Tennis: Setback for Croatia
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Mario Ancic and Ivo Karlovic are not included in Croatia's squad to face Great Britain in the Davis Cup World Group qualifier.
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In the fifth and final rubber of the Davis Cup tie between Great Britain and Austria Greg Rusedski lost to Stefan Koubek 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 7-5.
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GREG RUSEDSKI failed to rescue Britain from being dumped among the Davis Cup also-rans by Austria yesterday. Rusedski lost 7-6 6-4 7-5 to Stefan Koubek in the fifth rubber in Portschach.
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Williams, the tournamentâs defending champion, lost to third-seeded Jelena Jankovic.
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A lightning storm has delayed the start of the Davis Cup World Group qualifying playoff between Austria and Great Britain in Portschach, Austria on clay.
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Top-seeded Spain plays at Slovakia, while No. 2 United States hosts Croatia in the opening round of next year&#39;s Davis Cup World Group.
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On the men&#39;s side, top-seeded Marat Safin was upset by Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic 7-6 (10-8), 4-6, 6-3. Stepanek, No.
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Greg Rusedski lost the deciding rubber of Great Britainâs Davis Cup World Group play-off tie in Austria today. Rusedski was beaten 7-6 6-4 7-5 by Austrian number two Stefan Koubek to seal a 3-2 win for the home side.
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Australia could be in trouble for   failing to field appropriate players in their two dead Davis   Cup semi-final singles rubbers against Argentina in Buenos   Aires on Sunday.
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Tim Henman blasted the Davis Cup rule book as Great Britain today had to face up to another failure to reach the World Group. Henman and Greg Rusedski slumped to a 3-2 defeat by Austria over two days in Portschach
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Tim Henman produces a battling display but loses to second seed Dmitry Tursunov at the Nottingham Open.
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Venus Williams of the United States returns the ball to Croatia&#39;s Karolina Sprem, during their first round match, at the Swisscom Challenge Tennis Tournament in Kloten, Switzerland, Tuesday, Oct.19, 2004.
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The United States will host Croatia on March 4-6 in the first round of the 2005 Davis Cup.
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Tennis Andy Roddick helped make history yesterday, yet he was in no mood to celebrate. After nearly five hours of punishing, draining tennis in Moscow, the United States was knocked out of the Davis Cup in the semifinals when Roddick lost, 17-15, to Russia's Dmitry Tursunov in a fifth-set marathon. ``You feel like you let your teammates down and your ...
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Rafael Nadal pulled out of his Davis Cup match on Friday against Marco Chiudinelli of Switzerland because of a muscle injury.
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Sport: Tennis: World No 4 hit with $2,000 fine for lack of effort in recent defeat to Marin Cilic.
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AMERICA was on the brink of another sporting humiliation last night after Spain stormed into a 2-0 lead in the Davis Cup final. After the US Olympic &#39;Dream Team&#39; mustered only a basketball bronze medal, the