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Argentina’s leading player David Nalbandian wants the Davis Cup final against Spain in his central hometown of Cordoba.

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina will face Rafael Nadal’s Spain in the 2008 Davis Cup final after they completed a gripping 3-2 win over Russia in the semi-finals here on Sunday.

FROM LEFT: Argentina’s David Nalbandian, Alberto Mancini, Guillermo Canas, Juan Martin del Potro and Agustin Calleri celebrate after Del Potro defeated Russia’s Igor Andreev during their World Group Davis Cup …

Russia faces a formidable challenge against Argentina in the Davis Cup semifinals in Buenos Aires, coming up against a nation that has not only gone unbeaten on home soil for the past 10 years but is also …

David Nalbandian and Juan Martin del Potro will lead Argentina against Russia when their Davis Cup semifinal starts on Friday.

Argentine and Russian teams trained on Monday in the central stadium of Roca Park in the city of Buenos Aires, where on Friday they will open the semifinals of the Davis Cup.

Nikolay Davydenko of Russia serves to Agustin Calleri of Argentina during the 2008 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York City, August 29, 2008.

David Nalbandian dug down in the dirt and delivered one of the most inspired efforts of his career to carry Argentina into the Davis Cup semifinals in April.

Nikolay Davydenko speaks about his victory over Dmitri Tursunov. The US Open two time semifinalist Nikolai Davydenko advanced to the fourth round of the tournament with a victory over his Russian compatriot …

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Four-time defending champion Roger Federer won his 29th consecutive match at the U.S. Open Friday while reaching the tournament’s third round.

Alex Bogdanovic is such a regular at the last chance saloon that his drink is probably poured the moment he enters the door.

Gritty Russian star Nikolay Davydenko was a third-round winner Friday at the 2008 U.S. Open.

Jelena Jankovic won another sneaker squeaker, playing 28 points in the last game to finish off Zheng Jie 7-5, 7-5 Friday and become the first woman into the fourth round at the U.S. Open.

Russian star Nikolay Davydenko was an easy first-round winner Wednesday at the 2008 U.S. Open.

PILOT PEN TENNIS New Haven, CT, U.S.A. August 19, 2008 © Getty Images American wild card Robby Ginepri snapped a run of five straight defeats against Argentines by defeating No.

Texas A&M sophomore All-American men’s tennis player Austin Krajicek heads to the U.S. Open this weekend for a crack at the world’s best in the sport.

American wild card Robby Ginepri produced the result of the second round as he ended a run of five straight defeats to beat No.12 seed Agustin Calleri 6-2 4-6 6-2 at New Haven.

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AUSTRALIAN Lleyton Hewitt was involved in a record-breaking doubles match on Monday when he and partner Chris Guccione beat Agustin Calleri and Juan Monaco of Argentina 4-6, 7-6, 18-16. The match, which lasted …

Australia is without a singles representative in the third round of either tennis draw after Lleyton Hewitt last night followed Casey Dellacqua and Sam Stosur out of the tournament.

STILL FLYING THE FLAG: Taiwan s Lu Yen-hsun followed up his surprise defeat of Andy Murray with another win yesterday to set up a clash with Austrian Jurgen Melzer STAFF WRITER, WITH AFP, BEIJING Wednesday, Aug …

WINNER AND LOSER: Taiwan s Lu Yen-hsun sent sixth seed Andy Murray crashing out of the men s singles but compatriot Chan Yung-jan lost in the women s singles STAFF WRITER, WITH AGENCIES Tuesday, Aug 12, 2008, …

Social Responsibility is a growing trend among sports stars, who devote part of their earnings and time to helping those in need MIAMI, July 29 MIAMI , /PRNewswire/ — Prominent Latin American tennis players …

The Beijing entry list has seen an Argentine exit and entrance. Juan Ignacio Chela has withdrawn from the Beijing Olympic tennis event and has been replaced by 58th-ranked fellow Argentine Agustin Calleri, the …

Thai tennis star Tamarine Tanasugarn and Argentina’s Agustin Calleri have been given special invites to the Beijing Olympics by the International Tennis Federation on Monday.

LONDON : Juan Ignacio Chela withdrew from the Olympic tennis tournament on Monday because of injury.

Argentine Juan Martin del Potro easily discarded crowd favorite Jurgen Melzer in Sunday’s final at the Austrian Open.

Argentine Juan Martin del Potro easily discarded crowd favorite Jurgen Melzer in Sunday’s final at the Austrian Open.