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Roger Federer has just a few days to changes courses completely in his tennis, as he heads for a quick weekend visit to India. The new Davis Cup winner will play a handful of matches in the new International Professional Tennis League, a 10-day, four-city "league" designed to bring tennis to eager Asian audiences.
EPA photo gallery of the Switzerland team celebrating their victory over France at the Davis Cup Final by BNP Paribas held in Lille, France.
Check out some of the photos from the Davis Cup Final match between Switzerland & France.
Switzerland is one match victory away from its first Davis Cup title after winning Saturday's doubles rubber against France in Lille. The visitors were led by the 2008 Olympic gold medal-winning duo of Roger Federer and Stan Wawrinka, who blew past Julien Benneteau and Richard Gasquet 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 in just two hours and 12 minutes.
The ITF has announced the latest results for the 2014 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Final between France and Switzerland in Lille on 21-23 November. On Saturday, the International Tennis Hall of Fame and ITF also honoured Guy Forget and Henri Leconte with the 2014 Davis Cup Award of Excellence.
Check out the latest EPA photos from the Davis Cup being held in France.
Roger Federer and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga were hardly more than innocent bystanders during the first day of Davis Cup final action in Lille, France. At least Federer had an excuse, coming off a long week at the World Tour Finals that ended when he had to pull out of the title match against Novak Djokovic due to a back injury. Tsonga, on the other hand, simply got outplayed by Stan Wawrinka.
Tennis Channel will provide exclusive live coverage of Switzerland's and France's Davis Cup final competition in Lille, France, this weekend, beginning Friday, Nov. 21, at 8 a.m. ET. The eyes of the sports world will be on Swiss star Roger Federer, who seeks to add an elusive Davis Cup championship to an already highly decorated legacy.
Five days after withdrawing from the World Tour Finals championship match against Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer is expected to be back in action when the Davis Cup final between Switzerland and France begins on Friday.
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic delivered a muted celebration after securing his fourth Barclays ATP World Tour Finals crown on Sunday, when rival Roger Federer was forced to withdraw from the final with a back ailment. The Serb admitted that he was uncomfortable celebrating such a prestigious title considering the circumstances.
Swiss Davis Cup Severin Luthi faces an anxious few days in the build up to this weekend’s final against France in Lille. Not only is he waiting to see if the back injury that ruled Roger Federer out of playing in yesterday’s title decider at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals responds sufficiently to treatment.
Check out these awesome Federer photos from the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London.
Check out these great EPA photos of Roger Federer at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London.
It will be fascinating to see how the two warriors fare in the title match for the Barclays World Tour Finals. First in was Novak Djokovic, tested by an albeit crocked Kei Nishikori, and pushed to three sets. Even though the final set was a romp according to the score-line as the Serb advanced 6-1 3-6 6-0, ...
It will be Novak Djokovic vs. Roger Federer in the World Tour Finals championship match, but not before some serious drama took place on Saturday at the O2. After Novak Djokovic held off Kei Nishikori 6-1, 3-6, 6-0 in the first semifinal, the nightcap saw Federer survive four match points to outlast Swiss Davis Cup teammate Stan Wawrinka 4-6, 7-5, 7-6(6).
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