Coupe Davis 2007

2007 Davis Cup draw to be held in Rome

www.daviscup.com - 27sep06

The ITF announces that the draw for the 2007 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas will be held in Rome at the Foro Italico.

You will be able to follow the draw live here on www.daviscup.com, both via a text article updated in real time, and LIVE on Davis Cup Radio.

Russia and Argentina will top the seedings for the World Group. According to the Davis Cup Regulations, the two finalist nations are seeded No. 1 and No. 2 in the World Group for the following year (the higher-ranked being No. 1), and will be drawn in opposite halves of the draw. Seeds 3-8 are in accordance with the latest Davis Cup Nations Ranking.

Seedings for the Zonal Group I and Group II competitions are also based on the latest Davis Cup Nations Ranking and can be viewed in the attached pdf file, along with choice of ground for World Group, Group I and Group II.

SEEDS FOR 2007 WORLD GROUP DRAW:

1. Russia
2. Argentina
3. Croatia
4. Spain
5. Australia
6. USA
7. France
8. Belarus

The ITF announces that the draw for the 2007 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas will be held in Rome at the Foro Italico.You will be able to follow the draw live here on both via a text article updated in real time, and LIVE on Davis Cup Radio. Russia and Argentina will top the seedings for the World Group. According to the Davis Cup Regulations, the two finalist nations are seeded No. 1 and No. 2 in the World Group for the following year (the higher-ranked being No. 1), and will be drawn in opposite halves of the draw. Seeds 3-8 are in accordance with the latest Davis Cup Nations Ranking. Seedings for the Zonal Group I and Group II competitions are also based on the latest Davis Cup Nations Ranking and can be viewed in the attached pdf file, along with choice of ground for World Group, Group I and Group II. : 1. Russia 2. Argentina 3. Croatia 5. Australia 6. USA 7. France 8. Belarus

                                               Russia v Chile

                                               France v Romania

                                              Croatia v Germany

                                              Australia v Belgium 

                                             Czech Republic v USA

                                             Switzerland v Spain

                                             Sweden v Belarus

                                             Austria v Argentina

España conocerá hoy su primer rival de la Davis 2007

Joan Solsona (Marca) http://www.marca.com/edicion/marca/tenis/es/desarrollo/693410.html

La nueva generación de tenistas españoles, abanderada por Rafael Nadal, quiere una oportunidad para ganar la tercera Ensaladera de su historia en la edición de 2007. El futuro de la 'Armada' pasa, en gran parte, por el sorteo que se celebra este mediodía (12:00h) en el Foro Itálico de Roma. España aparece en el bombo como cuarta cabeza de serie por lo que evita a los principales favoritos, dígase Rusia, Argentina, Croacia o Estados Unidos, en la primera ronda de la competición.


Suiza cambia si Federer decide jugar la eliminatoria.

Roger Federer, número uno mundial, ha declinado disputar las dos últimas primeras rondas de Suiza en el Grupo Mundial. La cercanía con el Open de Australia, además de no contar con un equipo competitivo, han hecho que Federer no tenga la Davis entre sus prioridades. "Pero si nos toca jugar contra ellos como visitantes, y nosotros tenemos a Nadal, la presencia de Rafa obliga a Federer a jugar. En su país poco menos que se lo van a exigir", reflexiona Emilio Sánchez Vicario, capitán español.

Federer and Nadal go head to head in Davis Cup

Thu Sep 28, 2006 2:38 PM GMT

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ROME (Reuters) - The 2007 Davis Cup draw produced a potential showdown between Swiss world number one Roger Federer and his closest rival Rafael Nadal of Spain on Thursday.

Switzerland won home advantage in the first-round draw and are likely to opt for a fast court to counteract the claycourt supremacy of the Spanish and particularly Nadal, who has not been beaten on the surface since April 2005.

Spain have met Switzerland four times in Davis Cup play and hold a 3-1 lead, but all the encounters were before the era of the Federer-Nadal rivalry.

"It is obviouly a tough draw but I am sure Switzerland will also be thinking they are unlucky to have drawn the worst possible rival as well," the president of the Spanish tennis federation Pedro Munoz told Spanish media.

"With the spirit we now have in this team I am confident we can beat whoever we play, wherever it may be," Munoz added.

Un choc Suisse-Espagne au premier tour
28sep06 (14h00) - Yahoo Sports

La Suisse affrontera l'Espagne au premier tour de la Coupe Davis l'an prochain, avec en perspective un nouveau duel entre Roger Federer et Rafael Nadal.

En vertu du tirage au sort effectué jeudi, la Suisse jouera à domicile et aura donc le choix de la surface.

Nadal mène 6-2 dans ses face-à-face avec le numéro un mondial Federer. Il l'a notamment battu en finale de Roland-Garros cette année. Leur dernier affrontement a été remporté par Federer en finale de Wimbledon cette année.

La France a hérité d'un adversaire à sa portée, la Roumanie, qu'elle recevra.

La République tchèque accueillera les Etats-Unis, tandis que l'Australie se rendra en Belgique.

Le Chili recevra la Russie et l'Argentine jouera en Autriche. la finale de la Coupe Davis 2006 opposera l'Argentine à la Russie du 1er au 3 décembre en Russie.

Enfin le vainqueur de l'édition 2005 de la compétition par équipes, la Croatie, se mesurera à l'Allemagne et la Suède se rendra au Bélarus.

Les rencontres du premier tour se disputeront du 9 au 11 février.