2022 Davis Cup Qualifiers Draws Announced

ITF Press Release, December 5, 2021 The ITF and Kosmos Tennis have announced the draw for the 2022 Davis Cup by Rakuten Qualifiers, which took place in Madrid ahead of the 2021 final between Croatia and Russian Tennis Federation on […]

A Contrast In Personalities, Rublev And Medvedev Both Share Desire To Win

WASHINGTON, December 5, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) There was something ruthless about the Russian Tennis Federation’s best-of-three semifinal thrashing of Germany in the Davis Cup Finals at Madrid Arena Saturday afternoon. Both Andrey Rublev, who quietly but effectively got the […]

Darderi To Face Ficovich For Sao Paulo Challenger Title

SAO PAULO/STARNBERG, December 5, 2021 Italian teenager Luciano Darderi and Juan Pablo Ficovich of Argentina will compete in Sunday’s singles final of the Dove Men & Care Challenger Sao Paulo, being held at the Clube Hipico De Santo Amaro. The […]

Russia Beats Germany To Reach Davis Cup Final

STARNBERG/MADRID, December 5, 2021 Russia eased into its first Davis Cup final since 2007 following a 2-1 victory over Germany at the Madrid Arena on Saturday. Andrey Rublev dismantled Dominik Koepfer 6-4, 6-0 in the first singles rubber. The World […]

Now That Season Is Over For Djokovic, What’s Next?

WASHINGTON, December 4, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Earlier this week at the Davis Cup Finals in Madrid, World No. 1 Novak Djokovic had expressed how the Davis Cup ranked alongside the majors as one of the biggest priorities of his […]

Meligeni Rodrigues Alves Reaches Semi-Final In Sao Paulo

SAO PAULO/STARNBERG, December 4, 2021 Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves kept the home flag flying at the Dove Men & Care Challenger Sao Paulo, as the 23-year-old Brazilian earned a spot a semi-finals of the $52,080 ATP Challenger clay-court tournament following […]

Mektic, Pavic Send Croatia Into The Davis Cup Final

MADRID/STARNBERG, December 3, 2021 Croatia has reached the Davis Cup final for the fourth time by beating Serbia 2-1 at the Madrid Arena on Friday evening. Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic secured the final point with a 7-5, 6-1 victory […]

Diaz Acosta Upsets Seyboth Wild At Sao Paulo Challenger

SAO PAULO/STARNBERG, December 3, 2021 World No. 349 Facundo Diaz Acosta from Argentina avenged last week’s loss to No. 3 seed Thiago Seyboth Wild of Brazil and reached his second ATP Challenger quarterfinal on Thursday at the Dove Men & […]