Tennis: France Takes 1-0 Lead in Davis Cup
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France has taken a 1-0 lead over Spain in the Davis Cup tennis semifinals in Alicante, Spain, thanks to Paul-Henri Matthieu&#39;s surprise win over former French Open champion Carlos Moya.
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French Open champion Anastasia Myskina put Russia on the brink of their first Fed Cup title on Sunday, a 6-3 6-4 victory over Nathalie Dechy giving the home team a 2-1 lead in the final against holders France.
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Andy Roddickâs victory Friday over Joachim Johansson gave the Americanâs a 1-0 advantage in the Davis Cup semifinals in Sweden.
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UNDER-STRENGTH France reached their third Fed Cup final when they took an unbeatable 3-0 lead in their semi-final against Spain today.
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Russia take a 2-1 lead in the Davis Cup final against Argentina by winning Saturday's doubles match.
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Bob and Mike Bryan beat Lukas Dlouhy and Pavel Vizner 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 Saturday in doubles, giving the United States a 2-1 lead over the Czech Republic in the Davis Cup.
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Zinedine Zidane scored on a penalty kick six minutes into the World Cup final match against Italy to give France a 1-0 lead on Sunday.
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MADRID: When France walk out on to the clay court at Alicante's bullring for the start of their Davis Cup semi-final against Spain on Friday they will know just how the bull feels.
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Wayne Arthurs rode his booming serve to a 7-6 6-4 6-3 victory over Mounir El Aarej to give Australia a 1-0 lead over Morocco in their Davis Cup World Group playoff at Perth&#39;s Royal Kings Park on Friday.
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Austria&#39;s Stefan Koubek defeated ATP world No. 4 Tim Henman in straight sets 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 Saturday to give the hosts a 1-0 lead in the World Group relegation playoff.
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Andy Roddick was taken to five sets by Jurgen Melzer on slow indoor clay Friday, giving the defending champion United States a 1-0 lead over Austria in the first round of the Davis Cup.
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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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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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David Nalbandian beat Mark Philippoussis 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 Friday to give Argentina a 1-0 lead over Australia in the Davis Cup semifinals.
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Anastasia Myskina kept Russia&#39;s Fed Cup hopes alive by beating Moscow-born Tatiana Golovin 6-4, 7-6, in the second singles of the competition final against holders France on Saturday, leveling the score at 1-1.
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Anastasia Myskina beats Nathalie Dechy to put Russia ahead against France in the Fed Cup final.
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Andy Roddick was taken to five sets by Jurgen Melzer, struggling on the slow indoor clay Friday before giving the defending champion United States a 1-0 lead over Austria in the first round of the Davis Cup.