Spain name unchanged team for Davis Cup semi v France

Mon 13 September, 2004 14:12
Reuters

MADRID, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Spain kept faith with the team that beat the Netherlands in the quarter-finals of the Davis Cup when they named an unchanged line-up for their semi-final tie against France on Monday.

Carlos Moya, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Tommy Robredo and Rafael Nadal, who formed the team that defeated the Dutch 4-1 in April, will take on France in Alicante between September 24 and 26.

Moya and Ferrero will play the singles and Robredo and Nadal will renew their partnership in the doubles rubber.

Ferrero suffered his third successive early exit from a grand slam tournament when he was beaten in the second round of the U.S. Open two weeks ago after struggling with an adductor injury.

After claiming four titles last year, including the French Open, he has failed to win a tournament in 2004.

Moya has been in better form but also suffered a shock early exit in New York when he was dumped out in the third round by unseeded Belgian Olivier Rochus.

Spain, who won the Davis Cup in 2000, reached the final last year, losing to Australia in Melbourne.



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