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Russia, Argentina name unchanged teams for Davis Cup tennis final

Nikolay Davydenko and Marat Safin will lead Russia against David Nalbandian and Argentina in the Davis Cup final.

In the International Tennis Federation announced both lineups Tuesday for the Dec. 1-3 final, which will be played on carpet at the Olympic Indoor Stadium in Moscow.

Davydenko and Safin will be joined by Mikhail Youzhny and Dmitry Tursunov. Jose Acasuso, Agustin Calleri and Juan Ignacio Chela are also on Argentina's team.

Both lineups are unchanged from the semifinals, when the Russians beat the United States and Argentina downed Australia.

Davydenko, who is ranked third and won the Paris Masters earlier this month, did not play in Russia's semifinal win over the United States. Tursunov, however, clinched the spot in the final by beating Andy Roddick 17-15 in a fifth-set marathon.

Nalbandian is Argentina's top-ranked player at No. 8. He lost to James Blake in the semifinals of the Masters Cup on Saturday.

Russia is playing in the Davis Cup final for the first time since beating France to win the 2002 title. Argentina, which lost to the United States in the 1981 final, is making only its second appearance in the final.

Both teams are allowed to change two players up to an hour before the draw, which takes place on Nov. 30.




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