Nadal prepared to step aside for Davis Cup semi

Rafa Nadal is ready to make way for a teammate for this week's Davis Cup semifinal against France if captain Albert Costa feels the world No 2 is not properly prepared. Nadal lost a gruelling US Open final to No 1 Novak Djokovic on Monday before flying straight back to Spain to join teammates David Ferrer, Fernando Verdasco and Feliciano Lopez for the September 16-18 world group clash on clay in Cordoba. "Here we are a team and, what's more, I would not play if the