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For so long the British attempt to reinvent the founding nation as a Davis Cup force has been determined whether or not Andy Murray feels a compunction to play or not.
The Davis Cup final is getting to be a familiar place for the charging Czechs.
Former junior rivals and UCLA teammates Dennis Novikov and Marcos Giron will meet for the 18th USTA Claremont Club Classic title on Sunday after both won hard-fought three-set matches over former Bruins on Saturday at the Claremont Club.
It was pretty clear from the start that, if Argentina had any hope against the Czech Republic, they would need to do something in the singles. They just don't have the doubles chops.
Yeah, Baby! The Party Rock Open is back!
Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is due to step onto a court for the first time since Wimbledon when he returns from the knee injury which has sidelined him for almost three months.
Three-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker has lifted the lid on the news that his autobiography to be published next month and will reveal some of the juicy details in the life of the always controversial player who sparked Germany's 1990s tennis boom along with 22-time grand slam winner Steffi Graf.
Radek Stepanek is one of those guys who really comes to life in Davis Cup. Juan Monaco... had never really been tested. He's spent too much time behind Juan Martin del Potro and David Nalbandian.
The Davis Cup by BNP Paribas semifinal tie between Canada and Serbia is tied 1-1 after the first day of play. / La marque est également après la première journée de la demi-finale de la Coupe Davis par BNP Paribas opposant le Canada à la Serbie.
There are times on the court when it’s only natural for Haythem Abid to think back and recall one of his finest tennis moments, even though it ended in such a tough defeat.
In the piece Pat Cash asserts that the men’s game has become boring and that tennis was more entertaining in the past.
The ITF has announced the results so far after day one for the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group semifinals, World Group play-offs and zone group ties taking place on 13-15 September. The World Group play-off between Belgium and Israel is being held on 12, 13 and 15 September.
Argentina went into its 2012 Davis Cup semifinal against the Czech Republic at home thinking it had a great shot at reaching the finals as they were playing on clay, but top player Juan Martin Del Potro was only able to play his singles opener due to a wrist injury.
US Open champion Rafael Nadal will ride to the rescue for Spain only four days after winning the US Open, with the world No. 2 determined to keep his powerful tennis nation from slipping out of the elite World Group of the international competition.
While Croatia began their attempt to remain in the Davis Cup’s World Group in Umag, the nation’s leading player Marin Cilic was ironically in London to present his appeal against the results of a failed anti-doping test in Munich nearly five months ago.
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