Czech mate: Aussies win Davis Cup tie 3-0
AUSTRALIA has one foot in the knockout stages of the 2024 Davis Cup Finals after whitewashing Czech Republic 3-0 in the green and gold’s second group stage match overnight. Following on from a nail-biting 2-1 result against France, the Australians had it far easier against a wounded Czech side who once again saw Tomas Machac […]
Aussies foil French Davis Cup hopes again
AUSTRALIA has kick-started its Davis Cup mission to go one better with a third straight year of beating France. The Aussies took until the deciding set of the doubles to get the job done, but were able to see out the match and win 2-1 in the opening group stage match of the 2024 tournament […]
Sinner salutes for second Grand Slam title
US OPEN champion Jannik Sinner is the toast of Italy after the world number one down top ranked American Taylor Fritz in Flushing Meadows overnight to claim his second Grand slam title. After breaking through for his maiden major at the Australian Open earlier in the year, Sinner overcame home crowd favouritism to win 6-3 […]
2024 Davis Cup Finals preview: Group C
NEXT week the 2024 Davis Cup Finals kicks off with the round robin portion of the tournament and in the lead-up to the event, we preview each of the four groups. In today’s preview, we analyse Group C to see which of the four nations might advance to the knockout stage in November. NATIONS: 4th. […]
Alcaraz storms past Safiullin into Olympic quarter finals
WORLD number three and reigning Roland Garros champion Carlos Alcaraz is just three wins away from a maiden Olympic gold medal after skipping past Roman Safiullin in a comfortable straight sets victory, 6-4 6-2. Alcaraz needed an hour and 29 minutes to dispatch of the neutral athlete and advance through to the Paris quarter finals. […]
PREVIEW | 2024 Davis Cup Qualifiers
HALF of the 24 nations doing battle in the 2024 Davis Cup Qualifiers this weekend will secure their spots in the Davis Cup Finals later this year. Four nations have already acquired safe passage into the 16-team finals series, with the remaining 12 to come from the winning nations of the qualifiers. We preview this […]
Italy and Canada win through to Davis Cup semis
ITALY and Canada will face off to determine which nation takes its place in the 2022 Davis Cup Final. Both teams won through in tough and tight circumstances, seeing off the United States and Germany respectively in 2-1 results. The doubles pairings won their respective matches to seal the ties, with the final four of […]
Knockout finalists decided for Davis Cup
THE eight Davis Cup contenders have made it through to the knockout stage of the tournament which will take place in Malaga in November. We took a look at how the final day unfolded in the group stage. ITALY (2) defeated SWEDEN (1) Pool A | Bologna Matteo Berrettini (ITA) defeated Elias Ymer (SWE) 6-4 […]
Dutch miracle as Botic blows away Norrie
NETHERLANDS have caused unbelievable scenes in Glasgow as the Dutch nation secured its place in the Davis Cup Finals. Netherlands knocked out Great Britain in Pool D, guaranteeing its spot in the final eight in November alongside the United States with both nations having two wins. In other results, Germany joined Australia in Pool C […]
US spoil home nations party as Spain, Italy cleansweep opponents
A DECIDING doubles match win by the United States spoiled the party for home nation Great Britain in Glasgow, becoming the only Davis Cup Finals match to go the way of the visitor. The four home nations were in action across the globe in their respective Pools, with Italy and Spain winning 3-0, while Germany […]
