but i thought they had standings like football, so although they arnt used too much they are still there.

lets hope we dont get serbia to be honest an away trip there wont be fun.

I see BBC are showing the tie live on Interactive.

Think I'm right in saying it starts at 7.30 in the morning our time?

Correct - clue was in the bit that said live on interactive!!

will this be gregs last match?

Madeline wrote:

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seagull wrote:

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I see BBC are showing the tie live on Interactive.

Think I'm right in saying it starts at 7.30 in the morning our time?

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8.30, Seagull, the 7.30 is GMT not BST. Not so bad then!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tv_and_radio/4341486.stm

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It'll be good preparation for following Andy and Tim in Bangkok, there'll be plenty of early rises required that week !

Madeline would you be able to record the 1st day singles rubbers for me ? Please

Ukraine have announced their squad:
Sergiy STAKHOVSKY
Orest TERESHCHUK
Aleksandr DOLGOPOLOV
Sergei BUBKA

So here are the likely pairings:
A Murray v O Tereshchuk/A Dolgopolov
J Baker v S Stakhovsky
Murray/Rusedski v Stakhovsky/Tereschuck
A Murray v S Stakhovsky
J Baker v O Tereshchuk/A Dolgopolov

Some more info on the Ukraine players:

Sergiy Stakhovsky is ranked 184 with a career high of 173 reached earlier this year. He's had an ok year, reaching 2 challenger semis but has done nothing else. He's been beaten by Boggo and Martin Lee [on grass in straights]. He had an average junior career up until the 2004 US Open when he stormed through the draw to reach the final. Burst onto the scene in early 2005 by qualifying for ATP Milan and reaching the quarters, upsetting Mario Ancic. Since then he's reached a few challenger semis but his ranking his plateaued out. He's play 1 DC tie before, losing all 3 rubbers to Belgium [Vliegen and Elseneer beat him].

Orest Tereshchuk is the most experienced of the Ukraine players. He's ranked 349 with a career high of 240 reached in 2002. He's been in good form in Eastern Europe in the last month, reaching two challengers quarters and a semi on the hard courts. Tereshchuk's biggest threat will come in doubles, he's ranked 140 with a career high of 108 reached in August. He's reached 5 challenger doubles finals this year, winning two. He's the most experienced player in the Ukraine squad having played 29 DC rubbers, with a 19-10 win-loss record.

The singles rubber on day 1 against Andy Murray will be played by either Tereshchuk or 17 year old Alexander Dolgopolov, Ukraine's next great hope. Dolgopolov doesn't turn 18 until November and is already ranked 375. This year he's won 5 futures events, all on clay and 2 in the Ukraine. He qualified for ATP Bucharest this week before losing to Christophe Rochus in rd1. This will be his first DC tie.

Sergei Bubka is unlikely to play any part in the tie apart from in the dead rubbers. He's 19 and is ranked 458. He reached a high of no 4 in the juniors in 2005. Apart from 1 challenger quarter-final he's had an ordinary year. He's been beaten by Alex Slabinsky, Martin Lee, Josh Goodall and Colin Fleming but he's also beaten Goodall, Smith, Bamford and Lownsbrough.