Roddick loses first Davis Cup match

Ugh.

Serving for the match at 7-6 in the third-set tiebreak, Roddick was drawn to the net by a gutsy drop shot by Pavel. The American hit a crosscourt forehand, but Pavel executed a perfect lob.

Roddick then double-faulted, though he hit a crosscourt winner to make it 8-8. But he hit a forehand into the net on the next point and conceded the set when he hit an approach shot long.

Pavel broke Roddick in the opening game of the fourth set, and Roddick had his right hand worked on during the ensuing changeover. Roddick, who threw up after the third game, was broken again in the fifth as Pavel took the set, 6-2.

After the players traded breaks to begin the fifth set, Pavel broke Roddick in the third game and again at love in the fifth en route to a 5-1 lead. Roddick held, broke in the eighth game and held again to pull within 5-4, but Pavel closed it out on serve in the 10th game on his third match point.

More on this visibly ill stuff later...I'm visibly ill myself after reading this. Go Blake!