Depleted US team exudes confidence

MADRID: US Davis Cup captain Patrick McEnroe remains confident his team can upset Spain in this week���s semi-final, despite losing two first-choice players and facing arguably the strongest clay court squad in world tennis.
The United States will be without world No. 10 James Blake and lost Bob Bryan to a shoulder injury ahead of the Sept 19-21 tie in Madrid.
The depleted US team will be relying on big-server Andy Roddick to nick a point off world No. 1 Rafael Nadal, who has never lost a clay court singles matches in the Cup, or for 20-year-old Sam Querrey, ranked 39, to produce a minor miracle.