Australian Open + 7th Annual Andy Roddick Foundation Charity Weekend
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008I added a bunch of HQ pics to the site that we didn’t have yet.
044 x 7th Annual Andy Roddick Foundation Charity Weekend
001 x 2008: Practice
023 x 2008 Australian Open: 2nd Round - Against Michael Berrer
019 x 2008 Australian Open: 3rd Round - Against Philipp Kohlschreiber
Roddick, Blake and Bryans will defend Davis Cup title vs. Austria
Andy Roddick and James Blake will lead the defending champion United States against Austria in the first round of the Davis Cup.
The top-ranked doubles team of Bob and Mike Bryan was also picked for the U.S. team, the International Tennis Federation said Tuesday.
The quartet helped the U.S. win its record 32nd Davis Cup title against Russia last month.
Stefan Koubek will lead Austria, along with Jurgen Melzer, Werner Eschauer and Julian Knowle for the best-of-five series on indoor clay in Vienna on Feb. 8-10.
“The United States will bring their best players for sure, which means they show respect for our team,” Austria captain Gilbert Schaller said.
Koubek, the highest-ranked Austrian on the team at No. 55, and Melzer are expected to play singles, and Melzer will likely team with Knowle in doubles. Eschauer will be a substitute.
Koubek knows his team will be the underdog when the Americans come to Vienna.
“But if our team works really well and we take every chance we get, maybe we can cause an upset,” Koubek said.
Knowle has struggled with injuries lately.
“I suffered from dizziness and a chronic elbow inflammation,” said Knowle, who won the doubles title at the U.S. Open last year with Simon Aspelin. “I still need treatment for that, so hopefully I will be fit by next week.”
The match between the United States and Austria will be the third in the Davis Cup. The Americans won the previous two, first on clay in Vienna in 1990 and hardcourts in Connecticut in 2004.
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