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Nadal to open Davis Cup final against good friend Monaco
Dec 1, 2011, 12:31 GMT
Seville, Spain - Rafael Nadal will face good friend Juan Monaco in the opening rubber of the Davis Cup final after the draw made on Thursday for the Spain v Argentina tie.
Spain's Nadal will find out on Friday just how well he has recovered mentally after losing two of his three group matches at last week's ATP season wrap-up in London, a performance which sent the world number two onto the clay of Seville for intense practise.
Spaniard David Ferrer will play the second singles rubber on Friday against Argentine Juan Del Potro.
Saturday's doubles will pit Spaniards Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco against the Argentine squad of David Nalbandian and Eduardo Schwank.
In Sunday's reverse singles, Nadal faces Del Potro in a battle of Grand Slam winners while Ferrer is to play Monaco.
Spain are bidding for a third title in four years while Argentina have lost three finals.
The tie with will be a re-run of the 2008 final in which Spain travelled to South America, without Nadal, and returned with the trophy.
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