2004 Davis Cup Finals - Draw - Dec. 2, 2004

Friday - December, 3
Carlos Moya (ESP) vs. Mardy Fish (USA)
Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. Andy Roddick (USA)
Saturday - December, 4
Rafael Nadal/Tommy Robredo (ESP) vs.
Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (USA)
Sunday - December, 5
Carlos Moya (ESP) vs. Andy Roddick (USA)
Rafael Nadal (ESP) vs. Mardy Fish (USA)

2004 Davis Cup Finals - Dec. 5, 2004

"Bottom line is: we have to get better." That was Andy Roddick's simple assessment of a weekend in which the United States, for all their hopes and hype, had been shown up as beginners on clay. Roddick had just been beaten 6-2, 7-6, 7-6 by Carlos Moya giving Spain an unassailable 3-1 lead.

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2004 Davis Cup Finals - Dec. 4, 2004
A point. Hurrah! The USA is off and running. Well, not quite, but Bob and Mike Bryan did their bit to give the team a fighting chance, spare Patrick McEnroe's blushes and keep the Davis Cup final alive going into the third day. They beat Tommy Robredo and Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-0, 6-3, 6-2. Actually, they did more than beat the Spaniards, they absolutely walloped them. lll MORE

2004 Davis Cup Finals - Dec. 3, 2004
It is all uphill from here. After the first freezing day of the Davis Cup final, the United States are trailing Spain 2-0. Their pride is hurt, their tactics have been shown up and even if Patrick McEnroe can coax a fight-back out his boys, the best the US can hope for is a desperate decider in the fifth and final rubber on Sunday afternoon. lll MORE

2004 Davis Cup Finals - Dec. 2, 2004
God is in the detail, or so the expression goes. And if it is true, then there is every chance that Patrick McEnroe is about to make an ungodly mess of the Davis Cup final in Seville. lll MORE