What’s the best part of a Davis Cup weekend? For some, it’s the sight of unbridled patriotic pageantry in a sport with such a coolly globalist ethos. For others, it’s the sound of normally reticent fans letting their preferences and passions be heard at full volume.
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Grigor Dimitrov and Alexander Zverev Lead Mid-February’s Winners and Losers
There are two versions of world No. 7 Marin Cilic . At his best, “Champion Cilic” is a powerful ball striker and one of the best players on fast surfaces like Wimbledon.
Shapovalov fined US$7,000 for launching ball that hit umpire in the face
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Defending champions Argentina dumped out of Davis Cup by Italy
Fabio Fognini, pictured, defeated Guido Pella in five sets to give Italy a Davis Cup victory over defending champions Argentina Argentina’s reign as Davis Cup champions is over after less than three months following a dramatic defeat by Italy in Buenos Aires. Guido Pella led Fabio Fognini by two sets to love in a deciding rubber held over to Monday because of rain as the hosts looked set to complete a remarkable comeback.
Davis Cup: ‘Ashamed’ Shapovalov fined $7,000 for striking umpire
Denis Shapovalov said he was ‘ashamed’ by his behaviour during the match against Kyle Edmund, which resulted in his immediate disqualification and the tie being handed to Britain. Canada’s Denis Shapovalov was left mortified after joining tennis’s hall of infamy on Sunday, offering an apology and promising that he would learn from his momentary explosion of temper that left a Davis Cup umpire needing a visit to hospital.
Great Britain on brink of Davis Cup victory over Canada after doubles success
Great Britain moved to the brink of a Davis Cup victory over Canada after Jamie Murray and Dom Inglot won a tight doubles rubber. The pair defeated Daniel Nestor and Vasek Pospisil 7-6 6-7 7-6 6-3 to put the visitors 2-1 up in Ottawa ahead of Sunday’s reverse singles.
Britain takes 2-1 lead over Canada after doubles win at Davis Cup
Britain took a 2-1 lead over Canada in the best-of-five Davis Cup World Group tie on Saturday as Jamie Murray and Dom Inglot defeated Toronto’s Daniel Nestor and Vancouver’s Vasek Pospisil 7-6 , 6-7 , 7-6 , 6-3. Canada will need a singles victory from Pospisil against Daniel Evans on Sunday afternoon to stay in the tie.
German brothers lose as Belgium leads 2-1 in Davis Cup
” Ruben Bemelmans and Joris De Loore defeated German brothers Mischa Zverev and Alexander Zverev 6-3, 7-6 , 4-6, 4-6, 6-3 to give Belgium a 2-1 lead in their Davis Cup first-round match on Saturday. The first brothers to play together for Germany in the competition saved 15 of the 18 break points they faced but were unable to prevent Bemelmans and De Loore winning in 3 hours, 13 minutes.
davis cup kits: france vs. japan
Show your colors: “Tennis Tricolore” is alive and well in Tokyo this weekend, where Japan is hosting France in a World Group First-Round Tie. Japan’s roster: Yoshihito Nishioka, Taro Daniel, Yuichi Sugita, Yasutaka Uchiyama.
Dan Evans gave Great Britain a 1-0 lead over Canada in their Davis Cup clash in Ottawa
A good luck video from Andy Murray and his own sky-high confidence inspired Dan Evans to a hugely impressive Davis Cup win over Canadian teenager Denis Shapovalov. Evans found himself thrust not just into top spot for Great Britain in the absence of Murray but into the position of heavy favourite against a 17-year-old rookie with nothing to lose.
Vancouver’s Pospisil knots Davis Cup tie with Britain 1-1 after win over Edmund
Vancouver’s Vasek Pospisil was stellar in a 6-4, 6-1, 7-6 win over Kyle Edmund on Friday to tie Canada’s Davis Cup World Group series with Britain 1-1. Britain’s Daniel Evans beat Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., 6-3, 6-3, 6-4, earlier in the day.
Nick Kyrgios in but Bernard Tomic makes himself unavailable for Davis Cup
Bernard Tomic has made himself unavailable for Australia’s opening Davis Cup tie against the Czech Republic in Melbourne next month.Australia’s No.2 player was a notable omission from the Australian team named on Thursday, unable to commit to the tie given his schedule and tournament commitments. Monfils incredible shot, that almost went in It may not have gone in, but French tennis star Gael Monfils surprised everyone with his shot against Rafael Nadal.
Czechs to miss Tomas Berdych in Davis Cup against Australia
… l and Adam Pavlasek for the Feb. 3-5 series on an outdoor hard court at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne. As sports columnist, Paul Woody offers an array of commentary on the sports scene in columns and World of Woody videos.
Swiss team without Federer, Wawrinka in US for Davis Cup
Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka will be missing when Switzerland travels to the United States for the Davis Cup next month. The Swiss tennis federation named a team Thursday headed by Marco Chiudinelli, who is Federer’s childhood friend and ranked No.
Somdev Devvarman cites lack of passion as the reason to retire14 min ago
… A) have done bare minimum. They just justify what they have done rather than take big steps. Don’t compare what other sports are doing, compare with what your sport is doing internationally. Who they hire to run programs,” he said.