Russia, Argentina Tied at Davis Cup
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MOSCOW -- David Nalbandian beat a struggling Marat Safin 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 Friday to give Argentina a 1-1 tie with Russia at the Davis Cup final.
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Russia has recalled Marat Safin for next month's Davis Cup first-round tie against World Group newcomer Serbia.
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OSTRAVA, Czech Republic -- James Blake lost to Tomas Berdych 6-1, 2-6, 7-5, 7-5 Friday, leaving the United States tied 1-1 with the Czech Republic in the Davis Cup. Andy Roddick defeated Davis Cup rookie Ivo Minar 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 to give the U.S. the early lead in the first-round World Group...
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Guillermo Coria and Gisela Dulko beat French Open champion Anastasia Myskina and Marat Safin 6-2, 6-0 in mixed doubles Wednesday to give Argentina a 2-1 victory over top-seeded Russia at the Hopman Cup. Argentina will play Germany for a spot in the final.
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Perennial Davis Cup protagonists Australia were upset 3-2 by Belgium while holders Russia clung to their crown in the first round on Sunday.
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The Master of Suspense would have appreciated this one almost as much as all of Germany does. The Germans beat Argentina 4-2 in a penalty-kick shootout after a 1-1 tie Friday to move into the semifinals of the World Cup. The hosts needed a late goal by tournament leader Miroslav Klose to tie, then two saves in the shootout by Jens Lehmann to win.
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James Blake lost to Tomas Berdych 6-1, 2-6, 7-5, 7-5 Friday, leaving the United States tied 1-1 with the Czech Republic in the Davis Cup.
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Moscow, Russia (Sports Network) - Russia and France cruised into the Fed Cup final Thursday, completing 5-0 shutouts over opponents Austria and Spain after taking commanding early leads in the semifinals.
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Maria Sharapova came to Russia's rescue on her Fed Cup debut to pull the holders level at 1-1 in their world group first-round tie against Israel on Saturday.
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Marat Safin was angry with himself, puzzled by the choice of court surface and frustrated at his inability to put Russia in command on opening day of the Day Cup final.
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Defending champions Russia took an unassailable 3-1 lead over Israel in their Fed Cup world group first-round tie on Sunday after Maria Sharapova and Anna Chakvetadze won their singles rubbers.
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Argentine number one David Nalbandian overpowered Russia's Marat Safin 6-4 6-4 6-4 in the second singles match of the Davis Cup final on Friday to put the teams at 1-1 at the end of the first day.
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Nikolay Davydenko beat Juan Ignacio Chela 6-1, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 Friday to give Russia a 1-0 lead over Argentina in the Davis Cup final.
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Bob and Mike Bryan beat Dmitry Tursunov and Mikhail Youzhny 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 in Saturday's Davis Cup semifinal to keep alive the United States' hopes of beating Russia.
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Maxi Rodriguez scored two goals and substitute Lionel Messi added another, leading Argentina to a 6-0 victory over Serbia-Montenegro in Group C on Friday.
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Marat Safin overpowered Argentine substitute Jose Acasuso 6-3 3-6 6-3 7-6 in a nerve-racking fifth and decisive rubber to clinch the Davis Cup title for Russia on Sunday.
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Slovakia defeat the Netherlands 3-0 to set up a Hopman Cup final contest against Argentina.