2008 Davis Cup Betting Odds: On September 19-21, the 2008 Davis Cup semis serves off from Madrid, at Spain’s Las Ventas Bullring. This event will be played on clay-surface. And is there someone who’s better at competing against the world on clay than the world’s No. 1? Doubtful. The 2008 Davis Cup Betting Odds are now available at SportsBook.com.
Today, it was announced by captain, Emilio Sanchez Vicario, that the top-seeded, Rafael Nadal will lead Team Spain when they host defending champion the United States, in the 2008 Davis Cup semifinals. 
The USA and Spain will play a best-of-five series against each other. Strangely enough, neither the United State, nor Spain is betting odds favorites to win the 2008 Davis Cup. Argentina currently has the best betting odds to win the 2008 Davis Cup by +120.
Nadal, who just a few days ago was defeated by Andy Murray in the 2008 U.S. Open semifinals, appeared exhausted after a very grueling season.
Nevertheless, Rafa will give it a go: “He lost a match but the tiredness and stress are within the usual limits,” said Sanchez Vicario. “He is very enthusiastic about this tie,” he added. The Spanish captain also pointed out that Nadal might not be at the start of training this Saturday.
Besides the Wimbledon and French Open champ, Sanchez Vicario also selected: David Ferrer, Fernando Verdasco, and Feliciano Lopez. 16th seeded, Tommy Robrero, was left off the team and Nicolas Almagro was listed as a reserve for Spain. Spain has the second best betting odds to win the 2008 Davis Cup at +150.
Team United States captain, Patrick McEnroe, has chosen: Andy Roddick, James Blake, Mark Bryan, and Bob Bryan. To which Spain’s captain had this to say: “they’re a very compact team… all of the matches will be very complicated.” The United States betting odds to win the 2008 Davis Cup are currently last, at +800.
