The 2008 Davis Cup Highlights
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The Davis Cup is the largest and most prestigious international men's team event in tennis. Organised and run by the International Tennis Federation, the Davis Cup features over a hundred national teams, which participate in several tournament tiers....
The Davis Cup 2008 Final Results
- one of the best Davis Cup final matches in history!
The tournament was decided in the 4th rubber of the final, when Spain's Fernando Verdasco took on Argentina's Jose Acasuso. The Spaniard entered the 4th set 2-1 down, but fought back to take a thrilling 6-3, 6-7, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory, helping his country to win the Davis Cup title with one match to spare. Latest Davis Cup News
Davis Cup 2008 Venues
Davis Cup ties are always played at a chosen Davis Cup venue located in the country of one of the participating teams. The use of various stadiums in countries all around the world, means that Davis Cup ties can be played on a variety of surfaces. The home team decides which venue and surface will host the event.
Venues for the Davis Cup Finals:
Argentina versus Russia - Estadio Multipropósito Parque Roca, Buenos Aires
Spain versus United States - Plaza de Toros Las Ventas, Madrid
Venues for the Davis Cup World Group Finals
The losers of the first round in the World Group participate in a World Group playoff, where they contend with the winners of Group 1 of the regional zones.
- Chile vs Australia (Antofagasta - Chile)
- Great Britain vs Austria (London - Great Britain)
- Switzerland vs Belgium (Lausanne - Switzerland)
- Croatia vs Brazil (Zadar - Croatia)
- Israel vs Peru (Ramat HaSharon - Israel)
- Netherlands vs South Korea (Apeldoorn - Netherlands)
- Romania vs India (Bucharest - Romania)
- Slovak Republic vs Serbia (Bratislava - Slovak Republic)
2008 Davis Cup Finals Review
... vote for the best player below
The finals of the 2008 Davis Cup where contested between the 21st and 23rd of November 2008. Argentina and Spain battled it out for the ultimate international men's tennis crown. The Argentinean and Spanish Davis Cup teams played an amazing final round, with Spain emerging victorious, the player of the day was Fernando Verdasco who defeated Jose Acasuso 6-3, 6-7 (3-7), 4-6, 6-3, 6-1.
The Top Players at Davis Cup Final 2008!
Davis Cup Pics
McLoughlin and Rice...
Doust (tennis) (LOC)
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Rice vs. Doust (LOC)
Rice vs. Doust (LOC)
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Full Court
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Blake Standing
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Davis Cup Betting Guide
Tennis fans around the world will support the sport's biggest team competition in a variety of exciting Davis Cup betting markets. The match format offers some betting opportunities unique to the Davis Cup, with fans able to bet on the score for each tie, as well as on individual matches.
Davis Cup betting reaches a peak in September, prior to the commencement of the final rounds of the tournament. With the tennis season moving to its conclusion, there is no better time to assess players' form and use knowledge of the sport to place exciting Davis Cup bets. If you are new to placing bets check out the tennis betting guide.
Davis Cup 2008 Videos
Davis Cup Trivia!
bits and bytes about the Davis Cup tennis tournament
- America has won more Davis Cup tournaments than any other team, taking the Davis Cup on 32 occasions.
- In 1974 South Africa became the first team other than Britain, France, Australia and the United States to win the Davis Cup. They achieved this without having to play a single game in the final, as the Indian team withdrew in an act of political protest.
- Only 12 teams have lifted the Davis Cup in 96 tournaments.
- 137 countries registered for the Davis Cup in 2007.
...read more Davis Cup Trivia here!
Watch The Davis Cup Final 2008
Fernando Verdasco v. Jose Acasuso - 2008 Davis Cup final
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Your Expert Opinion
Hey Davis Cup fans, got any suggestions on how to improve this lens? Send me your comments!
Spook wrote...
I had a ball watching Zimbabwe play America a long time back, still miss the live action.
Posted November 21, 2008
GingerAlly wrote...
I will be adding more to this lens as the event unfolds! The latest updates, results and commentary on the Davis Cup will be added too, watch this space!
Posted September 15, 2008
Wordilydoc wrote...
I always heard about the Davis Cup but never got around to learning about it. It's short and to the point. I hope you will be adding more to it from time to time.
Posted September 14, 2008
Wordilydoc wrote...
I always heard about the Davis Cup but never got around to learning about it. It's short and to the point. I hope you will be adding more to it from time to time.
Posted September 14, 2008
