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Tomas Berdych and Milos Raonic participated in the Russian tradition of planting a tree as part of a green initiative on behalf of the tournament.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga overcame a second-set fight-back from Mischa Zverev to record a 7-6(5), 6-7(8), 6-3 win in Metz on Wednesday. Tsonga held a match point at 8/7 in the second-set tie-break, but saw his opponent win three points in a row to force a decider.
Belgium will make its first appearance in the Davis Cup Final in 111 years after rallying past Argentina on Sunday in Brussels. Steve Darcis overcame Federico Delbonis 6-4, 2-6, 7-5, 7-6(3) in the fifth rubber to clinch the tie.
David Goffin kept his nerve to beat Argentina's Federico Delbonis 7-5, 7-6(3), 6-3 on Friday to give Belgium an early lead. Goffin, who recorded his 10th singles win in 12 rubbers, completed the victory in two hours and 32 minutes.
Days two and three will decide each of the Davis Cup World Group semifinals, as both ties are deadlocked at 1-1 following Friday’s singles action.
The evening hours on Thursday at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center may be the ones to be at, as the action on Arthur Ashe Stadium and the Grandstand look especially intriguing.
American men can only hope they fare better in the U.S. Open main draw with their 11 participants than they did in qualifying earlier this week. Not a single American man managed to successfully navigate through three matches and punch a ticket into the field of 128. Two Americans had advanced to the final round, but neither one could finish the task on Friday.
2. Steve Darcis d. Rafael Nadal 7-6(4), 7-6(8), 6-4, Wimbledon 1st RD
The Chinese city of Shenzhen is seeking either an ATP 500 or 250 level event. . . Maria Sharapova has scheduled December exhibitions in Bogota, Mexico City and Thailand. . .
While Rafael Nadal continued his post-Wimbledon pause, his uncle and coach Toni Nadal has been on the road, giving a coaching talk and clinic at the Stuttgart ATP event last week.
Bob and Mike Bryan begin their hunt for a fourth US Open men’s doubles crown when they take on Belgians Steve Darcis and David Goffin on Court 4.
Fifth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga overcame a slow start to beat Russian qualifier Andrey Kuznetsov 1-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 at Roland Garros on Sunday.
Ninth seed Fernando Verdasco, who beat Robin Soderling for the 2010 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell
Despite a rousing come-back from Donald Young late in the third set, Steve Darcis was able to squeak by Donald Young 6-2, 3-6, 7-6(5) in a late night duel in desert.
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