In February, South Africa Davis Cup captain Marcos Ondruska announced his squad to take on Luxembourg in the first round of the Euro/Africa Zone Group 2 contest. Ondruska has chosen Tucker Vorster, Lloyd Harris, Ruan Roelofse, Dean O’Brien and Keith-Patrick Crowley in his squad as South Africa look to assert themselves as a real force in the sport. Unfortunately, South … [Read more...]
can Britain beat Belgium in the Davis Cup?
Great Britain will compete against Belgium in the final of the Davis Cup as they look to lift the famous trophy for the first time since 1936. In fact, Britain haven’t even reached the final since 1978 – a showpiece event that was won by the United States of America. Their opponents Belgium, meanwhile, have featured in the final just once way back in 1904 as they lost to Great … [Read more...]
roger federer doesn’t understand fuss over robin haase
Roger Federer urged the Dutch to not be so fussy about Robin Haase's cancellation for the Davis Cup match between Switzerland and the Netherlands. Roger Federer went on to say that he fully understood the reasons why Haase canceled and to give him the man a break since he has played for the Dutch Davis Cup team for 10 years straight. Roger Federer faces Jesse Huta … [Read more...]
wimbledon the focus as lleyton hewitt pulls out of french open
Two-time grand slam winner Lleyton Hewitt has made the decision to withdraw from the French Open in order to focus on Wimbledon and the Davis Cup. The veteran revealed at the start of the year that he would retire from the game at the end of the 2016 Australian Open, confirming that this would be his last full season on tour before bringing an end to a stellar career. But … [Read more...]
davis cup: swiss take on italy, czech take on france while usa fights slovakia for next year
It's Davis Cup weekend and the USA is taking on Slovakia to ensure a spot in the 2015 Davis Cup tournament. Captain Jim Courier has selected John Isner, the top ranked US player who was the last player to exit the US Open 2014. Sam Querrey, who recently defeated Guillermo Garcia-Lopez to reach the semi's at Winston-Salem for the third year in a row only to be defeated … [Read more...]