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So, when it comes to tennis, it’s sometimes difficult to anticipate what the upsets and victories are going to look like. Beyond Wimbledon, the French Open and the US Open, one of the big events that gets buzzing about tennis is The Davis Cup.

Therefore, when the first competition pairings for the Davis Cup are announced, people start speculating:

(source)Wimbledon, reigning four-time French Open and Olympic champion Rafael Nadal will open up Friday’s reverse singles against American Sam Querrey, as Spain and the defending champion United States meet in a best-of-five Davis Cup semifinal in Madrid.

The top-ranked Nadal and No. 39 Querrey will do battle, followed by a rubber between Spaniard David Ferrer and former world No. 1 American Andy Roddick on Day 1.

There’s some curiosity about whether or not Nadal will be able to make his way through the Davis Cup and to repeat his success from Wimbledon. There’s some curiosity too about whether or not the United States, which has more Davis Cup championships than any other nation, will be able to add another year onto their list of Davis Cup wins.

No matter whom you are cheering on, if you’re passionate about tennis, these are matches that you won’t want to miss.

For those who loved the men’s final at Wimbledon - while I’d place a mighty high bet that Roger Federer would not count himself among that number - there had been some lingering hope that Federer and Rafael Nadal would meet again in the US Open Tennis finals. It didn’t work out that way, of course - Andy Murray took the semi-final match from Nadal yesterday.

Today Federer will take on Murray - the men’s final was postponed after the wind and rain that went through with Tropical Storm Hanna over the weekend. While he is favored to come back for the Grand Slam win - he did lose his world first place ranking earlier this year and Murray did a great deal to fight against Nadal in their match. Tomorrow, you’ll be able to find an update about the final score.

On the other hand, when it came to the women’s final, the second place finisher at Wimbledon - Serena Williams who had lost to her sister Venus on the grass court - did win her match and the US Open title; she jumped for joy for an extended period before apologizing to her challenger for keeping her waiting.

So, will this year’s US Open come out to be both second place finishers from Wimbledon? Time will tell.

For those who were concerned that Roger Federer was pointed for a huge challenge in the Mens’ Tennis US Open championship match, the reality that Andy Murry took Nadal out of the running in the semi-finals may come as a bit of a relief; there are going to be tennis fans out there who are going to be of the opinion that this gives Federer a chance to prove that he is the best of the best. But does it really matter?

(source)One of the prevailing plots at this year’s U.S. Open is whether Roger Federer can finish the season on a high note after a year of few ups and mostly downs (by his standards, anyway). You hear the scuttlebutt and read between the lines — Is Federer finished? Will he beat Pete Sampras’ record? It’s all nonsense, this notion that a man with 12 Grand Slam titles in the prime of his career has something to prove.

For Roger Federer, it makes sense that he’s disappointed in his season - after all, he did relinquish the top ranking in the sport this year. To fans who follow tennis closely, the discussion seems to just be getting started - that is, the debate about whether or not he really needs to prove himself is gust getting started.