Legendary tennis writer and broadcaster Bud Collins passed away on Friday at the age of 86. His wife, photographer Anita Ruthling Klaussen, announced the news on her Facebook page. Past and present players, coaches, and members of the media posted their reactions on Twitter. […]
Even by John Isner’s standards, Sunday at the Kooyong Club in Melbourne witnessed a historic serving performance. The result was a Davis Cup quarterfinal berth for the United States and an early exit for Australia in Lleyton Hewitt’s first tie as captain.
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Tomas Berdych can clinch the Czech Republic’s first-round Davis Cup tie at Germany when he goes up against Philipp Kohlschreiber on Sunday afternoon. A live fifth rubber would pit Lukas Rosol against Alexander Zverev. […]
Dominic Thiem beat Gastao Elias 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6(6) in a Davis Cup clash between Austria and Portugal on Friday, but not before displaying a rare fit of rage. After failing to convert a break point early in the final set, Thiem smashed his racket seven times before it crumpled to the extent that there was really nothing left to smash. […]
Australian Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt came out of retirement–at least temporarily–to play Saturday’s doubles rubber against the United States at the Kooyong Club in Melbourne. Hewitt did not disappoint, but he also did not have quite enough to beat one of the best doubles teams in history. […]
The host Australians must win each of the reverse singles rubber on Sunday if they want to advance past the United States and reach the Davis Cup quarterfinals. Bernard Tomic is facing John Isner before either Sam Groth or Lleyton Hewitt could meet Jack Sock. […]
Each of the two opening-day rubbers went according to ranking, leaving the first-round Davis Cup tie between the United States and Australia locked at 1-1 heading into Saturday’s doubles match. John Isner beat Sam Groth before the host Aussies got back on track with Bernard Tomic’s defeat of Jack Sock. […]
If it feels like Great Britain just won the Davis Cup, well…it did. Andy Murray and company lifted the trophy in late November and will be back in action this weekend—in early March—as the battle begins in the 2016 World Group. Among the countries also contesting opening-round ties are Japan, the United States, and Australia. […]
An intriguing first-round Davis Cup tie between the Czech Republic and host Germany will begin on Friday in Hannover. Lukas Rosol and Tomas Berdych are getting the singles nod for the visitors, while the Germans are countering with Philipp Kohlschreiber and Alexander Zverev. […]
John Isner and Sam Groth will contest the first singles match of this weekend’s opening-round Davis Cup tie between the United States and Australia on the grass courts of Kooyong. The second rubber will pit Jack Sock against Bernard Tomic. […]
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