TOKYO -- Frank Dancevic wanted to give it his all in Canadas do-or-die singles match against Japans Kei Nishikori at the Davis Cup on Sunday.
China Jerseys Cheap Authentic . But unfortunately for the Niagara Falls, Ont., native, a pulled muscle wouldnt allow him to go past the second set. Japan
sealed its victory over Canada in the first-round Davis Cup tie after Nishikori
downed an ailing Dancevic 6-2, 1-0. Later Sunday, Peter Polansky of Thornhill,
Ont., lost to Go Soeda in the fifth match 6-1, 6-4 to increase Japans margin to
4-1. "Kei came out playing really well today and once I pulled a stomach muscle
early in the second set there was no way I could stay with him when I could only
serve at 20 per cent..." Dancevic said. "Under other circumstances I probably
wouldnt have even stepped on the court with the way I was feeling, but this is
Davis Cup and I wanted to give it all I had and push to the limit because this
situation means a lot to me." Dancevic, ranked 119th in mens singles, held his
serve during the first game, but World No. 18 Nishikori went on to break twice
and win the next five games to eventually take the set. After being broken to
start the second set, Dancevic took a medical timeout and was forced to retire,
handing the match and the tie to Japan. Canada will play a World Group playoff
in September in hopes of keeping its spot in the upper echelon of the
competition. Japan, meanwhile, will face the winner of a tie between the Czech
Republic and the Netherlands in the Davis Cup quarter-finals. The Canadian squad
was missing its top two singles players at the tournament as both No. 11 Milos
Raonic of Thornhill, Ont., and No. 25 Vasek Pospisil of Vancouver were unable to
recover from injuries in time to play. Polansky, who lost Canadas first singles
match to Nishikori on Friday, replaced Raonic. Dancevic stepped in for Pospisil
in the doubles match with Daniel Nestor on Saturday. The Canadian duo, who hadnt
played together in three years, lost to Nishikori and Yasutaka Uchiyama 6-3, 7-6
(3), 4-6, 6-4. "We just battled with so many things this week and nothing really
went our way when it came to injuries," said Canadian team captain Martin
Laurendeau. "Its obviously disappointing but you cant blame these guys. They
gave their all. "... Frank and Peter stepped in and left everything on the court
every time they went out there. With what we accomplished last year (reaching
the semifinal) we didnt want to take a step back like this but hopefully
everyone gets healthy and has a strong season and we can fight hard to keep our
spot in September."
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night.BEAVER CREEK, Colo. - This is how Hannes Reichelt prefers his courses:
daunting, with a dash of demanding and a bit of danger.Thats why the Austrian
feels so at home on the Birds of Prey hill.Reichelt mastered a tricky World Cup
super-G course Saturday, holding off Kjetil Jansrud to snap the Norwegians
three-race win streak.Hardly ever hitting the brakes, Reichelt sped down the
harrowing track in 1 minute, 12.78 seconds. Jansrud was second, 0.52 seconds
behind, and technical specialist Alexis Pinturault of France finished third.We
have a nice relationship, that slope and me, Reichelt said.Reichelt is quickly
getting up to speed after surgery to fix a herniated disk in his back last
January knocked him out of the Sochi Olympics. He is pain-free again.Skiing fast
again, too. Especially on this course. Dustin Cook of Whistler, B.C., was 12th
(1:13.93), Calgarys Jan Hudec finished 14th (1:13.99) and Morgan Pridy of
Whistler, was 16th (1:14.03).Hudec is ninth in the World Cup super G standings
with 47 points.The 34-year-old Reichelt earned his first World Cup win at Beaver
Creek in 2005 and has been on the podium six times at this venue.There are so
many bumps and so many times when you dont see the next gate, he said. So its
really tough and you always have to ski great, and with (using) your brain. You
have to know when to risk in the right part.He already is looking forward to the
world championships on this course in February. He certainly will be one of the
favourites in the super-G.This was a great step on the way to the championships,
Reichelt said.For as splendid of run as Reichelt turned in, he still had to hold
his breath when Jansrud took the course.I was really scared, because hes really
at another level, Reichelt said.Jansruds definitely the skier to beat whenever
he steps into the start gate for a speed event. He won two races last weekend in
Lake Louise, Alberta, and a downhill Friday at Beaver Creek in which he skied a
near-perfect run.This time, though, Jansrud made a big miscalculation. He
struggled with a gate near tthe bottom of the course and got bounced around.
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runner-up spot.The day I get disappointed for second place is the day you turn
into an arrogant guy, said Jansrud, who vowed to hold off cutting his long hair
given his recent success. So thats not going to happen. I was disappointing
coming into the finish, more for the mistake. I knew I (messed) up a little
bit.Thats how ski racing is. Some days you win, some you dont. Second place with
such a mistake is pretty good.Andrew Weibrecht was the top American; the skier
nicknamed War Horse wound up 10th. He said he gained confidence after a solid
30th-place finish the day before in the downhill.The downhill was huge for me,
excited about that just to be in the points, said Weibrecht, who won silver in
the super-G at the Sochi Olympics, finishing behind Jansrud. I looked it up
yesterday, and it was 1,777 days since I (last) scored a downhill point.Ted
Ligety was 11th — bad wrist and all. The two-time Olympic gold medallist had
four metal screws inserted into his wrist as a result of a skiing mishap in a
training session on Nov 22. But he hasnt given the injury a second thought.The
wrist is not an issue, Ligety said.The course layout? Now thats a different
story.The start was really daunting and intimidating. But you cant let that get
to you, Ligety said. Skied way, way too conservative up top. It looks hairy and
gnarly and its actually pretty easy if youre a good technical skier.Which, of
course, Ligety is. Same with Pinturault, who really hasnt worked on his speed
that much but still found a fast line.Although, he did appear to smack his
shoulder on a gate. Didnt slow him down, though.Thats skiing, sometimes you dont
control everything, he said. I tried to stay focused.The Birds of Prey
competition concludes Sunday with a giant slalom, which is Ligetys specialty.Its
always fun to ski a GS here, Ligety said. Its an awesome hill.
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