Spain Singles: U.S. READY TO HIT THE DIRT
SPANISH PRODIGY NADAL, 18, TO FACE RODDICK TODAY
The opponents will be hostile and so will the crowd, which is expected to reach record levels in the semi-enclosed, 60,000-seat Olympic Stadium in Seville, in the south of Spain.But the U.S. team, led by 22-year-old Andy Roddick, is hoping for a reprise of 1995, when the United States went to Moscow and upset Russia, on clay, for the 32nd American title in Davis Cup history. This tie also will be on clay, as slow as the Spaniards could make it, and that works heavily against the big...
Spain Singles: Davis Cup Results
Jim Courier, Orlando, Fla., def. Tim Henman, Britain, 7-6 (7-2), 2-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-7 (12-10), 7-5. ------ Slovakia 1, Sweden 0 At Trollhattan, Sweden Singles Karol Kucera, Slovakia, def. Thomas Johansson, Sweden, 6-1, 7-6 (7), 2-6, 6-3. ------ Netherlands 1, France 0 At Nimes, France Singles Richard Krajicek, Netherlands, def. Jerome Golmard, France, 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4, 6-2. ------ Switzerland 1, Italy 0 At Neuchatal, Switzerland Singles ...
Spain Singles: Tennis
ATP: Madrid At Madrid, Spain Singles First Round Wayne Ferreira, South Africa, d. Ivan Ljubicic, Croatia, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (5). Gaston Gaudio, Argentina, d. Jarkko Nieminen, Finland, 3-6, 7-5, 6-2. Juan Ignacio Chela, Argentina, d. Alberto Martin, Spain, 6-4, 1-6, 6-1. Vince Spadea, U.S., d. Christophe Rochus, Belgium, 6-4, 7-5. Nicolas Massu, Chile, d. Fernando Verdasco, Spain, 7-6 (2), 6-4. Alex Corretja, Spain, d. Rafael Nadal, Spain, 6-2, 3-6,...
Spain Singles: Sports on TV/radio
TELEVISION (ESPN)noon - tennis: Davis Cup: U.S. vs. Spain singles at Seville, Spain (same-day tape) (TGC) 1:30 p.m. - golf: Hong Kong Open (same-day tape) (ESPN2) 2 p.m. - women's college soccer: NCAA Division I: UCLA vs. Princeton at Cary, N.C.(ESPN2) 4:30 p.m. - women's college soccer: NCAA Division I: Santa Clara vs. Notre Dame, at Cary, N.C.(ESPN2) 7:30 p.m. - men's basketball: Memphis at Purdue (ESPN) 8 p.m. - NBA: Pistons at...