2008 DAVIS CUP FINAL - ARGENTINA VS SPAIN - PREVIEW AND BETTING TIPS

The battlefields have been drawn as everyone awaits the clash between Argentina and Spain at the Estadio Islas Malvinas in Mar del Plata, Argentina from Nov 21- Nov 23, 2008 to decide the winner of the Davis Cup this year. Argentina, ranked 3rd in the Davis Cup rankings will be basking on the advantage of playing in their own country against Spain, ranked 4th. They have announced their team on 5th November.The team would be lead by Juan Martin Del Potro, who has risen in the ATP singles rankings to 8th currently. He would be joined by David Nalbandan in singles. Guillermo Canas has been replaced by Agustin Calleri. The other member in the team would be Jose Acasuso.Meanwhile, problems have arisen for the Spanish team, which had convincingly defeated USA in the Semi finals in September 2008.With the reports coming in quoting Rafael Nadal's uncle and coach Toni Nadal that he may not recover in time to play the Davis Cup final this time, it is bound to take out any chances that most analysts were giving to Spain for scoring an away victory over Argentina.According to him, Rafael Nadal's test did not go well and the World Number 1 player is still feeling the pain. Though Nadal is expected to undergo tests again on Monday, but this has surely put his participation in doubt. Bookmakers have come out with odds with Argentina a favourite among all of them to win the Davis Cup this time and with today's news confirming Rafael Nadal as a doubtful started, the odds are going to increase in favour of Argentina.Both the countries have met twice in the Davis Cup history and on both occasions, Spain had come out triumphs. But this time, it seems everything is going right for Argentina and the statistics would change.It makes sense to support Argentina to win the Davis Cup considering the above situation.Best Odds for Argentina: Victor Chandler 4/6Betfred 8/15William Hill 8/15And if you want to back Spain to cause the upset or have a gut feeling that Rafael Nadal will end up playing the finals, you can get these great odds on Spain:Betfair 18/11