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Andy Roddick of the USA plays a backhand as his partner James Blake of the USA watches on during their first round doubles match against Travis Parrott of the USA and Jaroslav Levinsky of the Czech Republic during day one of the Brisbane International 2010 at the Queensland Tennis Centre on January 3, 2010 in Brisbane, Australia.
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Breaking news from tennis.com:
For the first time in nearly a decade, the U.S. Davis Cup team will be without stalwarts Andy Roddick and James Blake when it travels to face powerful Serbia in a first-round tie in Belgrade in March. “It certainly appears to be the end of era,” U.S. Davis Cup captain Patrick McEnroe told TENNIS Thursday. “But the door will always remain open to both of those guys in the event they decide they want to play again.”
Roddick and Blake have both decided to leave Davis Cup off their 2010 schedules. McEnroe has yet to name the squad he plans to take to Serbia for the tie against a powerful Serbian team led by world No. 3 Novak Djokovic. The U.S. singles players most likely to be selected are Sam Querrey and John Isner, although that could change in the next few weeks, depending on the performance of the U.S. players in Australia. Mardy Fish is also high on McEnroe's list of Davis Cup candidates. Serbia will be heavily favored given that it will be contested on slow red clay.
It was only a matter of time, even for Mr. Davis Cup himself. Here's hoping both have a successful 2010.
Now let's see who's ready to step up. Isner has presented as a big-match player who loves the big stage. Won't help him in Serbia, but still. And is Querrey ready to lead?
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