If I Had to Do It All Over Again ...

I'd still pick the U.S. for the upset over Spain!

I mean, ya gotta believe, right? Isn't that how the saying goes? I believe in the points I made about the keys to the team winning, but I guess execution is always key!

Anyway, I'd like to say congratulations to the Spanish Davis Cup team, which made it to the finals by beating the U.S. squad 4-1. Despite the scoreline, I don't think that's completely reflective of how things really went down in that tie. The stronger team did win, but I think there were some chinks in the armor. But if you can't capitalize on that, you find yourself heading home.

The U.S. team can take some positives from this, and I think the key thing is that the rotation just got a little deeper: If I'm Patrick McEnroe, I'd feel good about my team, as Mardy Fish and Sam Querrey performed better than anyone could have expected. I can't think of a tougher situation for those guys to be in, but they stepped up and played well.

It ended up being a little too much Rafael Nadal in the end, though? Is it even possible to beat him on clay? I thought the best shot would be to try and blast him off, but that's not the way to go about it, obviously!

Well, it was a great tie all-around with some great tennis, some heartbreak, some moments of joy: everything that makes Davis Cup the best thing going for me!