Davis Cup Crisis Center, Day 3

Hi all. It's the last day of the Davis Cup final, with Spain leading Argentina 2-1, after Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco collected the doubles point yesterday over David Nalbandian and Agustin Calleri. It's good to see that the tie has attracted so much attention here - after the extensive discussions that took place overnight, the Day 2 Crisis Center has garnered over 1500 comments.

Today's two matches are both must-wins for Argentina if the country is to win the Davis Cup for the first time. Initially Jose Acasuso (substituting for Juan Martin Del Potro, who is injured) will play Spain's Fernando Verdasco. Second, David Nalbandian is scheduled to play Feliciano Lopez. This means that Nalbandian, the team's most stalwart singles player, can do nothing about the outcome of the tie unless his countryman Acasuso can first win his match.

Given the high volume of comments expected here, we ask that posters keep the Crisis Center discussions focused on tennis until the matches are over for the day. Afterwards, some off-topic drift is acceptable.

As always, enjoy today's tennis.

-- Rosangel Valenti