Davis Cup
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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
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Federer To Face Hewitt In Davis Cup Clash
Tennis | Sep 15, 2011, 04:25 PM ISTSydney, Sept 15: Roger Federer will face Lleyton Hewitt while Stanislas Wawrinka takes on Bernard Tomic on the opening day of the Davis Cup World Group play-off between Switzerland and Australia on Friday. The draw
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Federer Arrives In Australia For Davis Cup Playoff
Tennis | Sep 14, 2011, 10:16 AM ISTSydney, Sept 14: Roger Federer has arrived in Australia to join the Swiss team ahead of its Davis Cup World Group playoff starting Friday.The 16-time Grand Slam winner arrived later than his Switzerland teammates after
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Paes To Miss Davis Cup Tie Against Japan
Tennis | Sep 13, 2011, 05:42 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 13: Veteran Indian tennis star Leander Paes was today ruled out of the upcoming Davis Cup World Group play-off tie against Japan as he has not recovered from the back injury, he
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Federer Due In Australia Wednesday For Davis Cup
Tennis | Sep 14, 2011, 01:56 PM ISTSydney, Sept 14: Roger Federer has arrived in Australia to join the Swiss team ahead of the Davis Cup World Group playoff starting Friday.The 16-time Grand Slam winner arrived Wednesday, later than his Switzerland teammates
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France Completes Davis Cup Win Over Germany
Tennis | Jul 20, 2011, 10:59 PM ISTStuttgart, Germany, Jul 10: France completed a 4-1 victory over Germany in their Davis Cup quarterfinal by splitting Sunday's reverse singles. France was already assured of a place in the semifinals after winning Saturday's doubles
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Gasquet To Open Against Mayer In Davis Cup
Tennis | Jul 07, 2011, 08:39 PM ISTStuttgart, Germany, Jul 7: Richard Gasquet will play his first Davis Cup singles match in three years when he opens France's quarterfinal series in Germany against Florian Mayer.In the second singles, France's top-ranked player Gael
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Novak Djokovic To play Eleskovic In Davis Cup
Tennis | Jul 13, 2011, 04:28 PM ISTHalmstad, Sweden, Jul 7: Top-ranked Novak Djokovic will play Ervin Eleskovic on Friday when defending champion Serbia faces Sweden in the Davis Cup quarterfinals.Djokovic overtook Rafael Nadal as the No. 1-ranked player by reaching the
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Federer Reaches Quarterfinals At French Open
Tennis | May 29, 2011, 08:34 PM ISTParis, May 29: Roger Federer reached a record 28th career Grand Slam quarterfinal by defeating Davis Cup teammate Stanislas Wawrinka 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 at the French Open on Sunday.The third-seeded Federer has yet to lose
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Lee-Hesh To Miss Davis Cup Tie Against Serbia
Tennis | Mar 03, 2011, 12:33 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 3: In a big setback to India's chances in the tough Davis Cup World Group clash against defending champions Serbia, veteran duo of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi have withdrawn from the
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Belgium Beats Australia, Returns To World Group
Tennis | Sep 20, 2010, 03:02 PM ISTCairns, Australia: Steve Darcis beat Carsten Ball 7-6 (4), 6-3, 6-4 as Belgium rallied to beat Australia 3-2 on Monday in a rain-interrupted playoff to return to the Davis Cup World Group. Australia led 2-1