Davis Cup World Group

Davis Cup World Group Matches Interestingly Poised after the Second Day

 July 17, 2016   R K Gupta

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The four World-Group quarterfinal games ended the second day with an identical score-line of 2-1 for the leaders. However, Saturday’s doubles victories by Great Britain, France, Argentina and Croatia have given these nations an edge at this stage. Of these four, only Croatia trail USA and will need to win both reverse singles on Sunday. […]

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Djokovic and Murray Set to Skip Davis Cup

Djokovic and Murray Set to Skip Davis Cup

 July 15, 2016   kridangan

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Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic, two of the best tennis players in the world right now. Will not represent their countries in the quarter-finals of the Davis Cup, which will be held in Belgrade this weekend. While their absence will make a difference in the online tennis betting odds, not too many people will complain […]

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Murray Uncertain About His Participation in Davis Cup Tie against Serbia Beginning Friday

 July 14, 2016   R K Gupta

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After Novak announced his withdrawal from Serbia’s Davis Cup squad, it was the turn of newly crowned Wimbledon champion Andy Murray to show uncertainty about his participation. The quarterfinals of the World Group matches begin on Friday with Serbia and Great Britain vying for one of the top four finishers. At Belgrade’s Tasmajdan Stadium, the […]

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Davis Cup Quarters

Clash of the titans in Davis Cup Quarters

 March 8, 2016   Abhishek Das

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Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray spent almost 10 hours on court between them on Sunday as they steered Serbia and Great Britain into a blockbuster Davis Cup Quarter Final showdown. World number one Djokovic needed four hours and 57 minutes to defeat Mikhail Kukushin 6-7(6/8),7-6(7/3),4-6,6-3,6-2 to pull Serbia level at 2-2 with Kazakhstan in Belgrade. […]

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Andy Murray Davis Cup Win

Andy Murray Spearheads Great Britain’s Historic Davis Cup Win after 79 Years

 December 1, 2015   R K Gupta

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A day after Tyson Fury ended the decade-long reign of 39-year-old Ukrainian boxer Wladimir Klitschko with a deserved victory in world heavyweight bout in Germany, Andy Murray showed the same nerve and virtuosity in his role as a one-man force and brought the coveted Davis Cup to Great Britain with a 3-1 victory over Belgium. […]

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Japan, Poland, Switzerland and Croatia Book World Group Berths in 2016 Davis Cup

 September 22, 2015   R K Gupta

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Japan bounced back from 1-2 deficit after their doubles rubber to spring a surprise on the charged-up Colombians. The Japanese won both the reverse singles on Sunday and secured the World Group spot for the 2016 season. Likewise, 2014 champions Switzerland also entered the world group after being relegated to play-offs in the current season. […]

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Andy Murray Does It for Great Britain What Djokovic and Federer Did in 2010 & 2014

 September 21, 2015   R K Gupta

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When Andy Murray defeated Bernard Tomic in the first reverse single rubber at Glasgow on Sunday and took Great Britain into the Davis Cup final, he rekindled the tennis lovers’ memories of 2010 and 2014 season’s finals. In 2010 Serbia defeated France in the final on the strength of Novak Djokovic’s terrific performance and in […]

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Tennis India

India’s Hopes of a World Group Berth Dashed by Bhambri’s Loss in the First Reverse Singles

 September 21, 2015   R K Gupta

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In the first reverse singles on Sunday, Czech Republic’s Jiri Vesely helped his country regain the World Group berth by defeating India’s Yuki Bhambri. Vesely scored a straight sets win over the Indian and Czech Republic took an unassailable 3-1 lead while it was curtains for India. Although Bhambri played much better than on the […]

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Murray Brothers

Murray Brothers’ Win Take GBR On Verge of Davis Cup Final Argentina Lead Belgium 2-1

 September 20, 2015   R K Gupta

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Andy Murray is leading from front. He was the key man in the quarterfinals against the French and he has reached within one match of the semifinal victory for Great Britain against Australia. British captain Leon Smith changed the pecking order for Saturday’s doubles game by replacing Dominic Inglot with Andy Murray and the brothers […]

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India Hold Czech Republic to 1-1 Draw On First Day of Davis Cup World Group Play-Off

 September 20, 2015   R K Gupta

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Czech Republic’s Davis Cup squad arrived in Delhi for their world group play-off tie against India. They began well in taking the first singles, in which Lukas Rosol defeated India’s Yuki Bhambri in straight sets. But Somdev Devvarman leveled things up for India by overpowering world no.40 Jiri Vesely also in straight sets. Now Saturday’s […]

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