ride” Bus Tour, December 14-18, 2004

Friday, December 10th, 2004

Beginning December 14th, the Davis Cup Team will begin a four day, three state promotional bus tour. Andy, Mardy and Bob and Mike Bryan will meet in St. Paul, Minnesota to officially kick off the My Ride Bus Tour by attending the Timberwolves vs. Trailblazers basketball game.
The next day is packed with activities; radio interviews, […]

Spain, The Final Day

Monday, December 6th, 2004

Andy was upbeat in his press conference after his loss to Moya, acknowledging that he’d tried his very hardest.
The dead rubber was played between Mardy Fish and Tommy Robredo. Mardy won the match 7-6, 6-2, to make the overall result 3-2 to Spain. During the match the American fans along with the Netheads all […]

Moya Wins Davis Cup For Spain

Sunday, December 5th, 2004

Spain has won the Davis Cup as Carlos Moya defeated Andy Roddick 6-3, 7-6(1), 7-6(5).
Before the match the crowd was roaring as the entertainer once again did a great job. Many American fans were having their picture taken with the Davis Cup trophy in the background. The Netheads were painting last minute banners, handing out […]

Spain Wins The Davis Cup

Sunday, December 5th, 2004

Andy fought hard to stop the momentum of Spain as he took on Carlos Moya in the fourth rubber of the Davis Cup Final in Seville.
Moya played inspired and flawless tennis as he defeated Andy 6-2, 7-6, 7-6 to give Spain its second Davis Cup title.
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Doubles Details

Saturday, December 4th, 2004

Before the match, the entertainers did a great job of whipping up the Spanish crowd playing songs such as “I will survive” and batting tennis balls into the over excited crowd. The Netheads joined in beating their drums and chanting “USA! USA!”
The opening bagel for the Bryans got the US off to a great start. […]

Bryans Magnificent In Doubles Rubber

Saturday, December 4th, 2004

The Bryan twins have given the US hope with their straight three sets victory over the Spanish team of Juan Carlos Ferrero and Tommy Robredo.
The twins showed excellent team work and some first class doubles play as they were supported and cheered on by their bench and all the US fans out there. Although the […]

Nadal Extends Spain’s Lead To 2-0

Friday, December 3rd, 2004

Both players started well, exchanging breaks early on. The quality of tennis was outstanding with both players displaying some wonderful shots, both off the ground and at the net. The Spanish crowd fresh from the victory against Fish were once again in fine voice and would prove to play a large part in the match.
As […]

The Rain In Spain…

Friday, December 3rd, 2004

Spain extended its lead to 2 -0 over the USA as Rafael Nadal took the second rubber from Andy 6-7, 6-2, 7-6, 6-2. This increases the already intense pressure on Team USA. They will have to dig deep to fight an inspired Spanish team in front of a record breaking, wildly cheering crowd.
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Davis Cup First Match

Friday, December 3rd, 2004

Spain, with over 27,000 wild fans packed into the updated Olympic stadium took the first match of the Davis Cup Finals as Carlol Moya took Mardy Fish in straight sets 6-4, 6-2, 6-3.
Mardy took a 3-0 first set lead, but Moya with the well documented home court advantage, took charge and never looked back.
Now it […]

Andy Sighting

Friday, December 3rd, 2004

Inside information supplied to ar.com says that the team is staying in a “cool” hotel in the old part of Seville. In fact, the hotel is hard to find even with good directions. The view from the roof-top balcony is enough to put travel brochures to shame.
There was a period of rain, but the weather […]