Archive for category: Davis Cup
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USA and Czech Republic take a 2-1 lead in Davis Cup QF
World no.1 doubles pair Bob and Mike Bryan beat Julien Benneteau and Michael Llodra 6-4 6-4 7-6 (4) to give USA a 2-1 lead over France in the Davis Cup quarterfinals. Both first and second sets were decided at the very start, when the Bryan Brothers broke their opponents and [...] -
Del Potro beats Karlovic after Nalbadian loses in Davis Cup QF
Former world no.3 David Nalbandian gave everything against his opponent Marin Cilic of Croatia in the Davis Cup quarterfinal encounter between Argentina and Croatia, but it was Cilic who had more reasons to be happy at the end of it. His five set win 5-7 6-4 4-6 7-6 (2) 6-3 [...] -
Tipsarevic keeps Serbian hopes alive, beats Stepanek in Davis Cup QF
After Tomas Berdych trashed Viktor Troicki 6-2 6-1 6-2, Janko Tipsarevic had to dig deep against Radek Stepanek to give Serbia a hope to move into the Davis Cup semifinal. In a battle that lasted 5 hours, Tipsarevic prevailed in five hard fought sets, winning 5-7 6-4 6-4 4-6 9-7. [...] -
Spain takes a 2-0 lead against Austria in the Davis Cup QF
In the absence of world no.2 Rafael Nadal, Spanish duo Nicolas Almagro and David Ferrer secured the first two points for the hosts Spain in their Davis Cup quarterfinal encounter in Marina d’Or against Austria. Almagro outclassed Jurgen Melzer as he defeated him in straight sets 6-2 6-2 6-4 and [...] -
Tsonga beats Harrison, Isner defeats Simon in Davis Cup QF
France and USA all all square after the first day of their Davis Cup quarterfinal match that is being played in the Monte Carlo Country Club in Roquebrune Cap Martin, France. World no.6 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga gave France the lead after he beat the 19 year old American Ryan Harrison 7-5 [...] -
Serbia, Austria and Croatia win 1st round of Davis Cup
Serbia, without their biggest hero Novak Djokovic, still managed to secure a comfortable 4-1 win over Sweden in the first round of Davis Cup played in Nis, Serbia. In the first singles match Janko Tipsarevic won his 30th Davis Cup match as he beat Filip Prpic in straight sets 6-3 [...] -
France victorious against Canada
France booked their quarterfinal spot in the Davis Cup as they defeated Canada 4-1. They will face USA next. The first match was quickly over as world no.6 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat Vasek Pospisil 6-1 6-3 6-3. Canadian Milos Raonic levelled the tie, winning 6-2 6-4 7-5 against Julien Benneteau. The Canadian [...] -
Switzerland with Federer loses against USA
Switzerland suffered a schock defeat against the USA in the first round of the Davis Cup played on clay in Fribourg, Switzerland, losing 5-0. In the first match, Mardy Fish beat Stanislas Wawrinka in a five set thriller 6-2 4-6 4-6 6-1 9-7. The big surprise of the day came afterwards as John [...] -
Spain, Czech Republic and Argentina through to next round
Spain, Argentina and Czech Republic all secured their place in the second round of the Davis Cup after the second day of play. The Spaniards beat the team of Kazakhstan 5-0 as Juan Carlos Ferrero defeated Mikhail Kukushkin in a tough five set match 6-1 4-6 7-6 (2) 4-6 6-4 on the spanish clay [...] -
Great Britain beats Slovakia in Davis Cup – Group 1
Great Britain moved one step closer to have a chance of a play-off for a place in the World Group of the Davis Cup. They beat Slovakia 3-2 in a very tight match played in Glasgow. World no. 276 Daniel Evans was the hero of the match, winning both his singles [...] -
Spain beats Argentina to win Davis Cup
Spain won their fifth Davis Cup title as they beat Argentina in the Final, played in Seville. Rafael Nadal secured Spain the deciding point as he defeated Juan Martin del Potro 1-6 6-4 6-1 7-6 (0) and the 3-1 lead in total meant victory for the Spaniards. “Today is one [...] -
Davis Cup Final Spain vs Argentina to take place in Seville
The Royal Spanish Tennis Federation chose Seville to host the Davis Cup Final 2011 between Spain and Argentina. The Final will be played from 2nd – 4th December and the Spaniards will try to win the cup for the fifth time having won it in years 2000, 2004, 2008 and [...] -
Great Britain win Junior Davis Cup title for the first time
Great Britain won the Junior Davis Cup after defeating Italy in the Final in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. This was their first ever win at the Davis Cup. They reached the final in 2009 but were second best to Australia. Evan Hoyt, Kyle Edmund and Luke Bambridge were top seed [...]
