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Which Juan is the Fifth Slam?

March 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Outside of the US Open, the back-to-back two-week hard court events in Indian Wells and Miami are the biggest tennis events in the United States. As a result, every year around this time, the same tedious debate arises between fans and pundits alike; is tennis ready for a “fifth slam” and if it is, where [...]

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10 Reasons to be Excited for Davis Cup Weekend

February 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment

The time has come!  While Andrea has done a great job breaking down the World Group match-ups, I thought I’d spell out for you the specific reasons why you should set your alarm for 5AM, skip work, cancel all of your social plans, and dedicate your entire Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to the wonder that [...]

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Previewing the Davis Cup World Group First Round

February 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment

There’s always a tennis lull for a week or two after a Grand Slam. How many of you were really paying attention to what happened in Zagreb or Montpellier or Viña del Mar? Tell the truth, do you even know where Viña del Mar is? Well, perk up, Davis Cup weekend is coming up. It’s [...]

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The Magic of Davis Cup

December 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Tennis is known as a gentlemen’s sport, a well-mannered game where spectators are expected to be on their best behaviour at all times. Other sports are highlighted by audience chants of “DE-FENSE!”, breaking out in song and creative team encouragements. Tennis is all about quiet, please. Tennis etiquette is thrown out the window for one [...]

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Nadal Edges Del Potro Giving Spain the Victory – Live from the Davis Cup

December 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment

by Stephanie Neppl Being at a Davis Cup Finals tie is unlike any other tennis experience I have ever personally been a part of. In addition to the players coming together to represent their countries, another personality is often on court with them: the crowd. The Davis Cup crowd during the Spain versus Argentina final [...]

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Argentina Stays Alive with Doubles Victory – Live from the Davis Cup

December 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment

by Stephanie Neppl The Argentinean fans seemed to have known something the rest of us didn’t before the start of today’s do-or-die doubles match in the Davis Cup Final in Seville, Spain. David Nalbandian and Eduardo Schwank needed to defeat Fernando Verdasco and Feliciano Lopez in order to keep Team Argentina’s hopes alive. So as [...]

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Argentina Could Evade Underdog Status in the Davis Cup Final

November 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment

It wasn’t so long ago that players from Argentina dominated the ATP rankings, with Guillermo Canas, Guillermo Coria, Gaston Gaudio, Mariano Puerta and David Nalbandian all spending time in the top 10. The only one of those players still active today is Nalbandian, and he’s going for something again that he and his compatriots weren’t [...]

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GASQUET TOPS LOPEZ; MAYER SAVES FIVE MATCH POINTS

January 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Richard Gasquet and Leonardo Mayer had salient wins on the opening day of the MediBank International in Sydney Monday. Gasquet, in his full comeback from battling cocaine drug charges last year, beat Feliciano Lopez 6-1, 6-4, while Mayer saved two match points in beating Igor Andreev 6-7(7) 6-3 7-6(4). Gasquet extended his head-to-head record to [...]

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Mondays With Bob Greene: I’m so happy, I wouldn’t trade this victory for a Grand Slam

July 20, 2009 By 1 Comment

Bob Greene, the esteemed former Associated Press tennis writer, wraps up the week that was in international tennis with his “Monday’s With Bob Greene” column – a revival of his popular weekly feature at the AP. This week Bob summarizes the Catella Swedish Open and the Internazionali Femminili di Tennis di Palermo.

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Mondays With Bob Greene: It shows how important Andy is for the team

July 13, 2009 By 3 Comments

Bob Greene, the esteemed former Associated Press tennis writer, wraps up the week that was in international tennis with his “Monday’s With Bob Greene” column – a revival of his popular weekly feature at the AP. This week Bob summarizes the GDF Suez Grand Prix and the Davis Cup.

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