David Nalbandian brought his immense Davis Cup pedigree to bear on Saturday to help Argentina stay in the Finals, at least for another day. The veteran warrior combined forces with Eduardo Schwank to ease past Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco for a 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 victory in just a shade under two hours. The South Americans need to sweep both the reverse singles on Sunday to become the first team in 72 years to come back from a 0-2 deficit to win the finals.

While that might be an unlikely prospect given that they are up against Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer, who have a combined 27-0 record on clay in Davis Cup matches the Argentine team will at least have the luxury of savouring the prospect of an epic battle on Sunday for their maiden Championship.

David Ferrer found inspiration and energy, drinking from the sea of gold and red at the Olympic Stadium in Seville to fight back from the brink against Juan Martin Del Potro to clinch a momentous 6-2 6-7(2) 3-6 6-4 6-3 victory in an epic 4 hour 46 minute battle that left Spain on the verge of a fifth Davis Cup title in just eleven years. Earlier in the day, Rafael Nadal was at his ruthless best as he dismissed Juan Monaco for the loss of just four games to put Spain ahead in the Davis Cup finals.

The sight of clay and the sound of vamos from 28,000 flag toting Spanish fans in the stands must have reignited the flickering passion of Rafael Nadal. The world No. 2 was on the ball from the first minute of play – forcing Juan Monaco to stave off three break points before holding serve with an ace.

The limbs may be aching, their joints creaking, the mind numb but none of that shall deter the Spanish conquistadors or the Andean warriors from soaring one last time on their broken wings; flying on the strength of spirit and the conviction of their dreams, they set out to fight for glory in the grand finale of the Davis Cup on red clay inside the Olympic Stadium in Seville. In a repeat of the 2008 final, Argentina will face up to the formidable task of taking on Spain this weekend for the Dwight Davis trophy in the Centennial edition of the premier ITF event.

The setting might be new, but the Argentines have a chequered history of battling the Spanish dating back to the 19^th century.  The men in light blue and white are up against the most successful Davis Cup team of the new millennium when they take on Spain for a second time in four years for the ultimate prize in team tennis.

Australian tennis great and former Wimbledon champion Pat Cash will lead the Junior Davis Cup team at the world final in Mexico, commencing this week. This role continues Cash’s involvement with top Australian junior players, following his work during training blocks at both the AIS in Canberra and the claycourt training base in Barcelona over the past few years.

Cash will lead the Junior Davis Cup squad of Nick Kyrgios (ACT), Jay Andrijic (NSW), Bradley Mousley (SA) and Daniel Guccione (Vic). Fifteen-year-old Wimbledon Junior champion Ashleigh Barty (Qld) will head up the Junior Fed Cup team, along with Belinda Woolcock (Vic), Brooke Rischbieth (SA) and captain Ken Richardson.