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2008 Davis Cup Schedule:
1st Round: USA at Austria (February 8, 2008 – February 10, 2008)

The Davis Cup tennis tournament, named after the American founder of the competition, Dwight Davis, is the largest international sporting event. During the 2008 Davis Cup tennis tournament, teams from different countries compete against each other at venues around the world in this prestigious men’s tennis event.

Davis Cup 2008 represents the 97th edition of the Davis Cup. The first matches were played in February and the finals are set to take place between 30 November and 2 December.

The Davis Cup is the most important men’s team tennis event in the world. The tournament was first played in 1900 between the United States and Great Britain. It was the brainchild of the Harvard tennis team and Dwight F. Davis, who commissioned the creation of the actual trophy, and would eventually lend his name to the tournament itself. The Davis Cup is now run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is comprised of more than 100 nations. Matches or ties are played in the home country of one or the other opponents drawn by lot. Spectators at the Davis Cup get the unique experience of watching some of the world’s brightest tennis stars represent their countries in a team environment.

The USA is back to defend its Davis Cup title, after winning its 32nd title in 2007. Watch as sixteen national teams compete in the World Group February 8-10.

Davis Cup Facts

Original Tournament Name:	International Lawn Tennis Challenge
Top Davis Cup Winners:	United States, Australia, Great Britain, France
Davis Cup Notable Players:	John McEnroe, Iva Lendi, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer
Recent Winners:	Russia (2002), Australia (2003), Spain (2004), Croatia (2005), Russia (2006)

Davis Cup Structure

Run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the Davis Cup tennis tournament is based on a knockout format. The only exception is matches played by the lower two regional groups, which play a round robin competition.

The original format, devised by Davis, is still in force today. Competition always takes place over three days, with two singles matches on day 1, a doubles match on day 2 and two more singles matches on day 3. This is known as a “tie”. Each match within a tie is known as a “rubber”.

The competition is broken up into

The elite World Group of 16 nations
3 regional zones - Europe/Africa, America and Asia/Oceania
4 groups for each regional zone
Teams are seeded and then relegated to the different groups by the ITF according to their ITF ranking.

World Group 2008 - 1st Round

Russia v Serbia, Moscow Stadium, Russia

Czech Republic v Belgium, Ostrava Stadium, Czech Republic

Argentina v Great Britain, Buenos Aires Stadium, Argentina

Israel v Sweden, Ramat Hasharon Stadium, Israel

Germany v Republic of Korea, Halle Braunschweig Stadium, Germany

Peru v Spain, Peru Stadium, Peru

Romania v France, Romania Stadium, Romania

Austria v USA, Vienna Stadium, Austria

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