By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Photo credit: Mike McNulty/Getty for ITF Davis Cup
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The United States will face Australia on Thursday in a quarterfinal clash of the two most successful nations in Davis Cup history in Malaga, Spain.
The USA is playing for a record-extending 33rd Davis Cup championship—and first Davis Cup crown since 2007 when it beat Russia in the final staged in Portland, Oregon.
The 28-time Davis Cup champion Australia was runner-up to Italy last year.
Captain Lleyton Hewitt’s squad is playing for its first Davis Cup championship since 2003.
Meeting the media in Malaga today, Captain Bob Bryan, who played a key role on the 2007 championship squad, stated the American aim simply.
“The dream is to win the Cup,” Captain…
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