Re: Scottsdale籤表(double)
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Scud, Hewitt team up
March 4 2003
By Linda Pearce
As Australia prepares to play Sweden on an indoor hardcourt in next month's
quarter-final in Malmo, a potential new Davis Cup doubles combination is on
debut in Arizona. Not only does the Scottsdale pairing of Lleyton Hewitt and
Mark Philippoussis expand the selection options of captain John Fitzgerald,
it completes Philippoussis's symbolic return to local tennis favour.
Not since being dumped by regular partner Pat Rafter in January 1999 has
Philippoussis teamed with a fellow Australian, and this public embrace with
Hewitt follows last month's harmonious and successful return to Davis Cup
competition in the tie against Britain in Sydney.
This doubles pairing may continue at next week's Masters Series event in
Indian Wells, and intermittently thereafter.
In the past four years, Philippoussis has combined with 12 different partners,
from Goran Ivanisevic to Justin Gimelstob, but not a single Australian.
During that time, the Victorian has struggled with recurring knee injuries
as well as the unsympathetic judgements of his peers, who have questioned
his commitment to national duty.
The thaw now appears complete, with Hewitt having approached Philippoussis's
coach Peter McNamara last October to ask if there was anything he could do
to help his countryman recover from yet another knee trauma.
McNamara suggested an occasional doubles relationship.
"They'd complement each other: one guy never misses a ball, and the other
guy hits it so hard you can never get it back, so what more do you want?"
McNamara said.
Although Hewitt has joined with Todd Woodbridge for the past two Davis Cup
doubles rubbers, Philippoussis and Wayne Arthurs have not been eliminated
from contention.
Swedish captain Mats Wilander has nominated Plexipave, which is a similar
hardcourt to the Decoturf II used at the United States Open, for the April
4-6 quarter-final, and Fitzgerald will stick with his usual practice of
finalising his doubles pair after the first two singles rubbers.
Despite having lost the doubles point to Brazilians Gustavo Kuerten and
Andre Sa in the first-round tie, Jonas Bjorkman and Magnus Larsson are
again the likely Swedish combination at the 3800-seat Baltiska Hallen in
Malmo, with Bjorkman also the frontrunner for one singles berth.
Australia leads 6-2 overall, but last won in Sweden in 1981. Since then,
the Swedes have compiled two 5-0 home routs, on carpet in 1992 and clay
in 1985.
By choosing Plexipave, despite Hewitt and Philippoussis having both reached
a US Open final, the Swedes appear to be playing to their own strengths and
recognising the all-court versatility of their opponents, whose past three
home ties have been staged on grass, hardcourt and clay.
Meanwhile, in Scottsdale, wildcards Philippoussis and Hewitt were drawn to
meet Argentinians David Nalbandian and Sebastian Prieto in the first round
this morning.
Hewitt had not been due to return to tournament play until next week in
Indian Wells, but sought a late singles wildcard to try to ward off Andre
Agassi's challenge - he is now within 30 points - for the No.1 ranking the
Australian has held for 68 consecutive weeks.
Hewitt plays Fernando Vicente in the first round, while Philippoussis,
another discretionary entry by virtue of his injury-ravaged ranking,
will meet seventh seed Juan Ignacio Chela.
Scott Draper qualified as a lucky loser, and plays Bjorkman.
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