The ITF has announced the results for the 2014 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group quarterfinals and Zone Group ties taking place on 4-6 April. A total of 27 ties took place this weekend. For the first time in World Group history three of the four quarterfinals were decided in a live fifth rubber.
What a Davis Cup kind of day. The doubles means a lot. And for the Swiss things didn't turn out so well. And Stan Wawrinka was literally knocked off his feet at the net on a match point volley.
If the purpose of the lesser events is to set the tone for Slams, Rafael Nadal is hearing sirens. This was about as one-sided as a Nadal/Djokovic match can be. It took only an hour and 23 minutes (a very short contest by their standards), and Djokovic won 60% of the points. He broke three times; he saved the only break point he faced.
Tennis Canada announced on Wednesday that Eugenie Bouchard is the winner of the 2018 Excellence Awards in the Female Player of the Year and Singles Player of the Year categories.
Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia hits a forehand to Kaia Kanepi of Estonia during her second round match at the Nature Valley International tennis tournament in Eastbourne, Great Britain, on Tuesday, June 26, 2018.
