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, […]
Davis Cup Finals – Round 2: Canada first team to qualify as clean sweeps emerge
ROUND 2 of the Davis Cup action did not disappoint with a number of underdogs leaving their mark on the competition with a couple of upset wins. Canada have already secured their spot in the next stage thanks to a dominant performance against both the US and Italy while Australia showed they have plenty of […]
Davis Cup Finals – Round 1: Pospisil stuns Italy as Canada snatches victory
WHILE Round 2 of the Davis Cup Finals began overnight, we recap how the first round of action went down across the past two days with each group completing one match. There were some interesting results including Russia’s clean sweep of reigning champions, Croatia, as well as a rank outsider taking down a top 12 […]
2019 Davis Cup preview: Group E
IN the fifth of our Davis Cup group previews, we take a look at Group E. The group has a lot of question marks surrounding the sides, with Grand Slam winner Andy Murray returning to lead Great Britain in as favourites against Kazahkstan and Netherlands. Realistically it is hard to see any of these teams […]