Tennis Australia Press Release, December 14, 2023 Grand Slam champion and one of the nation’s finest representative players, Sam Stosur, has been announced this week as captain of Australia’s Billie Jean King Cup team. The eight-time Grand Slam champion takes the […]
ITF Press Release, November 28, 2023 The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has announced the 2023 year-end Davis Cup Nations Rankings, with world champions Italy rising to No. 1 for the first time after their historic victory against Australia in Sunday’s […]
MÁLAGA/WASHINGTON, November 27, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) After Jannik Sinner capped his perfect week of tennis by leading Italy to its first Davis Cup title in nearly five decades, it was time to celebrate. Soon after Sinner (5-0 at the […]
ITF Press Release, November 27, 2023 The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has announced the draw for the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Qualifiers. Eight ties will be played on a home-and-away basis on Friday 12-Saturday 13 April 2024. […]
MÁLAGA/WASHINGTON, November 26, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) A day after superhero Jannik Sinner led Italy back from the brink of a semifinal defeat, saving three consecutive match points against Serbia’s Novak Djokovic before ending his 21-match Davis Cup singles winning streak […]
ITF Press Release, November 26, 2023 The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has announced the draw for the 2024 Davis Cup Qualifiers, which took place in Malaga ahead of the 2023 final between Australia and Italy on Sunday. The 2024 Qualifiers […]
MÁLAGA/WASHINGTON, November 25, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) In the 92 years that Italy has been competing in the Davis Cup, dating back to its first appearance in 1922, arguably has there been a more spirited group of Italian players than […]
MALAGA/STARNBERG, November 24, 2023 On Friday, Australia’s Alex de Minaur dominated Emil Ruusuvuori with a 6-4, 6-3 victory, following Alexei Popyrin‘s 7-6(5), 6-2 win over Otto Virtanen. This 2-0 triumph for Australia over Finland secured the 28-time Davis Cup champions […]
MALAGA/STARNBERG, November 23, 2023 Jannik Sinner, riding high on his recent fine run of form at the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin, continued to delight the Tifosi by leading Italy to a remarkable 2-1 comeback win against the Netherlands in […]
MALAGA/STARNBERG, November 23, 2023 Australia staged a remarkable comeback, defying the brink of elimination to keep their Davis Cup aspirations alive. The team of Lleyton Hewitt defeated the Czech Republic 2-1 on Wednesday in Malaga, Spain. The Czech Republic took […]
