Marcel Granollers and Pedro Martinez defeated Tomas Machac and Jakub Mensik in tiebreakers to help Spain — without top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz — rally past Czechia and reach the semifinals of the Davis Cup on Thursday.
Flavio Cobolli beat Filip Misolic 6-1, 6-3 on Wednesday to clinch a 2-0 victory for two-time defending champion Italy over Austria and set up a Davis Cup semifinal against Belgium.
Well, this will come as no surprise to anyone who’s paid any attention over the past quarter-century: Roger Federer was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, the Rhode Island-based Hall announced Wednesday.
Raphael Collignon rallied past Corentin Moutet 2-6, 7-5, 7-5 to give Belgium a 1-0 lead over 10-time champion France in their Davis Cup quarterfinal Tuesday.
Carlos Alcaraz will go another year without fulfilling his dream of winning the Davis Cup for Spain.
NEW YORK — Former player Eric Butorac will replace Canada’s Stacey Allaster as the US Open’s tournament director, the U.S. Tennis Association announced Monday.
Even if the Davis Cup Final 8 that begins Tuesday in Bologna, Italy, is the sixth edition of the team competition to have the champion decided at a neutral site, there are those who would prefer to see some more changes.
