Oakland2002 wrote:

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It's Kyles time, realistically to win the tie Andy needs to win all three games he plays.

Evo is in great form but I still think Kyle would beat him. Wardy has done a great job to get us to the semi but was a spectator against the French and his form is such that if picked he is unlikely to contribute.

Kyle has spent the last couple of years preparing for this, time to cut the cord and let him have a crack with fantastic support, he will feel pressure but as a realist I don't see there is any, a win will only lighten Andys load I don't think it will impact the outcome. But there again I thought Anderson was Andys rabbit.

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We certainly want Andy winning his two singles matches. With two in form US Open doubles semi finalists, as discussed keeping Andy fresh for his second singles has to be an option and a consideration.

Re Kyle, however much he has been preparing for this day, the only guy whose time this will be for the second singles slot is the guy that Leon judges most likely to win. And I am sure that that will be how he is looking at it, a real chance of a win rather than just a bonus.

If Leon judges that player to be Kyle, as there is I imagine a very good chance that he will, fair enough.

-- Edited by indiana on Thursday 10th of September 2015 05:50:15 PM

But there are all kinds of strange things. I still think that James Ward may have done his greatest service to the GB team this year not just in beating Isner, but in frightening the French enough that they decided to bring three singles players (arguably four) instead of putting Mahut and Herbert in as a doubles team. They clearly felt that they needed someone who could come in fresh for the 5th and be certain to win ... and if they hadn't been afraid of what Ward might do, I don't think they would have done that. Imagine a different scenario where they assume they'll lose the two Murray matches, win the two matches against the second singles player, and can throw everything into the doubles, so call in the specialist team. Messrs Murray and Murray might have beaten Mahut and Herbert ... but they might well not. And life might have been quite different.

In a Davis Cup SF I am far more interested in the here and now than the future.

And the potential Aussie singles players are not exactly so frightening that I discount a win for our second singles player.

As it happens, I still reckon that Kyle is in pole position, but I do think that they genuinely haven't decided yet.

I think Evo on form is still better than any of the rest. Not convinced With Edmund yet that he's Grand Slam quality yet whereas Evo can compete with top 50 players when he's on it.

At least Mr Smith has choices. Pity Kenneth Carlsen, Denmark's captain. Spain - which had plummeted to the 1st Division playoffs because of all the various issues in its ranks - is sending a team of Nadal, Ferrer, Bautista-Agut and Verdasco to Denmark ... which has three ranked players and one with no ranking to go up against them. One of those ranked players, by the way, is Mr Hess-Olesen, Mr Glasspool's erstwhile partner.

There's a pic on Twitter circulating of either Dom or Kyle on the floor receiving treatment for a fall....

sport.stv.tv/tennis/1328738-dominic-inglot-suffers-injury-ahead-of-britains-davis-cup-semi-final/