Davis Cup
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Davis Cup : Radek Stepanek Opens Against Seppi
Tennis | Feb 09, 2012, 08:07 PM ISTCzech Republic, Feb 9: Radek Stepanek will play Andreas Seppi in the opening singles match when the Czech Republic faces Italy in the first round of the Davis Cup.Stepanek, who won the doubles title at
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Hewitt To Open For Australia Vs China In Davis Cup
Tennis | Feb 09, 2012, 09:01 AM ISTGeelong, Australia, Feb 9: Australia veteran Lleyton Hewitt will take on China's top-ranked player Zhang Ze in the opening singles match of the Asia-Oceania Davis Cup playoff on Friday.The draw held Thursday also has Australia's
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Federer To Lead Swiss Team Against US In Davis Cup
Tennis | Dec 08, 2011, 04:48 PM ISTBern, Switzerland, Dec 8: Roger Federer has committed to play for Switzerland against the United States in the 2012 Davis Cup first round.The Swiss tennis federation says Federer confirmed Wednesday that he intended to play
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Nadal To Skip Davis Cup In 2012, Focus On Olympics
Tennis | Dec 05, 2011, 12:21 PM ISTSeville, Spain, Dec 5: Fresh from helping Spain win its fifth Davis Cup, Rafael Nadal revealed that he won't play in the event next year and will instead focus on defending his gold medal at
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Nadal Rallies For Win To Give Spain Davis Cup
Tennis | Dec 04, 2011, 10:52 PM ISTSpain, Dec 4: Spain won its fifth Davis Cup title after Rafael Nadal recovered from a terrible start, holding on to beat Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro 1-6, 6-4, 6-1, 7-6 (0) Sunday to give
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Davis Cup Final Ends In Defeat Again For Argentina
Tennis | Dec 04, 2011, 10:45 PM ISTSpain, Dec 4: The Davis Cup final ended in another defeat for Argentina, the South Americans' bid for their first title coming up short against a Spain team that has dominated the competition for more
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Nadal, 3 Others Give Doping Test At Davis Cup
Tennis | Dec 04, 2011, 11:15 AM ISTSeville, Spain, Dec 4: Rafael Nadal was among four Davis Cup final players chosen for an anti-doping test midway through Saturday's doubles match.The International Tennis Federation collected samples from all four of Friday's singles players
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Argentina Wins Davis Cup Doubles To Stay Alive
Tennis | Dec 03, 2011, 11:31 PM ISTSpain, Dec 3: Argentina won the doubles against Spain to stay alive in the Davis Cup final and cut the hosts' lead to 2-1 on Saturday.David Nalbandian and Eduardo Schwank, partnering for the first time,
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Nadal Tired But Ready For Davis Cup Final
Tennis | Nov 29, 2011, 08:14 AM ISTSeville, Spain, Nov 29: Rafael Nadal is tired but still motivated to lead Spain in its attempt to win a fifth Davis Cup title against Argentina.Spain's top-ranked player had provoked alarm in his home country
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Nadal Leads Spain Against Argentina In Davis Cup
Tennis | Nov 22, 2011, 08:02 PM ISTSpain, Nov 22: Rafael Nadal will lead an unchanged Spain squad against Argentina in next month's Davis Cup final.The second-ranked Nadal helped Spain beat France 4-1 in the semifinals to set up the Dec. 2-4
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Spain To Face Argentina In Davis Cup Final
Tennis | Sep 19, 2011, 09:02 AM ISTLondon, Sept 19: Novak Djokovic's ailing back didn't hold up Sunday, meaning Rafael Nadal won't have to face his main nemesis in this year's Davis Cup final.Djokovic tried to help Serbia stage a comeback in
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Davis Cup : Swiss Advance To World Group
Tennis | Sep 19, 2011, 08:54 AM ISTSydney, Sept 19: Stanislas Wawrinka needed only four minutes Monday to complete a 4-6, 6-4, 6-7 (7), 6-4, 6-3 win over Australia's Lleyton Hewitt and send Switzerland into the elite World Group at the Davis
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Nadal Beats Tsonga To Lead Spain Into Dcup Final
Tennis | Sep 18, 2011, 07:37 PM ISTCordoba, Spain, Sept 18: Rafael Nadal put Spain into the Davis Cup final after demolishing Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-0, 6-2, 6-4 for an insurmountable 3-1 lead against France in their semifinal series.Nadal complained of fatigue coming
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India Back To Group Zone After losing WG Play-Off To Japan
Tennis | Sep 18, 2011, 01:24 PM ISTTokyo, Sep 18: Vishnu Vardhan made an impressive Davis Cup debut but lost the must-win first reverse singles of the play-off tie to Kei Nishikori here today, which relegated India to Asia/Oceania Zone Group I
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ITF : Nadal Can't Blame Davis Cup For Busy Calendar
Tennis | Sep 17, 2011, 07:52 PM ISTCordoba, Spain, Sept 17: Rafael Nadal shouldn't blame the Davis Cup for tennis' crowded schedule after playing the competition so little in recent years, the head of the International Tennis Federation said on Saturday.Nadal was
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Davis Cup : India Wins Doubles, Reduces Jap Lead To 1-2
Tennis | Sep 17, 2011, 02:34 PM ISTTokyo, Sep 17: India kept alive their hopes of staying in the elite Davis Cup World Group as Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna scored a hard-earned 7-5 3-6 6-3 7-6 (3) win over Yuichi Sugita
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Spain Leads France 2-0, Serbia Trails Argentina
Tennis | Sep 18, 2011, 07:48 PM ISTLondon, Sept 17: Rafael Nadal didn't do much to back up his complaints about the busy tennis calendar when he dropped only four games Friday to help get Spain off to a 2-0 start against
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Nadal Gives Spain 1-0 Davis Cup Lead Over France
Tennis | Sep 16, 2011, 08:06 PM ISTCordoba, Sep 16: Rafael Nadal shrugged off his disappointment and fatigue from losing the U.S. Open final to rout Richard Gasquet 6-3, 6-0, 6-1 Friday and give Spain a 1-0 lead over France in their
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Davis Cup : India Stare At Defeat Against Japan
Tennis | Sep 16, 2011, 03:09 PM ISTTokyo, Sep 16: India faced relegation to the Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone after Somdev Devvarman and Rohan Bopanna lost their singles rubbers, handing Japan a 2-0 lead on the opening day of the World Group
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Djokovic Pulls Out Of Davis Cup Opening Singles
Tennis | Sep 16, 2011, 08:03 PM ISTBelgrade, Sep 16: U.S. Open champion Novak Djokovic pulled out of Serbia's opening singles match against David Nalbandian of Argentina on Friday in the Davis Cup semifinals because of back pain.Viktor Troicki took the place