Slovak tennis players won the 1st World Group of the Davis Cup over Greece 3:1. The decisive third point was taken care of by Alex Molčan, who defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas, the fifth player in the world ranking, 7:6, 4:6, 6:3. Slovakia thus advanced to next year’s qualification for the final tournament of the Davis Cup. … Read more
The wards of captains Jaroslav Navrátil and Viktor Troický will thus compete for victory in the group. The Serbians can rely on world number one Novak Djokovic, who will be challenged by Jiří Leheček for the first time in his career. In the opening singles match, 18-year-old Jakub Menšík will take the place of Tomáš … Read more
“Today is a difficult day for me, grandma has a funeral. I apologized to the family that I couldn’t be there, but grandma, this is for you,” Murray said in an on-court interview after the 6-7, 6-4, 6-4 win. The two-time Wimbledon and Olympic champion then returned to the bench and sobbed under a towel … Read more
No home games, but away games in front of an empty crowd: the Davis Cup needs reform more urgently than ever, otherwise it is threatened with extinction. But ego battles among decision-makers characterize the fight for survival. Tennis lovers can still get their pulses racing when they hear terms like Hartford or bullring. The six-hour … Read more
In 2023, tennis fans enjoyed following the rivalry between Novak Djokovic et Carlos Alcaraz. Opposed three times, in the semi-finals Roland-Garros as well as in the final of Wimbledon and of Cincinnati, the clashes between the Serbian and the Spaniard always offer a grandiose spectacle. However, the absences of Roger Federerretired since Making Cup 2022, … Read more
The 19-year-old Frenchman will be present in Vancouver at the end of September as a substitute in the Europe team, to compete in the competition created by Roger Federer. 19 years old and already selected to compete in the Laver Cup, a competition created by Roger Federer in 2017 and which pits the best Europeans … Read more
Debut for Italy in the group stage of the Davis Cup. In Bologna the opponent is reigning champion Canada. He opens Sonego against Galarneau (blue down a set to zero), then Musetti-Diallo. In doubles Bolelli and Vavassori against Pospisil and Galarneau. So Shapovalov, who hasn’t played since Wimbledon, is out. The match live on Sky … Read more
Already in 2021, the captains of the opponents came to Navrátil and nodded their heads approvingly at the performances of Tomáš Macháč and Jiří Lehečka. After another two years of gaining experience, however, Czech ambitions have grown significantly. “We are no longer outsiders,” Lehečka, a top 30 player, says decisively. We already have our own … Read more
Jiří Leheček, a recent member of the top 30, was the first from the Czech expedition heading to the Iberian Peninsula to learn of Alcaraz’s non-participation. “It jumped out at me on a tennis portal, and then they confirmed it on the Davis Cup Instagram. This is good news for us. Playing against Alcaraz, fueled … Read more
A tumultuous climate for the Italian national tennis team in view of the group stage of the Davis Cup Finals. From 12 to 17 September in Bologna, the selection of the Bel Paese led by the non-playing Captain Filippo Volandri will face Canada, Sweden and Chile, hunting for qualification for the Finals of the team … Read more