Tennis’s première team trophy is up for grabs in the covered Palau Sant Jordi, with frequent past winners Australia facing the so-called ‘Spanish Armada’ in the best-of-five-matches final. Given that Spain does have a veritable small army of world-ranked players, the Spanish selectors’ task will be key. On the other hand, Patrick Rafter and his Aussie teammates will also be battling a Barcelona crowd likely to be delirious with the possibility of winning Spain’s first-ever Davis Cup title.
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