Davis Cup
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No grass effect: Italy beat India 3-1 to make Davis Cup World Finals
Tennis | Feb 02, 2019, 04:36 PM ISTTrailing 0-2 after losing the opening day's singles rubbers, doubles pair of Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan kept India's slender hopes alive by beating Simone Boelleli and Matteo Berrettini 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in a one-hour 43 minutes battle.
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Davis Cup: India hold on as Bopanna-Sharan defeat Boelleli-Berrettini in men's doubles
Tennis | Feb 02, 2019, 04:07 PM ISTRohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan came from behind to beat the Italian combination of Simone Boelleli and Matteo Berrettini 4-6 6-3 6-4 in an one-hour 43 minutes battle at Calcutta South Club.
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Davis Cup: Young Matteo Berrettini is in mix for doubles, hints Italy non-playing captain
Tennis | Feb 01, 2019, 06:47 PM ISTBerrettini, the youngest member in the team, had pipped Italy's top-ranked singles player Marco Cecchinato (world number 19) to make the singles draw.
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Davis Cup: Bhupathi rues failure to grab opportunities as India trail Italy 2-0 after first day
Tennis | Feb 01, 2019, 06:08 PM ISTIndian captain Mahesh Bhupathi admitted that the his players were under pressure against Italy, something that top singles player Prajnesh Gunneswaran also echoed.
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Davis Cup: Matteo Berrettini defeats Prajnesh Gunneswaran, Italy take 2-0 lead
Tennis | Feb 01, 2019, 03:27 PM ISTRohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan now have to pick up a win against Marco Cecchinato and Simone Bolelli in the doubles match on Saturday for the hosts to keep the tie alive.
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India bank on Prajnesh Gunneswaran, CSC grass courts to upset Italy in Davis Cup qualifiers
Tennis | Jan 31, 2019, 04:05 PM ISTAgainst a team which leads 4-1 on head-to-head record, India have returned to their favourite Calcutta South Club (CSC) grass courts after 16 years.
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India won't miss Leander Paes in Davis Cup, says captain Mahesh Bhupathi
Tennis | Jan 30, 2019, 09:15 PM ISTAsked if India would be at a disadvantageous position minus Leander Paes on familiar surface at the South Club, Mahesh Bhupathi was dismissive in his reply.
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No room for excuses now, says Mahesh Bhupathi ahead of Davis Cup tie vs Italy
Tennis | Jan 30, 2019, 04:48 PM ISTBhupathi said home comfort and the X-factor of Calcutta South Club's grass courts hold India in good stead in the tie.
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Davis Cup: India not underdog, it will be tough match, says Italy captain Corrado Barazzutti
Tennis | Jan 28, 2019, 11:40 PM ISTWorld No. 18 Marco Cecchinato will lead Italy's challenge, while they have two others inside top-60. India's top-ranked Prajnesh Gunneswaran, on the other hand, is world number 102.
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Marin Cilic seals Davis Cup title for Croatia against France
Tennis | Nov 25, 2018, 09:01 PM ISTCilic, a former U.S. Open champion, gave Croatia a 3-1 unassailable lead in the best-of-five series on indoor clay in northern France with a ruthless display.
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Bopanna, Myneni lose doubles but India still in hunt for year-end Davis Cup finals
Tennis | Sep 16, 2018, 09:46 AM ISTThey lost 6-7(5), 2-6, 6-7(4) to relatively inexperienced pair of Nikola Milojevic and Danilo Petrovic after two hours and 22 minutes on indoor courts.
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Davis Cup: Ramkumar Ramanathan loses dog fight with Laslo Djere as Serbia lead India 1-0
Tennis | Sep 14, 2018, 10:19 PM ISTDjere, ranked 86, had lost both his earlier Davis Cup matches before clashing with Ramkumar, ranked 135, at Kraljevo Sports Venue.
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US Davis Cup players distance themselves from Serena Williams' sexism allegations during US Open final
Tennis | Sep 13, 2018, 08:19 PM ISTCarlos Ramos, the chair umpire who penalized Williams is also handling their best-of-five semifinal series against Croatia this weekend.
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India eye upset against Novak Djokovic-less Serbia in Davis Cup tie
Tennis | Sep 13, 2018, 12:49 PM ISTRecently-crowned US Open champion Novak Djokovic's decision to opt out of the playoffs along with world number 33 Filip Krajinovic has raised hopes of an equal contest between the two teams.
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After pulling out of Asian Games, Leander Paes dropped from Davis Cup World Group tie against Serbia
Other Sports | Aug 28, 2018, 07:36 PM ISTThe reigning Asian Games champion pair of Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan will be playing the doubles.
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'Proud of being son of soil': Leander Paes dedicates world record to India
Tennis | Apr 07, 2018, 07:12 PM ISTLeander Paes is 44 now, with a world record 43 doubles wins in Davis Cup to his credit.
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Davis Cup: Rafael Nadal levels Spain with Germany in quarterfinals
Tennis | Apr 07, 2018, 03:51 PM ISTRafael Nadal hadn't played since the Australian Open quarterfinals because of a right hip injury, and was never challenged by the 34th-ranked Kohlschreiber at the bullring staging the clay-court tie in Valencia.
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John Isner, Sam Querrey give US 2-0 lead over Belgium in Davis Cup quarterfinals
Tennis | Apr 07, 2018, 03:44 PM ISTFirst, Isner beat Joris De Loore 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (8), 6-4, and Querrey followed with a straight sets victory, beating Ruben Bemelmans 6-1, 7-6 (5), 7-5 to put the US a victory away from reaching the semifinals.
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Leander Paes becomes most successful player in Davis Cup
Tennis | Apr 07, 2018, 03:27 PM ISTLeander Paes, India's Davis Cup hero for years, was tied on 42 wins with Italian great Nicola Pietrangeli for long but finally surpassed him, albeit, in a foreign land.
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World record awaits Leander Paes in Davis Cup tie against China
Tennis | Apr 06, 2018, 09:29 AM ISTThe 44-year-old Paes is tied on 42 wins with Italian great Nicola Pietrangeli and one more win will make him the most successful doubles player in the history of Davis Cup.