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Jim Courier: Winning Debut as US Davis Cup Captian

Congrats. I love Jim!

Let me qualify that - I love him now.

I was hating him when he beat my man Andre Agassi in the French final.

And I was hating him even more when he beat my other man Stefan Edberg...

in back-to-back Australian Open finals.

I guess if I had it my way Jim would only have one Slam - his 2nd French.

As the new Davis Cup captain it was nice to see him start with a win.

The US team traveled to Santiago and beat Chile 4-1.

They will next play Spain in the US...

Andy Roddick factor: Something tells me it might just be held in Austin.

That would be a class touch.

Enjoy the win boys. Next stop: Indian Wells.

Jim Courier Named US Davis Cup Captain

Predictable and a very good choice I'd say.

As a player Jim was part of the '92 & '95 winning teams.

He enjoyed a Davis Cup singles record of 16-10 & was 1-0 in doubles.

On the ATP tour he won 4 Slam titles - 2 each at the French & Aussie Open.

Jim was ranked #1 for 58 weeks during 1992-93.

He retired in 2000 and was inducted to the Hall of Fame in 2005.

His predecessor Patrick McEnroe tweeted this morning:

Jim Courier new Davis Cup captain.... great choice!

He will inherit the team of Isner, Querrey, Fish & the Bryan Bros.

Jim's debut will happen in Chile the weekend of March 4-6, 2011.

Here's to a successful run.