Tennis: US seek to sink Spanish Armada

Spain have dominated the Davis Cup over the past decade, are surfing a wave of 23 consecutive victories on home soil

GIJON: Sam Querrey will launch the US fight to upset holders Spain on their home red clay in the opening Davis Cup semi-final duel against David Ferrer today. Querrey’s teammate John Isner faces Nicolas Almagro in the second rubber of the tie as Spain, nicknamed the ‘Armada’, aim to reach their second Davis final in a row. On Saturday the six-foot-plus American twins Rob and Mike Bryan, the top-ranked doubles players in the world, face Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez, before the return singles ties on Sunday. Spain have dominated the Davis Cup over the past decade, winning it five times, and are surfing a wave of 23 consecutive victories on home soil.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 14^th, 2012.