Tennis

France Davis Cup OTD 1/12

December 1, 1996: The day Arnaud Boetsch saved three match points before clinching Davis Cup for France

On December 1, 1996, Frenchman Arnaud Boetsch, down 6-7, 0-40 in the fifth set, rallied against Nicklas Kulti to become the first player to ever clinch the Davis Cup title in the fifth set of the fifth rubber

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Leconte OTD 11_29

November 29, 1991: The day Leconte upset Sampras to take step towards France’s first Davis Cup title in half a century

Every day, Tennis Majors takes you back to one of the most iconic moments in tennis history. On this day in tennis history, 159th-ranked Henri Leconte played lights-out tennis to beat Sampras and level the Davis Cup final at 1-1

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Alexandre Sokolowski
Double - Roger Federer et Stan Wawrinka (Sui) vs Julien Benneteau et Richard Gasquet (Fra)

“It was a bastard thing” – Federer recalls French Davis Cup team ‘ignoring’ Wawrinka after 2014 final

The French side was understandably gutted, losing at home, and as per Stan Wawrinka's recollection, he became their punching bag

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Ayush Vashistha
Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic at the 2026 ATP Finals

“It’s exciting to see and I’m looking forward to what’s to come” – Zimonjic on the Djokovic-Murray partnership

Djokovic appointed the recently retired Murray as his coach in a move that stunned the tennis world last week

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Haresh Ramchandani
Tennis serve

The evolution of tennis: A sport of precision and power

Over the years, tennis has seen a significant evolution, not only in the style of play but also in technology and training methods.

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Alex L (guest)
Jannik Sinner, Davis Cup 2023
11 months ago

“The whole team gave 100%. There is a lot of work behind the scenes” – Sinner on Italy’s Davis Cup win

Italy clinched their second consecutive and third overall Davis Cup title on Sunday...
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Haresh Ramchandani
Italy win the Davis Cup (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
11 months ago

Sinner seals back-to-back Davis Cup crowns for Italy

Italy won four sets out of four in the day's two singles matches
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Carrie Dunn
Matteo Berrettini
11 months ago

Berrettini gets Italy off to best start in Davis Cup final

Italy are within touching distance of another Davis Cup crown
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Carrie Dunn
Jannik Sinner, Davis Cup, 2024
11 months ago

Scintillating Sinner breezes past De Minaur to return Italy to Davis Cup final

The world No 1 overcame a spirited performance from De Minaur to win...
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Jamie Malachy
Rod Laver Arena, Australian Open 2024
11 months ago

Betting on the Grand Slams – How to leverage player stats for smarter tennis bets

Boost your tennis betting strategy! Learn to use player stats for smarter Grand...
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Jérémy Baudu
Matteo Berrettini, Davis Cup, 2024
11 months ago

Berrettini battles past Kokkinakis to give Italy 1-0 lead in high-quality Davis Cup encounter

The Italian recovered to defeat Kokkinakis 6-7 (6), 6-3, 7-5 and get his...
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Jamie Malachy
Pat Cash, US Open 2019
11 months ago

Pat Cash interview: “Nadal has brought something to the game that we’ve never seen before”

The former Wimbledon champion, who lost an exhibition match to Nadal when the...
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Simon Cambers
Griekspoor
11 months ago

Griekspoor fights back against Struff to move Netherlands into first ever Davis Cup final

Sunday will be the Netherlands first ever Davis Cup final
Olly Paton
Van de Zandschulp
11 months ago

Davis Cup: Van de Zandschulp hands Netherlands 1-0 lead over Germany via Altmaier slugfest

The Dutchman's Davis Cup experience handed the Netherlands the early lead in 160...
Olly Paton
Sinner-Berrettini
11 months ago

Davis Cup: Flawless Sinner/Berrettini win to clinch a 2-1 victory in Italy-Argentina tie

The Italians will now face Australia in the last four, a rematch of...
Olly Paton
Sinner Davis Cup 2023
11 months ago

Davis Cup: Dominant Sinner levels tie v Argentina at 1-1, beats Baez

The world No 1 continued his winning run, leveling the tie
Olly Paton
Cerundolo Davis Cup
11 months ago

Davis Cup: Cerundolo beats Musetti in straight sets to give Argentina 1-0 lead over Italy

The Italian's diminished serve and passive play was exploited by the Argentine
Olly Paton
EBDEN_THOMPSON_DAVISCUP_2024
11 months ago

Davis Cup: Ebden-Thompson power Australia into semi-finals with doubles win against USA’s Paul-Shelton

The Aussies defeated the American pair of Tommy Paul and Ben Shelton in...
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Ayush Vashistha
Taylor Fritz
11 months ago

Davis Cup: Fritz keeps USA’s semi-final hopes alive by taking Australia’s De Minaur down

Taylor Fritz defeated Alex de Minaur in straight sets on Thursday to bring...
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Ayush Vashistha
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11 months ago

Davis Cup: Kokkinakis upsets debutant Shelton to give Australia lead against USA in quarter-finals

The world No 77 from Australia downed Ben Shelton in a blockbuster three-setter...
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Ayush Vashistha