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Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco joined forces, engage the best and won the third and final point with which Spain took his fourth Davis Cup title today by beating the Czechs Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek 7-6 (7 ), 7-5, 6-2 in two hours and 46 minutes, at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona.

In an atmosphere of total euphoria, Prince Felipe de Bourbon in the rostrum, rounded off his Spanish team has the history of this competition to his fourth crown in ten years. The first win came at this same stage in 2000 to Australia, 3-1, in which heat was present King Juan Carlos.

The second, in the Cartuja in Seville, the U.S. imposed on 3-2, with the presence of the Prince of Asturias, and third last year, beating at home to Argentina in the Malvinas Stadium in Mar del Plata, 3-1. Prince Philip was a memory of this end, the wristband Feliciano Lopez, launched by the Toledo into his hands, after Verdasco finish off the last point, with a blow that Stepanek could not reach the network.

"Feli" and "Fer" played the best match of his twelve interventions in Davis Cup since Emilio Sanchez, then a captain, I met the team to visit Belarus in Minsk in 2006 in the first round against Max Mirnyi and Vladimir Voltchkov, and sealed the victory. In Minsk fell without much opposition, but little by little have known dock and take responsibility for the item twice, always vital, as was demonstrated last year against the Argentines and as reflected in the Davis Cup history, which says that since 1972 the winning team end it is always done with this crucial point, except for three occasions.

In total the two lefties now total six wins. They have been exchanging feelings and shrinking spaces, well-defined scheme. The two draw well, better Feliciano, now not even once gave his service, while Verdasco throws full weight of the ball from the bottom, so that "Feli" impose his best volley into the net. Not the Spanish had it easy in today's meeting. Berdych and Stepanek had never lost in his five Davis Cup matches, and this year in its three interventions had dropped a set against Frenchmen Michael Llodra and Richard Gasquet in the first round. Berdych also never been defeated in the Davis Cup with another partner.

But everything changes in a Davis Cup final, including statistics, and although the Czechs had also won the Spanish at the only confrontation between the two in ATP tournament in Cincinnati last year, lefties Albert Costa showed a tennis great level of undo this mess. Jaroslav Navratil, Czech captain, it is played in this match, and placed in double Stepanek, knowing Kavrina than had been exhausted at last night's encounter against David Ferrer in four hours and 28 minutes and five sets.

Stepanek is the leader and take responsibility and surely it was he who asked to play, despite having won fewer forces would arrive today for the first game Sunday against Rafael Nadal. But that was the trick of the Czech team, join today and push one's luck on Sunday, leaving on the bench Lukas Dlouhy, sixth-best doubles player in the world, winner of this year Roland Garros and U.S. Open with India's Leander Paes, with whom he secured a berth for the Masters Cup doubles.

It was not easy as the Spanish team, which in the first set he met the rest of the magic that he had yet to Stepanek in his wrist. The first set was decided in the tiebreaker, in which Lopez and Verdasco had to solve a set point against with Berdych's serve for Verdasco apuntillar with that of the fourth time after a hour and 12 minutes.

In the second, equality refused to break with the Spanish to maintain its high level, especially Feliciano in the network, while Berdych doubted and, indeed, committed two double faults in succession in one of their services. For there he entered the game in Spain, which went bankrupt in the eleventh to Tomas apuntillar Feliciano then this act with a direct throw lightning.

The euphoria was already unleashed in the Palau. She looked around the fourth crown and felt the ravages over Stepanek on Friday. He yielded his serve to start, then rolled on the floor and then handed it back to the 4-1. In an electric atmosphere, with flags flying, waving handkerchiefs and the public on Feliciano took to win. He could not finish off with an ace as he wanted, but right from Verdasco, the same who took the final point against Argentina's Jose Acasuso in last year led to the failure of Stepanek and point to the story.

"My motivation is that," said Nadal, again in a final of this competition after having had to lose last year

The Spanish team number one, Rafael Nadal, faces charges of motivation the Davis Cup final against the Czech Republic, encouraged by the possibility of harvesting a new success in his career and to polish the end of the year 2009 after his participation Masters Cup in London. The Spaniard, who open confrontation with the game against Central-box number two, Tomas Berdych, said "the thing" that matters is winning the Davis Cup. "

"My motivation is that," said Nadal, again in a final of this competition had to after losing last year in Mar del Plata, Argentina face. "They needed me last year. I was a spectator," recalled Nadal, who relies on well being. "We'll see after tomorrow," said Rafael Nadal, who is reunited with Berdych, with a few years ago, at the Masters Series Madrid, had a scuffle that "it is forgotten."

"With Berdych have an excellent relationship. That was a scuffle but that was years ago. We were wrong and rectify both. For nothing is a bad guy. It is a quiet person with whom I train often and with which, even went to play doubles in Bangkok, but then I could not because he was injured ", partly due to the number one Spanish. Rafael Nadal reconnects with clay. A surface which does not competed since May 31 when he was knocked out of Roland Garros for the Swede Robin Soderling.

"It is clear that the change of surface need time to adapt. Within the time it has been for this, I am sufficiently well-adjusted. Although the final adjustment is accomplished by playing matches. I have to start right from the start. It costs a little more but I hope that is enough. I have trained well and we did a good job. I'm happy with the work week I've done, "said Nadal.

The public input in a Davis Cup duel "is fundamental." "The public has a major role. It is a plus. The only two benefits that you have at home in the Davis Cup are the choice of the surface and the public, which is what we must help. We know that sometimes help to win. But when hard times come you can help achieve victory. Hopefully it is noticed, "he said Nadal.

Clearly it is better not to lose three straight games to lose, but here you see me train and I'm doing it with maximum attitude, "he said after training at the Palau Sant Jordi

The number one Spanish Davis Cup team, Rafa Nadal, refused to meet emotionally touched as secured his uncle and coach, Toni Nadal, after eliminating the Masters Cup in London, and yes "with the best attitude" to help his companions to hold the bowl of silver to the Czech Republic.

"In London the track did not help, but be realistic: I did not play my best. My uncle will have his opinion. Clearly it is better not lose three straight games to lose, but here you see me train and I'm doing with maximum attitude, normal mood, happy to play the final and with the intention of winning, "he said after training at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona.

Nadal, who has said that the back discomfort that London suffered in the tournament are now forgotten, has insisted he has no time now to get depressed, because all it cares about is adapted to land again and reclaim the title of Davis this weekend. "The mood I can be bad on Monday (if Spain lost the final), not now," he said.

The Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal mortgaged his presence-Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, after losing in straight sets (6-1, 7-6 (4)) to Russia's Nikolay Davydenko in the second match of group B and showed that no going through a good moment to collect his second loss in as many games.

Nadal is not fine and again prove to Davydenko, much more aggressive and aware of the difficulties of the Spaniard. The Russian took the weakness of his rival to achieve first win in this tournament and the lack of trust Nadal living a difficult time.

The world number two could not even force a third set after a tie-break heart in the second. The Spaniard lost in the first race by a convincing 6-1 and did not have a single ball break to put his opponent in check. Davydenko, very comfortable on the track blue London, went over smoothly.

The player born in the former USSR Nadal ripped on his serve and broke serve until twice, both with little hindrance. The final score 6-1 appeared to sentence the Spanish, who already can not abuse its claw, one that had led him to the highest levels of the circuit. But in the second, Nadal has signed a major improvement to bring the shock to sudden death. Despite starting 3-0 on the scoreboard, Nadal was able to put the two breaks and shook the pulse of the Russian, who erred in This second set had everything wrong in the first.

However, the forces were failing to dues in the delicate moments in the tie-break, with controversy included by Hawkeye-Nadal claimed with certainty that a ball had to be repeated again, "Davydenko picked up a 3 -- 1 and certified its first win in London quoted a master stroke.

Now, Nadal-Djokovic will beat Soderling lost to today, and expect for the Swedish, which is measured Davydenko. If so, the Spanish could slip into semi-finals, which is a situation couple who lives his compatriot Fernando Verdasco in Group A.