Davis Cup

[brod]

THE shock selection of teenager Brydan Klein backfired yesterday as Thailand levelled its Davis Cup Asia-Oceania playoff against Australia in Bangkok at 1-1.

After Lleyton Hewitt had made short work of the opening rubber, 19-year-old Klein crashed to the Thai No. 1 Danai Udomchoke 6-2 6-2 7-5.

Klein is ranked 189th in the world, while his opponent is 155th.

Earlier, world No. 72 Hewitt downed world No. 891 Kittipong Wachiramanowong 6-3 6-2 6-1 in 83 minutes after dropping his serve in the opening game

http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/stor ... 28,00.html

[Dirko]

Not a bad idea in giving Calvin a run. They'll win the doubles, and Lleyton will smash that bloke in the reverse singles....

[Thiele]

Australia took the doubles

Sanchai RATIWATANA / Sonchat RATIWATANA (THA) 6 (3) 4 4
Carsten BALL / Chris GUCCIONE (AUS) 7 6 6

[brod]

Lay Lay lost, so it all up to the Gooch...last I saw he was up 5-2 in the first

[Dirko]

Lay Lay lost, so it all up to the Gooch...last I saw he was up 5-2 in the first

[brod]

The bloke Hewitt lost to is their number 1 (ranked 155), Gooch's opponent is ranked 890 (should win)

[brod]

This is embarrasing for a nation that has won the Davis Cup 28 times and been runner up 18 times. This tie is at the same level as Chinese Tapei vs India or Uzbekastan vs Korea

[Dirko]

This is embarrasing for a nation that has won the Davis Cup 28 times and been runner up 18 times. This tie is at the same level as Chinese Tapei vs India or Uzbekastan vs Korea

Shows the decline of Australian Tennis. But remember Thailand are a power

[brod]

This is embarrasing for a nation that has won the Davis Cup 28 times and been runner up 18 times. This tie is at the same level as Chinese Tapei vs India or Uzbekastan vs Korea

Shows the decline of Australian Tennis. But remember Thailand are a power

They are only one win away from knocking us off

[brod]

Love you Gooch. He won in straight sets to give Australia far from convincing win 3-2

[brod]

The next stop in Australia's Davis Cup journey is India, which defeated Chinese Taipei 3-2 on foreign soil.

The winner of that tie will play one of the eight first-round losers from this year's world group for a return to the elite section for next year's Davis Cup.

[Dirko]

Bloody tough gig against the Bupathi (sic) brothers !

[Pup]

Klein should never have got the nod over the Gucc IMO.

Lucky to get over the line.

Why cant we dish up some decent players in the Men's draw.? Who are the next generation stars that will take us into the next 15 years?

[Thiele]

Australia has boycotted its tie between India which was spose to be in India http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,865 ... 16,00.html

[ORDoubleBlues]

Is Ivo Karlovic the modern day Roscoe Tanner?

78 aces in his match for Croatia in the Davis Cup against Czech Republic's Radek Stepanek but he still loses the match!!!!!!

[mighty_tiger_79]

AUSTRALIA v Beligium up in cairns

hewitt on court v Bemelmans

7-6 7-5 2-5

[Thiele]

AUSTRALIA v Beligium up in cairns

hewitt on court v Bemelmans

7-6 7-5 2-5

won 6-4 in the last

[brod]

Australia up 2-1 after the doubles

[Sorry Dude]

2-2 now, with Luzak going down in 4! It all comes down to Carsten Ball to get the Aussies back in to the world group stage.

[brod]

2-2 now, with Luzak going down in 4! It all comes down to Carsten Ball to get the Aussies back
in to the world group stage.

No World group for us...gone down 3-2