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tennisa year ago

Davis Cup Final | Croatia and Argentina tied at 1-1

Marin Cilic gave Croatia a winning start in the Davis Cup final with a hard-fought 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 1-6, 6-2 win over Federico Delbonis. However, Argentina got back into the tie through Juan Martin Del Potro who defeat Ivo Karlovic 6-4, 6-7, 6-3, 7-5 as the day ended with both the teams tied at 1-1.

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tennisa year ago

Davis Cup | Spain thrash India 5-0 to progress to World Group stage

Extending their 3-0 lead from the last night, Marc Lopez and David Ferrer won their matches, against Sumit Nagal and Ramkumar Ramanathan respectively, to win this World Group playoff tie 5-0 in New Delhi on Sunday. Nagal threw away a winnable match by losing 6 games in the row in the third set.

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tennisa year ago

Davis Cup | India down 0-2 despite Nadal's withdrawal

Favorites Spain went up 2-0 after the first two matches of the Davis Cup play-off against India today despite Rafael Nadal's absence. Last-minute replacement Feliciano Lopez downed Ramkumar Ramanathan in the first rubber, while Saketh Myneni lost in straight sets to David Ferrer in the other.

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tennisa year ago

Del Potro sets up dream Davis Cup finish for Argentina

Argentina bagged their maiden Davis Cup crown as Juan Martin del Potro and Federico Delbonis won Sunday's reverse singles for a 3-2 verdict over hosts Croatia in the final in Zagreb after having finished second best in four previous final appearances.

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tennisa year ago

Rafael Nadal was out with wrist injury, not stomach bug, says Lopez

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tennisa year ago

Davis Cup | Bopanna wins singles, but Yong-Kyu Lim prevents clean sweep for India

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Davis Cup | Paes-Bopanna finish off South Korea to seal play-off berth

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Davis Cup | Nadal-led star-studded Spanish squad not taking India lightly

Former World No.1 Rafael Nadal spoke ahead of the Davis Cup World Group play-off clash against India at the DLTA complex in New Delhi. The Spaniard said that playing for Spain always provides extra motivation, and he expects a tough match against India, who will be playing in front of the home fans.

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tennisa year ago

Injured Rohan Bopanna removed from Davis Cup squad

Indian tennis star Rohan Bopanna has withdrawn from the Davis Cup due to a knee injury. The 36-year-old, who had earlier crashed out of the men's doubles and the mixed doubles of the US Open, has been replaced by 19-year-old Sumit Nagal in the Indian squad which is set to face Spain next week.

tennisa year ago

Chemistry was great : Rohan Bopanna on partnership with Leander Paes