MADRID (REUTERS) – Russia took an unassailable 2-0 lead over Croatia in the Davis Cup final in Madrid on Sunday (Dec 5) to secure their third title and first in 15 years, as Daniil Medvedev outlasted Croatian Marin Cilic 7-6(7) 6-2. Reigning US Open champion Medvedev had to produce his best tennis to survive a... » read more
MADRID (AFP) – Novak Djokovic defeated Marin Cilic for the 18th time on Friday (Dec 3) to keep Serbia alive in their Davis Cup semi-final clash with Croatia. The world number one, unbeaten in singles in the tournament since 2011, triumphed 6-4, 6-2 to pull Serbia level at 1-1 in the tie. It was the... » read more
MADRID (AFP) – World number two and US Open champion Daniil Medvedev led Russia past Sweden and into a second successive Davis Cup semi-final on Thursday (Dec 2). Medvedev defeated world number 94 Mikael Ymer 6-4, 6-4 to secure the crucial winning point. Earlier, fifth-ranked Andrey Rublev had battled back to defeat 171st-ranked Elias Ymer,... » read more
MADRID (AFP) – World number one Novak Djokovic comfortably preserved his 10-year undefeated Davis Cup singles record on Wednesday (Dec 1) to keep Serbia alive in their quarter-final against Kazakhstan. Djokovic eased past 36th-ranked Alexander Bublik 6-3, 6-4 in 77 minutes to leave the tie resting on the outcome of the doubles rubber. Twenty-time Grand... » read more
LONDON (REUTERS) – The International Tennis Federation (ITF) expects to announce the host cities for next year’s Davis Cup Finals before the end of this year’s event which begins on Thursday (Nov 24). This year’s 18-nation competition is being staged across three cities – Madrid, Turin and Innsbruck. The men’s team competition, which began in... » read more