Tag: Davis Cup
France makes Davis cup semis by beating Czech Republic 3-1
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga overcame an early scare to win the opening reverse singles Sunday to give France a 3-1 victory over the Czech Republic in...
Davis Cup hit by star pullouts, Nadal Rio appeal
The Davis Cup quarter-finals take place this weekend but are missing the superstar pulling power of Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray and potentially overshadowed...
Pakistan-China Davis Cup tie moved to Sri Lanka over security concerns
Pakistan will host its Asia Oceania Group I Davis Cup tennis tie in Sri Lanka after opponents China refused to visit the violence-hit country...
British Davis Cup hero ready for the axe
British Davis Cup hero Dan Evans admits the return of Andy Murray means he is facing the axe for his country's next tie despite...
SA Davis Cup players remain upbeat
Despite an uncanny series of setbacks, the South African Davis Cup squad are boosted by ideal conditions and are “in the right frame of...
‘Davis Cup tie should be held in Pakistan’
Rao Akbar Latif, advisor to Pakistan Tennis Federation has urged the International Tennis Federation not to move the Davis Cup against New Zealand from...
Djokovic fresh after no Davis Cup
World number two Novak Djokovic said Thursday that opting out of the Davis Cup this year could be a factor in his end-of-season freshness...
Kazakhstan secure Davis Cup World Group spot
Kazakhstan secured their place in the Davis Cup World Group after Mikhail Kukushkin beat Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan in the fourth rubber of the...
Spain reach Davis Cup final as Ferrer beats Isner
Spain reached their sixth Davis Cup final in 10 years after David Ferrer gave them an unassailable 3-1 semi-final lead over the United States...
Ferrer beats Querrey in opening Davis semi
Spain's David Ferrer beat Sam Querrey of the United States 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 in the opening singles rubber in their Davis Cup semi-final...
Kukushkin puts Kazakhs back on the track
Kazakhstan's Mikhail Kukushkin put his squad back on track in their Davis Cup World Group play-off showdown with visiting Uzbekistan by beating Farrukh Dustov...
Tough win just the tonic for Tomic
Teenager Bernard Tomic admitted he was relieved to have given Australia a 1-0 lead in the opening rubber of the Davis Cup World Group...
Federer in Swiss Davis Cup team
Roger Federer will return to the Swiss lineup for this weekend's World Group playoff tie against the Netherlands.
There had been some doubts over whether...
Federer crashes to shock Davis Cup defeat
Roger Federer slumped to his first Davis Cup defeat in nine years on Friday when he was shocked 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 by...
Great expectations
Carrying the burden of expectations is part and parcel of being a sportsman. However, occasionally the burden becomes too onerous to carry, or the...
Argentina eye Davis Cup revenge against Spain
The last time Argentina met Spain in the Davis Cup, in the 2008 final in Mar del Plata, the South Americans were firm favourites...
Pakistan appeal shifting of Davis Cup tie
Pakistan has appealed to the International Tennis Federation following their decision to shift the Davis Cup Asia/Oceania group two tie against Lebanon away from...