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Fish confident
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Published 21/10/2004 at 09:55 GMT+1
The United States head to Seville at the end of November aiming to win the Davis Cup for a 32nd time against a talented Spanish side, which reached last year's final. Mardy Fish, the Athens Olympic silver medallist is optimistic of a first title for the U
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Fish, who was a semi-final team member in the U.S. defeat of Belarus, will celebrate his 23rd birthday, just five days after "Dwight's pot" has been awarded.
While the United States team members, Andy Roddick, Mardy Fish and the Bryan brothers, Bob and Mike, favour faster courts, they are already preparing for the Seville clay at a lower altitude than the Spanish capital, Madrid.
"We prefer faster courts than...the slowest (possible) red clay that I'm sure (Spain) will put it (the final) on," Fish said at the Madrid Masters, where he lost to Romanian Andrei Pavel in the second round.
"They play extremely well at home. I think it is definitely one of the toughest match-ups that we can encounter."
However, with such a solid all-round team, the Americans will be heading to Spain convinced they can win.
"Andy and the Bryan brothers haven't even lost a set yet (in a Davis Cup match) this year. We're extremely confident in that aspect," said the Olympic silver medallist.
"We don't have to beat them in an entire tournament. We don't even have to win five times...all you need is three points," he added.
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