Basketball Betting
 

Basketball Betting


NFL Football
NCAA Football
NCAA Basketball
MLB Baseball
NHL Hockey
Soccer
Auto
Horse Racing
Golf
Tennis
 

NBA Basketball Betting

Nalbandian sends Argentina past Russia in Davis Cup quarters

Tennis Betting Lines

07/11/2010 - Moscow, Russia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - David Nalbandian gave Argentina a Davis Cup quarterfinal victory over Russia with a straight-set triumph over Mikhail Youzhny in Sunday's fifth and decisive singles rubber.

After Nikolay Davydenko kept Russia's hopes alive with a four-set win over Eduardo Schwank in Sunday's first reverse singles match, Nalbandian notched a 7-6 (7-5), 6-4, 6-3 triumph in the second to put Argentina into the semifinals with a 3-2 victory in the best-of-five tie.

Argentina will next face France in September. The French clinched their quarterfinal matchup against two-time defending Davis Cup champion Spain on Saturday and closed out a 5-0 thumping on Sunday.

After the doubles team of Schwank and Horacio Zeballos gave Argentina a 2-1 lead Saturday, Schwank was given the opportunity to win the clinching point in Sunday's first match against Davydenko.

The Russian veteran, though, was up to the task and pulled out a 4-6, 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 triumph to set up a winner-take-all match between Nalbandian and Youzhny in the fifth rubber.

Youzhny and Nalbandian were both winners for their respective nations in Friday's opening singles matches. Nalbandian beat Davydenko in the first match on Friday before Youzhny tied it for the Russians in the second with a triumph over Leonardo Mayer.

On Sunday, Nalbandian kept up his strong play. After winning the first set in a tiebreaker, he gained the first break of serve in the match for a 5-4 lead in the second set and held serve to open a 2-0 edge. Youzhny never dented Nalbandian's serve in the third set and had his own broken twice, giving Argentina a surprising win.

The Russians hadn't lost a home Davis Cup tie since 1996. Included in that streak was a victory over Argentina in the 2006 final.

Argentina, which has been a Davis Cup runner-up three times without winning the title, evened the all-time series against Russia to 3-3. The Argentines also won the last matchup, at home in the 2008 semifinals, then went on to lose to Spain in the final.

<< Creamer still three in front after third round
Oakmont, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Paula Creamer rolled in a four-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole Sunday to move three shots clear after the third round of the U.S. Women's Open. Creamer finished the third round Sunday morning and posted an im

<< Rays aim for series win over lowly Indians
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A four-game set and the first half of the season both come to a close today at Tropicana Field, where the Tampa Bay Rays host the Cleveland Indians. Tampa Bay enters its final test before the All-Star break two games behin

<< Phillies seeking sweep of hard-fought set with Reds
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A terrific first half of the season is having an unwanted ending for the Cincinnati Reds, who'll be out to avoid a four-game sweep at the hands of the Philadelphia Phillies when the two postseason hopefuls square off again th

<< Rookie Bumgarner tries to pitch Giants past Nationals
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Francisco Giants got their first-ever look at Washington Nationals rookie sensation Stephen Strasburg in Friday's opener of this three-game series between the teams. Now they'll unveil their own top pitching prospect

<< Mets send out Santana in hopes of averting sweep by Braves
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Having Johan Santana on top of his game would go a long way towards the New York Mets achieving their goal of overtaking the Atlanta Braves for first place in the National League East. Coming off his best performance of the s

Cardinals try to end first half with needed win over Astros >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The skidding St. Louis Cardinals can climb within a game of first place to end the season's unofficial first half today, when they visit Minute Maid Park for the finale of a three-game series with the Houston Astros. The

Brewers ready brooms for skidding Bucs >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Veteran lefty Randy Wolf pitches for the sweep when the Milwaukee Brewers host the Pittsburgh Pirates today in the finale of their three-game series at Miller Park. Milwaukee has taken one-run verdicts in each of the first

Red-hot Rockies attempt to draw even with sliding Padres >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Colorado Rockies appear to be putting together one of those long winning stretches they've become known for during the past few seasons, much to the chagrin of the rest of the National League West. The resurgent Rockie

France completes whitewash of Spain >>
Clermont-Ferrand, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Gilles Simon and Julien Benneteau each won reverse singles matches for France on Sunday to complete a 5-0 rout of Spain in the Davis Cup quarterfinals. The Spaniards were the two-time defendin

Angels, A's hope to close out first half on high note >>
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Oakland Athletics and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim close out a three-game weekend set from the Coliseum this afternoon. These teams have split the first two meetings of this series, with the Athletics rebounding from

Barry Bonds Watch: Giants Slugger Says He'll Be Back

With only 21 home runs standing between him and Hank Aaron, Barry Bonds is indeed planning on coming back for more in 2007. At least, that's what his agent told the Los Angeles Times.

"Barry's going to play in 2007," Jeff Borris of Beverly Hills Sports Council told the Times on Tuesday. "I've had many discussions with Barry and he's going to play. My intentions are to see to it he's in a big-league uniform next season. Those are my marching orders."

Contract negotiations could get started as early as next week. Let's see which team has the deeper pockets. Will MLB baseball betting lines despite allegations of steroid use? Bet On It at www.MySportsbook.com .

Get all your baseball betting lines, MLB lines and MLB team props at the My Sportbook.

To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your baseball sportsbook needs.