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Tennis Bytes: World Tour Finals roster finalised, Bhupathi and Paes qualify for event

Never discount home advantage. Never discount serve and volley either especially on a super fast hard court.

That is the lesson Novak Djokovic will take away after his shock defeat against Frenchman Michael Llodra in the third round of the Paris Masters tourney.

This is Llodra’s second major upset in recent times. He knocked out Tomas Berdych at the 2010 US Open. This also gives the French a psychological advantage going into the Davis Cup final to be played at Belgrade from December 3 – 5, 2010.

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World Group For Davis Cup 2011 – Part 2

This is the second and final instalment detailing the World Group at the Davis Cup.

Eight unseeded teams are pitted against the top eight teams.

The teams at the lower end of the spectrum, for the 2011 edition , in alphabetical order, are :

Austria, Belgium, Chile, Germany, India, Kazakhstan, Romania and Sweden.

What do these teams have to offer?

Can they cause any major upsets?

A peek at the teams and their crusaders!

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