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U.S. hoping to reverse recent history in Sweden

By Bonnie D. Ford
Special to ESPN.com

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

It's a familiar script. The United States Davis Cup team is favored to beat Sweden on fast indoor carpet in this weekend's best-of-five semifinals on the road. The visitors boast two top 10 players and the world's best doubles team. The injury-riddled home team is minus its top singles player and may have to tap a guy who hasn't played since January, not to mention throwing a 35-year-old veteran into both singles and doubles. The result would seem like a foregone conclusion, except that any ...

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