July 12th, 2009
Davis Cup Wrap: Czechs at Croatia, Israel at Spain in Semis
Israel had clinched by Saturday after Harel Levy defeated Igor Andreev and Dudi Sela decimated Mikhail Youzhny in the singles, and the standout doubles tandem of Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram edged Igor Kunitsyn and former No. 1 Marat Safin in five in Safin’s final Davis Cup appearance.
Posted by Staff @ 3:03 pm in Davis Cup, Tennis | 26 Comments »
July 11th, 2009
Davis Cup Doubles: Israel Upsets Powerhouse Russia, U.S. Alive
Israel clinched the tie in the Saturday doubles when Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram stopped a comeback from former No. 1 Marat Safin and Igor Kunitsyn 6-3, 6-4, 6-7(3), 4-6, 6-4.
Posted by Staff @ 1:41 pm in Davis Cup, Tennis | 2 Comments »
April 23rd, 2009
Yawn, it’s the Fed Cup Semifinals!
Nine of the current Top 10 on the WTA rankings are American, Russian or Serb players.
Posted by Staff @ 3:00 pm in Fed Cup, Tennis | 1 Comment »
April 7th, 2009
Croatia Will Put Roddick, Blake(?) on Clay in Davis Cup Encounter
Blake is 1-4 on clay in live-rubber Davis Cup singles matches during his career.
Posted by Richard Vach @ 3:02 pm in Tennis | 7 Comments »
September 16th, 2008
U.S. Davis Cup Hopes Dim Further After Loss of Bryan Brother
“I aggravated it pretty bad at the Open and only made things worse,” said the left-handed Bob, who received a cortisone shot prior to the US Open. “I knew if I wanted a chance to play the rest of this year, I had to shut it down now. I can’t even hit any balls.”
Posted by Richard Vach @ 5:52 pm in Davis Cup, Tennis | 54 Comments »
August 7th, 2008
U.S. Olympic Tennis Preview: Tough Draws for Blake, Men
Ginepri opens against world No. 3 Novak Djokovic, while Querrey has two winnable matches before a potential third-round meeting against world No. 2 Rafael Nadal. Blake, the No. 8 seed, opens against big-serving Aussie Chris Guccione, and hopes to make a quarterfinal meeting against world No. 1 Roger Federer.
Posted by Richard Vach @ 12:22 pm in Olympics, Tennis | 12 Comments »
