The doubles pair that represented Argentine in the semi final against Russia was Guillermo Canas and Agustin Calleri, but the team coach has not decided if they will represent the country in the final. He might gamble on Argentine winning the two Saturday singles matches, and play Nalbandian in the doubles on Saturday night, and forgo the Sunday match which could be between Rafael Nadal and Nalbandian.

Fernando is currently playing in St. Petersburg where he lost to Andy Murray last year, and once again they are on a track to meet in the final again next week. Fernando is coached by Juan Luis Tati Rascon, and he has his name on two ATP titles. He posed in the nude for Cosmopolitan Magazine a year ago to raise awareness for men’s cancer. He might have achieved some success in this endeavour, but his most notable achievement was in raising the awareness of Ana Ivanovic no less. She has become quite the linguist, adding Spanish to her list of languages, and as she admits, “the personal lessons have helped her a great deal.”

Verdasco may not be the greatest tennis player to have ever played the game, but he certainly has great taste in women. He was the boyfriend of Argentine tennis player Gisela Dulko, I wonder if she will be rooting against him in the Davis Cup, and before hooking up with Ana he dated Spanish model and actress Dafne Fernandez. If he and Ana are still an item by the time the Australian Open rolls around in January, I’m sure they will make the front pages of the newspapers for something other than their tennis prowess.