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Argentina will have to do without Juan Del Potro for the immediate Davis Cup future after the angry world No. 5 spurned an offer to return to the team after his 2013 boycott.
Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer met on court for the third time in three weeks as the pair of Spaniards played an exhibition in tennis-starved Peru.
When the poll appeared on the Davis Cup site, "Who do you think will win the doubles match? Ilija Bozoljac/Nenad Zimonjic [or] Jan Hajek/Lukas Rosol," we were already betting on "None of the Above." After all, the only way you can win is if you play -- and there was a good chance that neither of those teams would play.
Czech Republic leads Serbia 2-1 at the end of the second day of the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Final in Belgrade, Serbia on 15-17 November.
Let me apologize up front. What I am laying out here is not new. It is the basis of a format for the Davis Cup that I forwarded to the Davis Cup committee, at the specific suggestion of Mr Davis Cup himself, Neale Fraser, four years ago.
Being a part of such an amazing team, strong comrades around you, generations of Serbian Tennis at one place… Focused
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.
Tomas Berdych is a veteran of 25 previous Davis Cup ties spreading back more than ten years and the Czech no.1 knows he is in for a demanding weekend of his nation is to retain the trophy even though Serbia is fielding a depleted team.
Serbia limps into the Davis Cup final with the Czech Republic after Janko Tipsarevic was ruled unfit to compete due to a chronic heel injury, leaving all of the heavy lifting to Novak Djokovic.
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.
Critics of the Davis Cup maintain the 113 year-old competition has long been in dire need of an overhaul.
Despite the annual chorus of complaints about a Davis Cup format fixed in stone, the worldwide team competition looks set to trudge on as it has for decades with the 2013 final set for this weekend in Belgrade.
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.
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal just reached the last stage of the ATP World Tour Finals, but have busy schedules ahead...
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