One day after victorious Spanish Davis Cup captain Emilio Sanchez Vicario officially stepped down from his position at the head of the winning team from Spain, Alberto Mancini called it quits as the Argentine general.
During his tenure as Argentina’s captain, which began in 2004, the country has lost twice in finals, first against Russia in [...]

Fernando Verdasco and Felciano Lopez made Spain easily forget Rafael Nadal…at least for one monumental weekend.
Spain, without the No. 1 player in the world, went into Mar del Plata and stunned the host Argentines 3-1 to win the 2008 Davis Cup. Verdasco clinched the title with a thrilling 6-3, 6-7(3), 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 over Jose [...]

Who needs Rafael Nadal when you have Feliciano Lopez…and Fernando Verdasco?
Going into the 2008 Davis Cup final, the question was how Spain could win without Nadal, but two days later the question is now the one above.
Argentina took an improbable 2-1 lead over host Argentina on Saturday afternoon in Mar del Plata as Lopez and [...]

David Nalbandian gave Argentina a roaring start at the 2008 Davis Cup final in front of a rowdy home crowd in Mar del Plata on Friday afternoon. Nalbandian crushed David Ferrer 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 in one hour and 59 minutes to give the Argentines a 1-0 lead over visiting Spain, which is with Rafael Nadal [...]