Davis Cup Qualifiers review: Home court proves strong advantage
OF the 12 teams to qualify for the Davis Cup Finals in November, 10 of those moving through qualifying were the home nation in their respective ties over the weekend. So strong was the home court advantage or home nation support, was that the number two and three seeds were bundled out, with only the […]
2020 Davis Cup Qualifiers preview: Finals spots up for grabs in huge weekend of action
THE Davis Cup qualifiers take place over the weekend, with 12 matches across the globe. Each of the winning sides will book a place in November’s new format Davis Cup Finals, joining 2019 semi-finalists Canada, Great Britain, Russia and Spain, and the two wildcards in France and Serbia. [1] Croatia vs. India Croatia: Marin Cilic, […]
Buenos Aires/New York wrap: South Americans advance in Argentina as Thompson stuns Isner in New York
A STRONG South American presence will feature in the Argentina Open quarter finals, while in New York, it was a mixed bag of upsets and seeded winners. ARGENTINA OPEN – BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA: All four winners of the Argentina Open were South American, as the top two seeds moved through to the quarter finals, joined […]
Buenos Aires/New York wrap: 2019 finalist out in New York as Argentinians push seeds
A COUPLE of seeds had to overcome fights from Argentinian wildcards in Buenos Aires, while last year’s New York Open runner-up is out after losing in the first round. ARGENTINA OPEN – BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA: Seventh seed Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas has held off determined Argentinian, Leonardo Mayer in a come-from-behind win. Ramos-Vinolas took two hours […]
Australian Open: Men’s Day 2 review – Gulbis winds back clock with first round upset
ON Day 2 of the 2020 Australian Open, a second top 20 Canadian seed fell – this time to a qualifier – while a number of others had to fight hard in order to survive against stiff opposition. In the top eighth of the draw, world number one Rafael Nadal started off his Australian Open […]
2019 Davis Cup preview: Group C
IN the third of our Davis Cup group previews, we take a look at Group C. The group is weaker than its predecessors and probably the weakest across the board in terms of top-end talent, but there are still some consistent players making it an even group, with Argentina tipped to follow through on its […]
