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Argentina won its Davis Cup quarterfinal tie against France after Carlos Berlocq defeated Gilles Simon 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 in Buenos Aires. It was arguably one of the biggest wins of Berlocq’s career and he celebrated in true Berlocq fashion – ripping off his shirt a la the Hulk.
Poor Gilles. All he got was a pat [...]
What is there to do in Boise, Idaho? Team Serbia had a lot of press to do leading up to their Davis Cup quarterfinal against Team USA but made time to make the most of their trip to the “gem state.”
Yes, that’s world no.1 Novak Djokovic on the 50 yard line of Boise State’s blue [...]
Team building is always necessary and very beneficial when it comes to preparing for a Davis Cup tie. France’s team building activity was a little out of the ordinary to the naked eye… was Jo-Wilfried Tsonga holding his teammates (Michael Llodra, Julien Benneteau and Gilles Simon) and captain (Arnaud Clement) off the side of a building? [...]
Janko Tipsarevic graces the April 2013 cover of Serbia’s Men’s Health.
Photos from the WTA Monterrey Open player party, including Ana Ivanovic, Angelique Kerber and Maria Kirilenko.
How is the Serbian Davis Cup team (including Novak Djokovic and Viktor Troicki) passing the time in Boise? Shooting some hoops!
Dmitry Tursunov in Tatler with… his new bride?
Julia Goerges and a [...]
Andy Murray showed off his smile in the sun at Queen’s Club and voiced his opinion on Lance Armstrong and the tennis doping debate.
Andy Roddick will team up with Steffi Graf to face Lindsay Davenport and Justin Gimelstob in an exhibition match Saturday, February 16 at the SAP Open in San Jose.
Novak Djokovic was named Balkan Athlete [...]
The Czech Republic beat Switzerland in a doubles marathon lasting 7 hours 1 minute today, the longest match in Davis Cup history. Finally in the end, Tomas Berdych and Lukas Rosol claimed their 13th match point to beat Stan Wawrinka and Marco Chiudinelli 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-7, 24-22. Re-live match point:
(Photo: Davis Cup; Video: YouTube)
David Nalbandian and Horacio Zeballos defeated Christopher Kas and Tobias Kamke 6-1, 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 to clinch the Davis Cup tie 3-0 for Argentina over Germany. After rolling around in the clay, the best way to clean off is with sparkling wine, of course! Luckily, it also makes for a good celebration.
Next, Argentina will host [...]
The Davis Cup World Group 1st round ties are taking place this weekend. To view all the nitty gritty details, click here. But for now, let’s peruse some token Davis Cup pics from today’s draw ceremonies.
Token teams standing in front of a blue sky pic
Token missing Delpo pic
Token laughing with your team’s captain pic
The first Davis Cup ties of 2013 are upon us and the defending champions of team Czech Republic (sans Stepanek) are preparing for their tie against Switzerland in Geneva. So how is the team’s star, Tomas Berdych, readying himself for the match-up? The fantastic Czech Davis Cup Team Facebook page documents his every move, from [...]
In the hundreds of matches played this year, there were just as many wins. Some were by walkover, some by retirement, but the most memorable often come when a title is won, a trophy is lifted, a dream is realized and history is made. Here are the top 12 most memorable wins of the year:
Honorable [...]
