Saturday, March 3, 2012

SPAIN CAPTURES CUP.(SPORTS)

Byline: Associated Press

BARCELONA, Spain -- Even Spain's king had to cover his eyes with victory so close.

Then Juan Carlos Ferrero provided the winning point, and the king joined the singing, flag-waving crowd in celebrating Spain's first Davis Cup title, its 79-year wait over.

Ferrero beat Lleyton Hewitt 6-2, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-4 in almost four hours Sunday for an insurmountable 3-1 lead over defending champion Australia in the best-of-5 series.

Pat Cash won the Honda Challenge seniors title, beating a racket-throwing John McEnroe 6-7 (3), 7-5, 14-12 at Royal Albert Hall in London.

McEnroe had won this event the last three years. …

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