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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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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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Grand Slam Gallivanting: Day 1, Part 1

January 18, 2011 By 1 Comment

By Rishe And then I went to watch the kind of tennis where they actually write down what you do on these big thingys that blast the numbers out in lights and on chalk and on iPhone applications and scoreboards across computers everywhere. The kind of tennis called Grandslam tennis. Turns out being day one, [...]

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Almagro And Montanes Put Spain In Winner’s Circle

July 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Spain continues to reap athletic rewards as the Spanish duo of Nicolas Almagro and Albert Montanes won the two clay-court titles on the ATP Tour this past week. Montanes defeated Gael Monfils 6-2, 1-2 in Stuttgart before the Frenchman had to retire with a right ankle injury. It was the second title of the year [...]

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G’DAY FOR THE AUSSIES IN SYDNEY

January 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Wednesday was a “G’Day” for the home Aussies at the Sydney International. Lleyton Hewitt needed just 55 minutes to beat Andreas Seppi 6-0, 6-2 to advance into the quarterfinals. The win avenged a loss to Seppi in Sydney’s quarterfinals four years ago after wasting two match points; Also 30-year-old Aussie Peter Luczak reached first ATP-quarterfinal [...]

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Spain To Host Czechs In Davis Cup Final

September 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Spain completed a 4-1 victory over Israel in the Davis Cup semifinals on Sunday, as the nations split a pair of dead singles rubbers following the clinching doubles victory for the defending champs on Saturday.

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