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| Berdych and Stepanek lead Czechs in Davis Cup final Posted: 06 Nov 2012 05:50 AM PST  Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic returns the ball during his quarter-final match against Gilles Simon of France at the Paris Masters tennis tournament, November 2, 2012. — Reuters pic Spain will be without Rafa Nadal, who led his country to a 5-0 rout over the Czech Republic in the 2009 final when the two sides last met but has long struggled with a knee injury. The Czech Republic are looking for their first Davis Cup title since Czechoslovakia lifted the trophy in 1980. They are also hoping to follow up the Czech women's Fed Cup final victory last weekend to make the country the first since 1990 to sweep both team tennis titles. Lukas Rosol and Ivo Minar will back up Berdych, 27, and Stepanek, 33. The team's two best players have teamed up for the doubles match in all of the Czech ties this year. Team captain Jaroslav Navratil stuck with the same squad that defeated Argentina in Buenos Aires in the semi-final. "There is not a reason to change the team, it was fantastic in Argentina," he was quoted as saying by CTK news agency. "We are again close (to the title) but also still far away." The November 16-18 final will be played on an indoor hardcourt, which Spain's coach said yesterday favoured the Czechs. Right-handed Berdych lost his first match at the ATP World Tour Finals on Monday against world number three Andy Murray. He has a perfect record this year in the Davis Cup competition. World number five David Ferrer will lead Spain's bid to claim their fourth Davis Cup title in five years. — Reuters |
| Nadzmi: Chong Wei a role model for young shuttlers Posted: 06 Nov 2012 02:03 AM PST KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 — Datuk Lee Chong Wei's excellence and success in the field of badminton has propelled him to become a role model for young players, especially the cash incentives he received, said Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) President Datuk Seri Nadzmi Mohd Salleh.
"To them it is clear that if they trained hard and be disciplined, they can achieve what Chong Wei has achieved," he told reporters when met at launching of Badminton Asia Confederation's (BAC) new website and office here today. Nadzmi said this when commenting on the recent performances of young shuttlers, especially Liew Daren who clinched the French Open men's singles title last month after beating Viktor Axelsen from Denmark. The BAM can train players to become world class players but conquer the world or produce consistent performances like Chong Wei, players need to be focused and determined. "Liew Daren's recent success will remain a historic moment for him and I hope more young players will rise to the occasion," he said. Meanwhile, Nadzmi said he was still considering whether to contest for the post of the Badminton World Federation (BWF). "I am still thinking. If I want to contest for the post I need to get support from most of the members. For now I will not state my position yet," he said. Recent reports emerged that Nadzmi had not ruled out the possibility of contesting the post of BWF President, currently held by Kang Young-joong of South Korea, next year. — Bernama |
"From what I have seen, the message is clear among young players who have seen Chong Wei's (picture) successful path.| You are subscribed to email updates from The Malaysian Insider :: Sports To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
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