Archive: davis-cup
Serb Viktor Troicki says he is hopeful that justice will somehow be served when he appears before the Court for the Arbitration of Sport on October 9 in Switzerland to protest his innocence in a controversial anti-doping incident last spring.
David Nalbandian, in the eyes of many respected judges, the finest all-court player in recent years never to have won a Grand Slam singles title, has announced his retirement at the age of 31 after a persistent battle to overcome a shoulder injury.
John Tomic may have escaped jail for his much publicized violent altercation with his son’s former practice partner in Madrid but he continues to be ostracized from the game and Tennis Australia has announced he will be blocked from attending next January’s Australian Open.
Andre Agassi's long-time wariness of former rival Pete Sampras appears to be alive a nearly decade after the end of both men's careers, with Agassi tipping Roger Federer as the best to ever play the game and Sampras not even a close second.
Concerns are already running high in France that Jo-Wilfried Tsonga might follow the trend of several other leading singles player and make himself unavailable for next February’s Davis Cup World Group opener against Australia.
Some would say Anand Amritraj, elder brother of the more famous Vijay, already deserves a commendation for bravery after agreeing to take on one of the most demanding jobs in tennis, India’s Davis Cup captaincy.
This event really does make us wonder if anything makes sense. Joao Sousa makes his first career ATP semifinal on an indoor court?
With his 2013 season a washout due to back surgery on a disc, Andy Murray is pointing his tennis focus on a solid start in 2014, with his fitness worries hopefully behind him.
Winning Wimbledon and leading Britain back into the Davis Cup’s elite World Group comes with a price as Andy Murray has found out after the world no.3 was told he is unlikely to play again this year after agreeing to undergo ‘minor’ back surgery next week.
Michal Przysiezny really does seem to be experiencing some sort of post-Davis Cup breakthrough. But this is tough news for Fabio Fognini, who loses finalist points; he will fall from #17 to #19.
Jim Courier’s USA team will go into their third successive Davis Cup home tie, at a site to be determined, when they play hosts to Great Britain in the 19th re-enactment of the competition’s original challenge staged 114 years earlier.
Davis Cup after-effects, perhaps. Janko Tipsarevic probably didn't have much left in the tank. Fortunately, he wasn't defending anything, but this means he will not rise above his current #23.
Rafael Nadal is the first to admit that his ten-title performance this season has taken a lot out of him, But there is little more than a fortnight for the world No. 2 Spaniard to rest and regain strength before he is due in China for a two-week run set for early October.
Britain was back in the Davis Cup’s World Group draw today but the nation’s tennis future could be thrown into disarray as Scottish Sports Minister Shona Robison maintains a ‘yes’ vote for independence in the referendum on September 18, 2014 would mean Scotland will press ahead with plans to have Olympic and Paralympic teams at Rio 2016.
The Draw for the 2014 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas was held at the London offices of title sponsor BNP Paribas on Wednesday.
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