Suisse - Espagne

Sánchez Vicario: "España también es un rival difícil para Suiza"
9/28/2006
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/elsentinel/deportes/hoy-10081653sep28,0,7350488.story?coll=hoy-deportes-ap-ss-efe


Sanchez Vicario: "Spain is also a difficult rival for Switzerland"

Madrid, 28 Sept.- Emilio Sánchez Vicario, Spain's Davis Cup captain, told EFE Radio that: "Spain is also a difficult rival for Switzerland" and that he is looking forward "eagerly and enthusiastically" to the first round tie in the World Group.

"They were one of the difficult opponents we could have got. You've just got to accept it and bear in mind that, although they are playing at home, Spain is also a difficult rival. I think we have to view the tie with enthusiasm, we can make things difficult for them," stated the Spanish captain.

Sanchez Vicario will try to surmount the handicap of having to play on a fast surface against the team led by Roger Federer, the world number one. "They're certainly not going to put us on clay. They will choose a hardcourt, just how fast will depend on them, because a very fast court would suit Rafa Nadal very well indeed. We will try to have a good start to the season on indoor courts and reach the tie in good form so as to be very competitive," he said.

The Davis Cup captain hopes to find a good doubles pair before 9th February when the tie starts. "The doubles is a preoccupation, but there's plenty of time and a pair can be formed. It's a difficult problem to solve because the Spanish are good singles players and go in for doubles very little. I hope to obtain a good competitive pair," he said.

Sanchez Vicario also gave his opinion about Roger Federer, considered one of the best players ever: "I don't think Federer is the best ever yet, but he is very young and technically I would say he's the best in the past decade. He's a text book player, one to imitate, from whom much can be learned."

Emilio Sanchez had his doubts as to whether Federer would play the tie against Spain. "He never plays in the first round matches and I don't know if he'll play. I don't think they can make him either," he stated.

Despite the difficulty of the task, Sanchez Vicario remembered a maxim: "The harder it is, the more satisfying it is to win," he concluded.

A win would mean Spain has to face either the Czech Republic or the United States. EFE

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NADAL Y FEDERER SE CITAN PARA FEBRERO EN LA DAVIS
As 29sep06

España no tuvo mucha suerte en el sorteo de Copa Davis que se celebró ayer en Roma. Habrá que viajar a Suiza y verse las caras sobre una pista rápida probablemente con el número 1 del mundo. Si éste renuncia, las opciones crecen.

http://www.as.com/articulo/deporte/Nadal/Federer/citan/febrero/Davis/dasmas/20060929dasdaimas_1/Tes/

Alejandro Delmás
NO HAY QUE PENSAR EN SIR ROGER

http://www.as.com/articulo/opinion/hay/pensar/Sir/Roger/dasopi/20060929dasdaiopi_9/Tes/

Entrevista | Emilio Sánchez Vicario
"HAY QUE VERLO CON ILUSIÓN; SI FEDERER JUEGA SERÁ MÁS BONITO"

http://www.as.com/articulo/deporte/Hay/verlo/ilusion/Federer/juega/sera/bonito/dasmas/20060929dasdaimas_2/Tes/

EN 2007 INFLUIRÁ MENOS LA ELECCIÓN DE SUPERFICIE

http://www.as.com/articulo/deporte/2007/influira/eleccion/superficie/dasmas/20060929dasdaimas_3/Tes/