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| Courier Named USA DC Captain | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Oct 27 2010, 05:05 PM (80 Views) | |
| Ebonymuse | Oct 27 2010, 05:05 PM Post #1 |
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Courier Hired to Lead US Davis Cup Team Former world number one Jim Courier has been named the new captain of the United States Davis Cup team. Courier succeeded Patrick McEnroe who resigned last month after 10 years at the helm. "It's something that I certainly aspired to," Courier said in an interview on USTA's website. "I definitely thought that being the captain would be something that I'd enjoy, and now I get to see if I will," said the 40-year-old who retired as a player in 2000. Courier held the number one world ranking for 58 weeks in 1992 and 1993 and won four Grand Slam tournaments, the 1991 and 1992 French Opens and the 1992 and 1993 Australian Opens. Courier helped his country win the Davis Cup in 1992 and 1995 and had a 16-10 singles record in the competition. His first assignment as captain will be to lead the US against hosts Chile in a first-round match in March. "We're certainly going to have a test down there, there's no doubt about that, playing in South America, likely to be on clay," Courier said. The US won the 2007 Davis Cup under McEnroe's guidance. "There's been a great camaraderie amongst the guys playing for Patrick over the past decade, and if we can keep that same spirit, I think we'll have a great chance to win," Courier said. "There's a lot of diversity on the squad," he noted. "You've got the veteran players, with Andy Roddick, Mardy Fish, the Bryans, and hopefully James Blake can get back in the conversation." YAHOO! Sports http://sports.yahoo.com/tennis/news?slug=ap-daviscup-courier |
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| wolfengrrl | Oct 31 2010, 11:03 PM Post #2 |
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excellent choice, if I say so myself. |
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| tcaxel | Nov 1 2010, 01:46 PM Post #3 |
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Yes, and the SF Giants are 3-1 ahead in the World Series. The connection to Courier before Casey starts complaining it that like the Giants, Courier was an overachiever who strove against great odds to be at the top of the game. His career was Giant-esque, circa 2010. Theo who always keeps thread on theme.. |
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| wolfengrrl | Nov 1 2010, 09:05 PM Post #4 |
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Gee, you forgot - Courier wore a baseball shirt, had an unorthodox "baseball like" swing, and probably would have played baseball if he hadn't played tennis. |
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