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 [...]

A thrilling 2008 season filled with surprises, a new No. 1, and arguably the best tennis match of all time has come and gone, but not for the eight players and two countries contesting this weekend’s Davis Cup final. It’s Spain vs. Argentina for the title. The time for controversy and not-so-good off the court [...]

Rafael Nadal’s withdrawal a week prior to the event seemed to open the door for Roger Federer and Andy Murray to take the title. Instead, the 2008 Masters Cup turned out to be the most unpredictable one in years.
The draw produced an incredibly tough red group with Federer, Murray, Andy Roddick, and Nadal’s replacement Gilles [...]

Say what you will about the integrity of it, but Novak Djokovic’s performance—or lack thereof—against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in round-robin player is the reason why he is in the Masters Cup title match.
Already 2-0 and assured of a semifinal berth by the time he faced Tsonga, Djokovic did not need a win in order to advance. [...]