Davis Cup day 1 - Rusedski v Tipsarevic

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Davis Cup day 1 - Rusedski v Tipsarevic

stagger · Club Coach

any of you fine dudes going to provide a commentary?? i'm stuck with radio 5 and all they are doing is panicking about bird flu. havent even mentioned the tennis yet, and they must be knocking up by now, right?

Count Zero · Tennis legend

the dc siste mentions a dc radio, but i would imagine its more for the main ties.

stagger · Club Coach

yeah, im listening to it now. its not actually live, but a series of prerecorded interviews etc, and yes, about the quarters.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

i dont know why we cant have a live web cam for this one, esp on the friday when most people work. they managed it for the stella event last year.

stagger · Club Coach

They actually have footage available to watch....but only 24 hours after completion of the tie. Very useful. here is the link.

stagger · Club Coach

UK break Serbinegro to lead 4-2

Count Zero · Tennis legend

greg seems well in control so far. good start.

stagger · Club Coach

6-3 To the Ukranian Canadian Brit. good job.

incidentally, why is the team GB and not UK?? as far as I understand it, they mean the same thing dont they?

Count Zero · Tennis legend

The United Kingdom is a country that consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In fact, the official name of the country is "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland."

Great Britain is the name of the island northwest of France and east of Ireland that consists of three somewhat autonomous regions: England, Wales and Scotland.

stagger · Club Coach

so GB=UK+N.Ireland? I'm still a bit confused about it. Not that it matters, given the amount of NI tennis players. are there any? come to think of it, what about Eire players? cant think of ANY in the history of the game.

1-2 on serve in the second.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

no UK = GB + NI

but often i think people get it wrong.

Plus a lot of pople think that they all equal England anyway.

and the scots and the welsh just love that.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

come on greg, he keeps getting to duece, really we need him to wrap this up in 3 sets for the best chance of him making all 3 matches

stagger · Club Coach

But if UK=GB+NI, who do players from NI play for? NI or UK?
Its an academic point, I know.

2-3 still on serve.

Count Zero · Tennis legend

NI i guess as no one plays for UK tennis wise,

having said that i am not sure with the olympics, but i guess if its a event represneted by a uUK team NI will play with eng, scot and wales, if its a gb event they will play by them selves

also to note that atp may call it gb in ranking but include NI players, they have no separate counrty listed. but i dotn know if they have any players anyway.