Croatia beat France, claim Davis Cup title for second time
Lille (France), Nov 26: Croatian tennis player Marin Cilic has defeated France’s Lucas Pouille 7-6 (7-3), 6-3, 6-3 to secure his country’s second Davis Cup title. Cilic delivered the final blow to dethrone defending champion France 3-1 in the final on Sunday, held at the Pierre…
France keeps Davis Cup title hopes alive with doubles win over Croatia
Lille (France), Nov 25: France cut Croatia’s lead to 2-1 in the final of the Davis Cup, tennis’ premier international team competition, with a four-set victory in doubles. The French duo of Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert kept the tie going with their 6-4, 6-4, 3-6,…
Croatia win 1st point in Davis Cup final over France
Paris, Nov 24: Croatia won the first point in the Davis Cup final after Borna Coric defeated Jeremy Chardy of France 6-2, 7-5, 6-4 in two hours and 19 minutes. Meanwhile, Coric’s compatriot Marin Cilic was expected to claim Croatia’s second point in the next match…
France’s Gasquet to miss Davis Cup final vs Croatia
Paris, Nov 13: French tennis player Richard Gasquet on Monday confirmed he will not play in the Davis Cup final later this month, in which France is set to face Croatia. Gasquet, World No. 26, was absent from training on Monday, and said via Twitter that…
France takes 2-0 lead over Spain in Davis Cup semis
Lille (France), Sep 15: Defending champion France is one win away from back-to-back Davis Cup final berths after Lucas Pouille defeated Spain’s Roberto Bautista-Agut 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 to give his side a 2-0 lead. Earlier on Friday, Benoit Paire got France off to…
Cilic tops Tiafoe, moves Croatia step closer to third Davis Cup final
Zadar (Croatia), Sep 15: Marin Cilic eased past American Frances Tiafoe 6-1, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5) to move Croatia to within one win of its third appearance in the final of the Davis Cup, tennis’ premier international team competition. The world No. 6 needed two hours and…
India eye upset against Djokovic-less Serbia in Davis Cup tie
Kraljevo (Serbia), Sep 13: India’s depleted Davis Cup squad will bank on the consistency of Prajnesh Gunneswaran to pull the side through when it takes on a shorn-of-star-power Serbia in the World Group Play-off tie here from Friday. Recently-crowned US Open champion Novak Djokovic’s decision…
France’s Noah recalls Pouille, Gasquet, Paire for Davis Cup semis vs Spain
Paris, Sep 4: Yannick Noah, captain of the French tennis team at the upcoming Davis Cup, on Tuesday called up Lucas Pouille, Richard Gasquet, Benoit Paire and Julien Benneteau to face Spain in the semi-finals. Noah calls Paire for the Davis Cup for the first time…
Nadal offers support for controversial Davis Cup overhaul
New York, Aug 25: Spanish world number 1 Rafael Nadal has expressed support for the recent overhaul of the Davis Cup, men’s tennis’ premier international team competition. The 32-year-old superstar on Friday told reporters in New York, where he is making final preparations for the US…
Laver leads Australia greats in Davis Cup reform fight
Sydney, Aug 11: Four generations of Australian Davis Cup captains and players, led by Rod Laver, John Newcombe and Lleyton Hewitt, united Saturday to oppose proposed reforms, saying they will ruin an historic tournament. Currently, the Davis Cup is structured around a 16-nation World Group,…
My Family is Not Permitting Me to Travel to Pakistan: Mushfiqur Rahim
Bangladesh’s key player Mushfiqur Rahim has backed out himself from the Pakistan tour while citing his family is ‘afraid of security condition’ in their neighbouring country. The Tigers will tour Pakistan to play three-match T20I series, two-match Test series, and only one ODI. The bilateral…
India Vs Australia 2019/20: Third ODI – Stats Preview
On Sunday (19th January), India will play the third and final match of the home ODI series against the visitors Australia at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bengaluru). The ODI series is currently standing in 1-1 position. The away side won the first game of this series…
