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Tarpischev didn't over-coach

By Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com

Monday, December 4, 2006

It's official -- they blew the final whistle on tennis for 2006 in Moscow on Sunday, and it couldn't have come much later. Russia and Argentina (the Boston Red Sox of Davis Cup: 52 years played, zero final-round wins) went down to the wire, with Marat Safin rescuing a dodgy year with a four-set win over Jose "Chucho" Acasuso in the fifth and deciding rubber. The outcome was a tribute to the unique, compelling nature of Davis Cup in a couple of ways. Playing with your nation's name on the scoreb ...

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