Jiri Vesely stood in for 73rd-ranked Rosol in the dead rubber, but lost to Henri Laaksonen.

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They face Kent in Friday's dead rubber at Swalec Stadium with Maynard already planning for next year.

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Some feared that an already dead rubber would be even more routine with the absence of the injured Chris Gayle.

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Mancini apparently made the decision to rest Tevez for the Juve match before last weekend, knowing the game was a dead rubber.

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Romford beat Peterborough 5-3 in Sunday's dead rubber between the two sides.

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Sharapova rejected the notion the match was a dead rubber, with her passage to the final four already secured, as well as Stosur's exit.

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Monfils, a 6-4 2-6 6-4 6-3 winner against David Nalbandian on Friday, will play Monaco on Sunday, while Llodra takes on Nalbandian in the final dead rubber.

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Querrey won their 2010 encounter -- a dead rubber as the Serbs had already won through -- and this time came back from 2-1 down to triumph 7-6 (7-1) 3-6 4-6 6-1 6-4 and level the score.

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The Bryan brothers then won the 'dead' doubles rubber to get the U.S. on the scoreboard.

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"It's what we did when we were growing up, too, " said Williamson, who was wearing a rubber "Jesus Loves You" bracelet that she took off her dead son's wrist.

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