India will host Spain in the Davis Cup World Group playoff tie from September 16-18. A 4-1 win over South Korea in the Asia/Oceania second round tie in Chandigarh ensured India a spot in the playoffs.Though India made it to the playoffs both in 2014 and 2015, losses to Serbia and Czech Republic had them slipping back to the continental group.?Seeded sixth, Spain are just the kind of opponents India have been looking to avoid. With 12 players in singles and five in the doubles top 100 ranking, even a second-string Spanish side could pretty much spell doom for India. The singles scenario looks anything but promising for India. Yuki Bhambri, Indias highest-ranked singles player at 151, is recovering from an elbow injury while Somdev Devvarman whos nursing a sore heel is placed at an unimpressive 433 in the rankings.For greenhorns Ramkumar Ramanathan and Saketh Myneni, who made their maiden live rubber appearance against South Korea last weekend, it could be too tall an order. Even if one were to count out Rafael Nadal, the likes of Feliciano Lopez and Roberto Bautista Agut would be enough to overwhelm India. Non-playing captain Anand Amritraj is certainly a worried man. Last two years we made the World Group playoff, only to slip back, he said, It is near-impossible to make the World Group without any of our singles players in the top 100. Thats our primary problem.Reacting to the development, India coach Zeeshan Ali said that they would have to make a call on the playing surface. Well have to talk to the players too to see their surface preference. Its going to be a really tough tie to say the least, he said.In the three instances that theyve played each other at the Davis Cup, Spain has won twice. The last time they faced off was at the inter-zonal final in 1965 which Spain won 3-2. Indias lone win against Spain came in 1927. Vince Coleman Cardinals Jersey . 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So plan on being the same way, you know, this week.Stafford said the right middle finger, which was injured when he clapped hands with Chicago linebacker Leonard Floyd, feels about the same, but hes continuing to get treatment on it.He said hes still working through whether hell wear a glove Sunday against the Giants and said if he does, itll be because of functionality and not for his state of mind or comfort. He didnt want to get into the specifics of what hes doing to figure out whether hell wear a glove but said hell try to practice as if hes playing Sunday -- glove or not.He said the issues with grip and velocity after the injury against the Bears were due to both the glove and the injured finger but probably more so the injury I would think. Stafford said he has no issues handing off with the injured digit.Stafford said he might have to adjust to timing routes if his velocity is still off, but it may not be.dddddddddddd Well kind of see throughout the week. Thats something that just kind of comes naturally, what you got in the tank and you just play from there.Stafford wore a glove during practice Wednesday, but not a standard glove. From a distance, it appeared to be more like a weightlifting glove - with the fingers exposed - except for the middle finger, which was more covered higher up the finger. The top of the middle finger was also covered, possibly with the same tape he was wearing when he spoke to the media earlier Wednesday.He threw consistently during the open portion of practice and seemed to be OK while throwing it. It didnt appear like he was throwing full speed, although he hardly ever does during individual drills.Lions coach Jim Caldwell said the team is still working through options and they might take all the way up until game day to figure out the best solution.Its not a matter of toughness with him. It never has been with him. Hes a very tough-minded, tough physically individual that battles through a lot of stuff, Caldwell said. Thats a weekly thing at that position because you get, often times some of the hits you take can certainly have an effect on you, so you gotta battle through a lot of stuff.Hes never shown any reservations in that area. Just gotta work at it just like he does every other week and well see where he is. ' ' '
