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From captain to practice players, Davis Cup title a team effort

By Bonnie D. Ford
Special to ESPN.com

Monday, December 3, 2007

PORTLAND, Ore. -- In typically arcane Davis Cup fashion, the line score for the 2007 championship final will read 4-1, with the United States and Russia splitting exhibition matches on the final day. But make no mistake -- this was a sweep, as one-sided a thrashing as it gets in international sport. The U.S. team dropped just one set against defending titlist Russia in the first three matches, making the last two moot. It's not like this happens all the time. Sweden was the last team to clinch ...

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