TAG: Davis Cup
Sports broadcaster Harry Cicma announced his first Davis Cup matches in Zhuhai, China for Tennis Channel and international feeds. The former ATP ranked player who competed for Division 1 Rutgers University discussed the unique experience… Scoop Malinowski: What were some of the highlights from your Davis Cup broadcasting debut in China? Harry Cicma: Davis Cup […] Continue to read full article...
Brandon Nakashima · Davis Cup · Harry Cicma · Reilly Opelka · Rutgers
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USA Edges Chile in Davis Cup by Narrowest Margin
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USA defeated Chile today in Davis Cup in Zhuhai, China by a third set tiebreaker in each match. First it was Reilly Opelka nipping Cristian Garin 63 46 76. Then it was Brandon Nakashima surviving Alejandro Tabilo 76 26 76 for his first ever Davis Cup win. The doubles also went the distance with Rajeev […] Continue to read full article...
Jack Kramer once compared Davis Cup to professional prizefighting… “A Davis Cup match is more like a boxing match than it is anything in tennis. You’ve got to fire up and start swinging. A tournament means a slow build up, easy matches in the beginning, getting tougher, preparing you for the last rounds. But for […] Continue to read full article...
By Scoop Malinowski (with an assist from Sander Groen) DOB: March 1, 1946 In: Prague, Czech Republic Ht: 5-9 Wt: 158 Status: French Open champion 1970, 1971; Wimbledon champion 1973. First memory of tennis: My father was working at a tennis club and he brought me there. Tennis heroes/inspirations: When I was a ball boy […] Continue to read full article...
Czech Republic · Davis Cup · French Open · International Tennis Hall of Fame · Jan Kodes · Wimbledon
By Chris Lewis There was hardly a man in world tennis more respected than Harry Hopman. Right up until his death at 79 years of age in 1985, Harry Hopman could be seen on court every day at his Tennis Academy at the Bardmoor Country Club in Largo, Florida, where he ran a huge tennis […] Continue to read full article...
Andres Gomez · Australia · Chris Lewis · Davis Cup · Florida · Fred Stolle · Harry Hopman · Vitas Gerulaitis
By Scoop Malinowski Status: ATP no. 187. South Korea Davis Cup team member. Ht: 5-9 Wt: 143 DOB: June 30, 1997 In: Gangwondo, South Korea First Tennis Memory: When I started, I started because my dad loves tennis. And then when I was little kid I just followed my dad, grabbed balls and played. Tennis […] Continue to read full article...
Davis Cup · Gael Monfils · Roger Federer · Seongchan Hong · South Korea · Yonex
Tennis can bring the most electrifying, joyful victories – but also the most agonizing, cruel defeats… 6. Bogdan Bobrov lost two matches in one day with match points, one in singles and then in doubles. It happened in Kazakhstan. The Russian 26 year old told me he was too exhausted to cry after. 5. Paul-Henri […] Continue to read full article...
Davis Cup · French Open · Gaston Gaudio · Guillermo Coria · Olympics · Roger Federer
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Biofile Thanasi Kokkinakis Interview
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By Scoop Malinowski Status: 2024 Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open champion. ATP No. 77. Winner of one ATP singles titles and 2023 Australian Open doubles title. Member of Australian Davis Cup team. Career best ranking was 65 in Nov. 2023. Ht: 6-4 Wt: 190 DOB: April 10, 1996 In: Adelaide, Australia First Memory Of Tennis: Is […] Continue to read full article...
Adelaide · Australia · Davis Cup · Grand Slam · Nick Kyrgios · Thanasi Kokkinakis
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Verdasco May Have Called It Quits
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Former Australian Open semifinalist and top ten force, Fernando Verdasco has not won a meaningful match in years. The 40 year old lefthander has been grinding it out in 2023, trying to achieve one last hurrah on the ATP World Tour. But Verdasco was not able to revive his game or career and plummeted down […] Continue to read full article...
adidas · AO · Davis Cup · Fernando Verdasco · Spain
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Alarcon Remembers Beating Spadea At Wimbledon
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Today I went to hit at GT Bray Park in Bradenton with a friend Peter Carpenter and another friend was there, Felipe Alarcon, with his brother and coach Andres Alarcon, who played Davis Cup for Ecuador. When asked who is the best player he ever played, Andres Alarcon said, “Vince Spadea. Do you remember him? […] Continue to read full article...
Andres Alarcon · Davis Cup · Ecuador · Vince Spadea · Wimbledon
