TEN: Gambill slams nation s commitment to Davis Cup

From: AAP Sports News (Australia) | Date: January 1, 2001 | Copyright information

AAP Sports News (Australia)
01-01-2001
TEN: Gambill slams nation s commitment to Davis Cup

By Andrew Hamilton

PERTH, Jan 1 AAP - Jan-Michael Gambill questioned his country's attitude to the Davis
Cup after securing the crucial tie with the Slovak Republic for the USA in the Hopman
Cup today.

The 33rd ranked American, who outgunned rising Slovakian No. 17 Dominik Hrbaty 6-3
3-6 6-4 said the Davis Cup should be revamped so it became the "fifth grand slam".

Gambill said he could not understand the reluctance of his countrymen and the world's
two best players of the past decade, Pete ...

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