RJA wrote:

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korriban wrote:

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Sam Querrey's face from the middle of set 4 was extraordinary - like a lost sheep straring into spce on the brink of tears. 

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That's typical Querrey. He is a good player but has no stomach for the fight. He went from not facing a break point to being broken 5 times in a row which for a player who was recently top 20 is beyond pathetic.

The reason why Ward was my pick to play this tie ahead of Edmund is that he has proven in the past that he can tough it out in 5 set encounters and that was why I thought he had a chance against Querrey in what was expected to be the 5th rubber.

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 RJA. If you're going to quote me, please can you remove my ridiculous typos!!!

#ihavenoexcuseseither

savva0122 wrote:

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I really hope Dom gets the nod with Flembo. Would be great for him to have a go in a "live" rubber.
A 5-setter on clay won't really do Muzza any favours. Better to be fresh to take out Querry, whatever the result in the dubs. Even if Muzza plays, would say they're the underdogs, only slightly less so than if BBD plays.
I guess Muz will want to play, and if he says he wants to though, pretty rough to say no (particularly as he has found his DC mojo again!)

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 Part of me wants to agree with everyone and tell Leon to let Dom have his day...but by doing so we are effectively putting our number 2 team up (Dom has never played a live rubber or played with Fleming so despite his higher ranking he would be the number 2 option) and psychologically that's huge. That's saying, we don't think we're going to win today so we'll think about tomorrow - and that's the kind of thing that can trip you up.

Unless there are serious concerns about Murray's health now - not about the chance he might hurt himself whilst playing - then surely we have to put him in the doubles and show the Americans that even though they have the number one team in the world, we think we can close this out on Saturday so now the pressure is on you to prove us wrong.

Andy looked on fire against Young I would rest him for the doubles let Inglot see what he can do with Fleming

Oh, and referring back to Gary's post, I would certainly not be just picking doubles players for the team and then the rubber based on world rankings ( though they are clearly indicative ) and most certainly not prioritising pairs who regularly play together ( although all things being equal it does help ).

I like the Skupskis, and they are making solid progress, but suggesting them as the selection, give me a break !!

For me, any combination of Andy, Colin and Dom clearly stands a much better chance than they would ever do.

A World Group Davis Cup tie is not some selling point for doubles or reward for consistent pairs. It is an important match to be won. I thought you were a big Davis Cup supporter, Gary, would you not want to win over such gestures ?

Argentina have taken the first set in the doubles.

Germany and France are already through.

Coup Droit wrote:

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Switzerland through too, without either Stan or Fed in the doubles.

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I wonder if the LTA are thinking they'd better start putting in a provisional booking for somewhere big on the off-chance of a blockbuster semi-final at home to Switzerland in September. Such a long way to go, so many ways it could not happen ... but even if the players have to concentrate on one rubber at a time, as fans we're allowed to dream, aren't we?  And you'd think the LTA ought to take all plausible possibilities into account to avoid being left in a mess later.

Just out of interest, anyone know why Russia has played Khachanov in both singles and doubles? He's done respectably against opposition that's way above him, but it seems like an odd choice. Are others injured?