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MSNBC.com: Tennis (Free subscription) | 11/21/2008
... Rafael Nadal, who has knee tendinitis. Captain Sanchez Vicario replaced him with 56th-ranked Marcel Granollers. The Davis Cup final has not featured a No. 1 player since Australia's Lleyton Hewitt in 2001.Argentina finished second to the United States in 1981 and to Russia in 2006. It chose the blue indoor hard court for the final, trying to curtail the Spaniards' advantage on clay.After...
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Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
... even, solid along the back of the court, and he runs and fights for each ball,” Nalbandian said.Marcel Granollers, a replacement for the injured Rafael Nadal, could still play because each captain has the right to make changes.Argentina is hoping Nadal's absence — because of tendinitis in his knee — will boost its chances to win the Davis Cup for the first time, while Spain is trying...
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MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
... will play Lopez and Fernando Verdasco.advertisement | The reverse singles will be held Sunday.Marcel Granollers, called up as a replacement for the injured Rafael Nadal, could still play because each captain has the right to make changes.Argentina is hoping Nadal's absence - because of tendinitis in his knee - will boost its chances to win the Davis Cup for the first time, while Spain...