Dead Rubber: Refers to a davis cup match which is played after the victor of the tie has already been decided. Dead rubbers may or may not be played depending on the coaches agreement to do so and are usually best of 3 instead of 5 sets. Typically the players who play the dead rubber are lower ranked members of the team who play the dead rubber to gain davis cup match experience.

 

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