Russia v Chile in Chile

France v Romania in France

Croatia v Germany in Germany

Australia v Belgium in Belgium

Czech Republic v USA in the Czech Republic

Switzerland v Spain in Switzerland

Sweden v Belarus in Belarus

Austria v Argentina in Austria

swizterland vs spain in Switzerland...... fantastic!!!! :-)

Yes, it will certainly be fantastic if Federer & Nadal both play. Federer has missed the ties in February the last 2 years, I think, so he's not a certainty to play but on a fast indoor court, he might be keen to have a chance to play Nadal.

I'd hope he'd play in this situation. If he were to win, does it count towards his head-to-head with Nadal i.e. I know exhibition matches don't count, but do Davis Cup matches?

Of course, this is all assuming that neither of them pick up any injuries.....

Yes, Davis Cup matches do count for head-to-head records. I'm sure Federer will relish playing Nadal on a fast court, he's not very likely to get a better chance than this one. Maybe he'll get the Swiss tennis federation to put in an indoor grass court :D

Well, they're not going to choose clay like they did against team GB, are they!!! :lol:

How about carpet? Fast, skiddy.. would certainly give Fed a great chance to beat Rafa.. if both of them play, of course.. ;)

And I would say that DC does count re: H2H..

A big part might be how things shape up at the AO, but it wouldn't surprise me at all if Roger didn't play this match.

:) I think they should play on an indoor hard court :)

Further post -script.. I'd say that there is a dinstinct possibility that either Fed or Rafa pull out of this match. I hope that they do play, but really there's no guarantee, and maybe they will both keep everyone waiting on this right up to close to the date of the match..

I do wonder if there'll be pressure on both of them from all sides? I mean, their fellow players will want them to play; their country will want, and expect them to play; tennis fans in general will be slightly gutted if one of them, or both of them, pull out of the matches; and i wonder whether the ATP and davies cup organisers will put a little pressure on them, 'cos it would bring A LOT of publicity to the Davies cup.

What does anyone else think?

Jo, it certainly would bring a lot of good publicity to the DC, without a doubt! I mean, apart from the final, which other matchups are being talked about anywhere near as much?

I really think that it will be down to the 2 players. Federer has already proven that he can turn up for Switzerland at will, and has a good degree of leverage as to how things are run on that front. Rafa.. well, he may well be more likely to be persuaded to play, but really both players will definitely have their individual careers as number one priority by a long shot, and anything which causes any potential problems for them on that front will be given a miss. And most certainly, this includes the DC, no matter how much pressure is put on them to play.

Yes, the no. 1 ranking is going to be their top priority. For Federer especially, he will be concentrating on breaking Connors' record by then. So what will they do if Nadal is closing in on the no. 1 ranking ? Will Federer decide to rest and play an ATP tournament to increase the gap ? Or will he take the chance to play Nadal on a fast court and try to gain a psychological advantage by beating him ? An what will Nadal do ?
As you said earlier, a lot will depend on how things go at the AO, I think.

It saddens me when the draw comes out and GB are never in it :( roflmao

Well, what Rafa has to say in the below link seems to confirm that an appearance by either of them is possible, but may well be unlikely..

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/5400494.stm

I noticed that story too petalp. I wonder whether they might wait for each other - you know, if Roger plays rafa will play and vice versa. I do wonder how much that H2H means to them, as opposed to what we think of it?

I'm sure they have some interest in the head to head, but probably not enough for it to be a driving factor in their scheduling. Grand slams and ranking points ae surely more important. I think how things go between now and the AO may influence their decisions. If Fed still has a huge lead in the rankings at the end of the AO, he might be agreeable to playing Davis Cup.

Hmm.. I think that the H2H is important to Fed, most certainly.. he has a really strong awareness of tennis stats, and has always commented on his reversing of H2H's against Henman, Agassi, Hewitt, Nalbandian, etc.

However, I feel that his focus is likely to be resting after the AO, and preparing for the few months ahead, I feel, even if he might be tempted by the prospect of playing Rafa on a fast court.. So would agree with Nick's thoughts here..