U.S. Loses Opening Tennis Match to Spain
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The United States lost its opening match to Spain in the Davis Cup final Friday when Carlos Moya defeated Mardy Fish 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 on the slow, red clay courts where the Spaniards are so strong.
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The United States lost their first  basketball game at the Olympics since 1988 on Sunday when  Puerto Rico sent them reeling to a 92-73 defeat.
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Victories for Rafael Nadal and Carlos Moya mean Spain lead the USA 2-0 in the Davis Cup final.
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Defending champion Andy Roddick kept the home flag flying at the US Open on Friday, but it was a bad day for his compatriots as only two American men reached the
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The United States lost their first  basketball match at the Olympics since 1988 on Sunday when  Puerto Rico handed them a shock 92-73 trouncing.
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SEVILLE, Spain  - Carlos Moya fired Spain into a  1-0 lead over the United States in the Davis Cup final on  Friday.
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MADRID: Juan Carlos Ferrero hopes slow clay courts will help Spainâs Davis Cup players claim a first tennis victory over world number two Andy Roddick when they meet the United States in the final in Seville this week.
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Andy Roddick lost to Igor Andreev and James Blake was beaten by Ivo Karlovic, meaning both seeded Americans disappeared in the same day.
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The United States won both of its opening singles to move within a victory of its first appearance in the Davis Cup final since 1997, while Spain stumbled in trying to reach its third trip to the championship in five years.
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Spain will stage the Davis Cup final against the United States in Seville rather than in Madrid after deciding the capital&#39;s high altitude would give too much of an advantage to the big-serving Americans.
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When a day of drama had ended and the quarterfinal pairings were set, the news was not great for the United States. In order to get to the semifinals and possibly the gold medal game, first the Americans will have to defeat Spain &#151; the team that left the widest wake of impressed and defeated opponents during the preliminary round.
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Rafael Nadal defeated Andy Roddick, 6-7 (6-8), 6-2, 7-6 (8-6), 6-2, giving Spain a 2-0 lead in the Davis Cup.
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The United States lost their first  basketball match at the Olympics since 1988 on Sunday when  Puerto Rico gave them a shock 92-73 trouncing.
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Rafael Nadal was upset by the 54th-ranked Mikhail Youzhny in the U.S. Open quarterfinals, dashing hopes of rematch with Roger Federer, who advanced on Wednesday.
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ATHENS, Greece  -- Second-seeded Andy Roddick of the United States was knocked out of the Olympic tennis tournament Wednesday by Fernando Gonzalez of Chile.
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Second-seeded Rafael Nadal is upset in the fourth round of the U.S. Open by 15-seeded David Ferrer, 6-7 (7-3), 6-4, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2, in a match that ended early Wednesday morning.
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VIENNA - Clay nearly became a quagmire for the United States as it began defense of its Davis Cup title.