Silva: Each NFL team enters the offseason with a series of pressing needs. Sometimes a team can address them all, sometimes they ignore them all. But if a team's smart, they'll listen to us. These are the most crucial aspects for NFC teams.
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The United States completed a 5-0 rout of Switzerland in the Davis Cup on Sunday, with 19-year-old Ryan Harrison and John Isner winning closing singles matches.
Euro Roundup: First-place Manchester City won 1-0 at Aston Villa on Sunday on Joleon Lescott's goal in the 63rd minute, maintaining its two-point lead over Manchester United in the Premier League.
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AFP - Getty Images“Rafa will be an opponent, a rival,” Moya said. “On the court, you don’t have any friends.”
He’s the oldest player left; the 35-year-old Bjorkman was the oldest at the start of the tournament.
Bjorkman took a 5-2 lead Monday, but was broken when serving for the first set. Then he blew a 5-3 edge in the tiebreaker when Moya took the last four points, ending the set with a net-cord winner.
Bjorkman was broken to end the second set, then got his right shoulder massaged by a trainer.
“You know, I’m 35,” Bjorkman said. “My shoulder just got more tired than it normally does.”
At 20, Djokovic is the youngest man remaining. And while he made the 2006 quarterfinals at the French, too, he’s more confident this time.
“Last year, I honestly didn’t expect to be in the quarterfinals,” he said. “I was pretty much satisfied with my achievement. This year is much different.”
Like Moya, he was helped by a fortuitous net cord. At 3-1 in the tiebreaker, Djokovic ended a 17-stroke exchange with a backhand that caught the tape, popped into the air and dropped over for a winner.
While Djokovic crossed himself, Verdasco grabbed the ball and walked over to hide it in his racket bag — where it stayed until the match ended.
The United States completed a 5-0 rout of Switzerland in the Davis Cup on Sunday, with 19-year-old Ryan Harrison and John Isner winning closing singles matches.
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Silva: Each NFL team enters the offseason with a series of pressing needs. Sometimes a team can address them all, sometimes they ignore them all. But if a team's smart, they'll listen to us. These are the most crucial aspects for NFC teams.
