Tag: Davis Cup

Gutsy, glorious

Becoming the most successful doubles player in Davis Cup history was historic, yet not the complete story of the legend that Leander Paes has become. As important as that statistical accomplishment was the fact that, as on numerous previous occasions, he exhibited the guts that have brought him a brand of glory of which not...

April 10, 2018

Davis Cup: India rally to beat China 3-2, seal World Group Play offs berth

Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna notched up a hard fought win in the doubles contest before Ramkumar Ramanathan and Prajnesh Gunneswaran pulled off the must-win rubbers as India advanced to the World Group Play-offs with a 3-2 verdict over China here on Saturday. The experienced Indian combination were made to sweat by the spirited Chinese...

April 7, 2018

Davis Cup: Paes creates history as India win doubles match

Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna notched up a hard fought win in the doubles contest to keep India’s chances alive in their Davis Cup Asia/Ocenia Group I tie against China here on Saturday. The experienced Indian combination were made to sweat by the spirited Chinese pair of Mo Xin Gong and Ze Zhang before claiming...

April 7, 2018

World No 1 Rafael Nadal back for Spain in Davis Cup

Nadal last appeared for Spain in the Davis Cup in September 2016.

March 28, 2018

Lleyton Hewitt slams Davis Cup shake-up as a ‘money grab’

Furious Australian Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt has slammed a proposed shake-up of the competition as a “money-grabbing” exercise that will ruin the century-plus event. The two-time Grand Slam champion said International Tennis Federation (ITF) president David Haggerty should resign if the plan fails to receive a two-thirds majority at the organisation’s general meeting in...

March 23, 2018

New Davis Cup format difficult for India: Vijay Amritraj

With the national tennis squad scheduled to face China next month, former star Vijay Amritraj on Tuesday said the new Davis Cup format is not ideal for emerging countries like India. According to Amritraj, the new two-day format may be difficult for India as it will be difficult for players to compete in both singles...

March 20, 2018

Tennis chiefs aim to transform Davis Cup with World Cup plan

The Davis Cup is set for a dramatic transformation that would see a new season-ending World Cup of Tennis Finals featuring 18 nations, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced today. The ITF unveiled plans for a 25-year, 3 billion (2.4 billion euros) partnership with investment group Kosmos, founded by Barcelona football star Gerard Pique, to...

February 27, 2018

Davis Cup: Alexander Zverev stars as Germany beat Australia

Zverev produced some superb tennis to down Kyrgios 6-2, 7-6 (7/3), 6-2 in one hour, 48 minutes and put Germany into a quarter-final against either Spain or Great Britain.

February 4, 2018

Britain draw level with Spain in Davis Cup tie

Cameron Norrie pulled off a big upset on his Davis Cup debut, defeating Spaniard Roberto Bautista-Agut to help Britain draw level at 1-1 in their World Group first-round tie.

February 3, 2018

No Federer, Nadal, Djokovic but plenty at stake in Davis Cup

Just five days after the conclusion of the Australian Open, tennis shifts its attention to the Davis Cup this weekend.

February 1, 2018

Lucas Pouille powers France to Davis Cup glory

Pouille broke Darcis, who had sent Belgium through to the final by winning the deciding rubber against Australia in September's semi-final.

November 27, 2017

Finishing close to top 10, I am happy with the year: Sania Mirza

Sania, who began the year with the number one ranking, closed it at number 9.

November 12, 2017

Match against Shapovalov is one of my best: Yuki Bhambri

Bhambri has rated the gruelling match against Denis Shapovalov as one of the best of his career.

October 10, 2017

Mumbai airport having no Twitter handle is absurd: Mahesh Bhupathi

Bhupathi expressed disappointment after he realised that the Mumbai airport has no official Twitter handle.

September 20, 2017

Belgium shatter Aussie Davis Cup dream, face France in final

Australia's hopes of reaching a first Davis Cup final in 14 years were shattered on Sunday.

September 18, 2017

Davis Cup: Ramanathan loses to Shapovalov, Canada take 3-1 lead

Ramanathan lost to the 51 ranked Canadian 3-6, 6 (1)-7, 3-6 in two hours and five minutes.

September 18, 2017

Davis Cup: Bopanna-Raja lose as Canada surge ahead

The visitors will now have to win both the reverse singles in order to win the tie.

September 17, 2017