Novak Djokovic, who opened the tie, admitted to some nerves in his first set against Radek Stepanek. He broke for 4-2 in the first set, lost the break in the ninth game, but broke again in game twelve, and never looked back, winning 7-5 6-1 6-4.
Serbia and Czech Republic are level at 1-1 at the end of the first day of the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Final in Belgrade, Serbia on 15-17 November.
On paper, the final between Serbia and the Czech Republic should have been a blowout. Novak Djokovic tops Tomas Berdych, and Janko Tipsarevic tops Radek Stepanek, and that's it, right? Of course right.
Tennis Channel will provide exclusive live coverage of defending champion Czech Republic's and Serbia's Davis Cup final competition in Belgrade, Serbia, this weekend.
The Japan Tennis Federation announced Wednesday the host city, venue and playing surface for Canada’s upcoming Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group first round tie against Japan. / La Fédération japonaise de tennis a annoncé mercredi la ville, le site et la surface pour la rencontre du premier tour du Groupe mondial de la Coupe Davis par BNP Paribas opposant le Canada au Japon.
This day is more than an ordinary Veterans' Day. It marked the ninety-fifth anniversary of the World War I armistice, with the hundredth anniversary of the conflict next year. Sunday was the seventy-fifth anniversary of Kristallnacht, and was Remembrance Day in Britain.
Serbian Novak Djokovic completed a dominant end to his 2013 campaign and successfully defending his Barclays ATP World Tour Finals crown with a stellar 6-3, 6-4 win over world #1 Rafael Nadal.
Surprise finalists Fernando Verdasco and David Marrero became World Tour Finals champions on Monday, completing a remarkable week in London by defeating defending champion Americans Bob and Mike Bryan 7-5, 6-7(3), 10-7 in the final.
Andrea Jaeger had never met Thousand Oaks resident Kevin Feinbloom before she received an email from him recently, a short time removed from some devastating news Feinbloom had received from his doctors: a diagnosis of Stage 4 Esophageal cancer that came “totally out of the blue.”
Some things simply belong together. Gin and tonic, fish with white wine, red wine paired with red meat, burgers and fries. Of course, these dualistic associations are not exclusive to the culinary sphere - such associations, often unknowingly, are present even in everyday language.
Novak Djokovic took one step closer to finishing the year undefeated and defending his Barclays title as he dispatched Swiss hopeful Stanislas Wawrinka 6-3, 6-3 in the semifinals on Sunday night.
It was the end of an era at Crandon Park for the Miami Open last year. From the Lipton, to the Nasdaq 100, to the Sony Ericsson, to the Sony, to the Miami Open presented by Itau, Key Biscayne saw it all.
Roger Federer of Switzerland in action during his men's singles final match against Marin Cilic of Croatia at the Australian Open Grand Slam tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, 28 January 2018.
Are lefties more successful than right-handed players? Which player admits to smashing 70 rackets a year during his career? All these questions, and so many more, are answered in entertaining infographics in the new book YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS!
The ATP announced a group of potential host sites for the Nitto ATP Finals starting in 2021, and it includes London, Manchester, Singapore, Tokyo, and Turin.
