Davis Cup / BJK Cup

Italy Lifts Fifth Billie Jean King Cup Finals Trophy

MALAGA/WASHINGTON, November 21, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Throughout championship week at the Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Finals in Malaga, World No. 4 Jasmine Paolini was near perfect. After all, she won four of the five matches she played […]

Germany Advances To Davis Cup Final 8 Semis For Second Time In Five Years

MALAGA/WASHINGTON, November 20, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Daniel Altmaier‘s calmness and Jan-Lennard Struff‘s energy provided Germany with contrasting emotions during their Davis Cup Final 8 quarterfinal tie against Canada Wednesday afternoon in Malaga, Spain. Together, Altmaier and Struff also supplied […]

Slovakia Advances To First Billie Jean King Cup Finals In 22 Years

MALAGA/WASHINGTON, November 19, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) If underdog Slovakia possesses any kind of inferiority complex when it comes to international team competitions, it has buried it for good. On Tuesday afternoon in Malaga, the motivated Slovakians continued their domination […]

Spain And Netherlands Prepare For Opening Davis Cup Final 8 Tie

MALAGA/STARNBERG, November 19, 2024 Hosts Spain will kick off Davis Cup action at the Final 8 knockout stage in Malaga as they face Netherlands on Tuesday afternoon for the first spot in the semifinals. Davis Cup legend Rafael Nadal is […]

Italy Make It To Back-To-Back Billie Jean King Cup Finals

MALAGA/WASHINGTON, November 19, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Italy are four-time Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Finals champions but have not won this season-ending team competition in 11 years. Their defeat in the final last year to Canada was as […]

Davis Cup Gives Nadal One Final Chance To Say Goodbye To Tennis

MALAGA/WASHINGTON, November 18, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) As the 2024 Davis Cup Final 8 gets underway in Malaga this week, much of the pre-event attention has been focused – understandably – on Spain’s favorite son, Rafael Nadal. The 38-year-old sporting […]